[1] The young princess was christened on 22 October,[2] and was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, and her paternal great great grandmother, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She is credited with having been the first purpose-built cruise ship. She is credited with having been the first purpose-built cruise ship. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. GGA Image ID # 16647b0d68, The SS Blcher Seen from the Shoreline in Trondhjem harbor - Norwegian Sailor in Foreground. GGA Image ID # 1e29643127, The SS Meteor in Naerofjord near Gudvangen, Sognefjord, Norway. Search instead in. Her 1913 wedding to Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover was the largest gathering of reigning monarchs in Germany since German unification in 1871, and one of the last great social events of European royalty before the First World War began fourteen months later. [3] Her name was also changed to Auguste Victoria to correct an original inaccuracy; the Empress spelt her name with an e. While Augusta Victoria was under construction, the Emperor persuaded both Hamburg America and its rival Norddeutscher Lloyd to make their future liners convertible to auxiliary cruisers in time of war. The ship was launched on 29 June 1900 and christened Prinzessin Victoria Luise. She would depart New York on 26 January to the West Indies for her first cruise. GGA Image ID # 1e2a51a74a, A Cozy Corner of the Promenade Deck of the SS Meteor. [1] Launched on 29 June 1900, she served with HAPAG until 16 December 1906 after being accidentally grounded off Jamaica. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Continue with Recommended Cookies, Front Cover, Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten (North Country Voyages), 1908. In the year 1900, the American-Hamburg Company constructed the very first ship to be created with the express purpose of going on cruises. She sailed in the Far East with Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky's fleet in the Russo-Japanese War, but did not see action. She was painted all white and had two masts (one fore and aft) and two tall, slim funnels amidships. The SS Meteor in the Background is Near Oie Nordangsfjorden. Prinzessin Victoria Luise was a German passenger ship of the Hamburg-America Line (HAPAG) of some 4,409 gross register tons (GRT). Instead, she moved back to Brunswick, occupying a house which had been offered to her by a wealthy industrialist and a circle of fans called "Braunschweiger Freundeskreis" (circle of Brunswick friends). Augusta Victoria was too big to enter the more compact ports located in close proximity to well-known tourist sites. All staterooms were luxuriously appointed. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. When her eldest son made Marienburg a museum in 1954 and moved himself to Calenberg Estate nearby, she became at odds with him, although he had offered her several other manor houses to move in. [citation needed], In 1965 she published her autobiography Life as Daughter of the Emperor, and thereafter several other books, including biographies of her mother and of her sister-in-law Cecilie, the last crown princess of Germany. In May 1941, her father fell ill from an intestinal blockage, and Victoria Louise traveled to Doorn to visit him, as did several of her brothers. GGA Image ID # 1666dd5ceb, The SS Blcher in Geirangerfjord (Geirangerfjorden), Romsdal, Norway. Victoria Luise and Joachim of Prussia -circa 1905. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Postcard Empress Auguste Victoria, Princess Victoria Luise of. Launched on 29 June 1900, she served with HAPAG until 16 December 1906 after being accidentally grounded off Jamaica. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). She was declared a total loss on 19 December, and sank in a seaquake in 1907. Her second cruise, to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, commenced from New York on 9 March. A Tender and a Small Group of People Appear in the Foreground. A steward, who is waiting on the players, slides across the deck on his hands and knees, much to the amusement of the passengers. The ship was launched on 29 June 1900 and christened Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Inspection revealed major structural damage to her frame and keel plates. She lived there until her death. GGA Image ID # 1e272b50f7, Passengers for the SS Blcher on Nryfjorden at Gudvangen. Nothing . Her service speed was 16 knots. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. GGA Image ID # 166671763c, The SS Blcher in the Advent Bay, Spitsbergen. GGA Image ID # 1669727802. Viktoria Luise's husband was forced to abdicate on November 8, 1918, when the monarchies in Germany were abolished. The Duke and Duchess of Brunswick refused, believing that the age difference was too great; Princess Frederica would have been around 18 years of age while the prince was over 22 years older. 1. GGA Image ID # 16666e668a, The SS Blcher in the Advent Bay, Spitsbergen. The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise was a passenger ship of the Hamburg-America Line of some 4,409 gross register tons (GRT). GGA Image ID # 1669dcff46, Hamburg America Line & North German Lloyd. As a result, your viewing experience will be diminished, and you have been placed in read-only mode. GGA Image ID # 16667af6b8, SS Blcher Anchors in the Harbor at Hardangerfjord. $8.75. The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. married 1963, Mireille Dutry (b. After being widowed, Princess Victoria Louise moved to a house in Brunswick, and remained active in public life, publishing her autobiography 'Life as Daughter of the Emperor' in 1965. She was also the first luxury liner at Hamburg America, introducing the concept of the "floating hotel"; she had "a rococo stairhall, illuminated by a milky way of pear-shaped prisms and naked light bulbs clutched by gilded cherubs, a reception court choked by palm trees and a dark and gothic smoking room.". [33] A few days before Blankenburg was handed over to the Red Army by British and U.S. forces in late 1945, to become part of East Germany, the family was able to move to Marienburg Castle, at the time located in the British Occupation Zone, with all their furniture, transported by British Army trucks, on the order of George VI. View Incredible Large Format Photographs of the Hamburg American Line SS Meteor (1904), including Interior and Exterior views and scenes from piers of western Norway from the 1908 Book Northland Fahrten - Hamburg-Amerika Linie. View of the SS Meteor Looking Towards the Shoreline at Aalesund. Pushing all this at a steady 15 knots (28km/h) were quadruple expansion steam engines. Salvage operations commenced immediately after the grounding. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. GGA Image ID # 1e2694c256. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 18. There was also a rivalry between them about her popularity and public appearances. The Meridian Column Is Shown Above at Hammerfest, Norway. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. On 8 November 1918, her husband was forced to abdicate his throne along with the other German kings, grand dukes, dukes, and princes, and the duchy of Brunswick was subsequently abolished. Thus, when his father died in 1923, Ernest Augustus did not succeed to his father's British title of Duke of Cumberland. After fitting out, the kaiser formally inspected the vessel and was unhappy that it was slightly longer than the royal yacht Hohenzollern. LINER VICTORIA LUISE NOW A TOTAL WRECK; The Hull Full of Water and Engines and Plates Displaced. There were complaints from passengers about the machinery. She was a magnificently appointed twin-screw cruising yacht, 450 feet in length. Her hull is full of water fore and aft, and she is impaled on the rocks amidships, with her bottom pushed up. However, the success of Prinzessin Victoria Luise convinced Albert Ballin that there was, perhaps, room for a slightly more affordable cruise ship, which resulted in the commissioning of Meteor in 1904 smaller, at 3,600 tons, but with a higher capacity of 283 passengers, the somewhat plainer Meteor was designed to be priced within reach of the German upper middle class. A few months after Ballin became managing director, he commissioned in 1900 Blohm & Voss to construct such a ship, to be named after Kaiser Wilhelm II's daughter. Prinzessin Victoria Luise was a German passenger ship of the Hamburg-America Line of some 4,409 gross register tons (GRT). It was discovered that Captain H. Brunswig had attempted to enter the harbor without assistance and had mistakenly identified the lighthouse at Plumb Point as the lighthouse at the port he was supposed to be at, the Port Royal Lighthouse. GGA Image ID # 1e2ac63adf, Part of the Upper First Class Dining Hall on the SS Oceana. tall (70-90 cm) and spreading 18-24 in. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. For the princess, see, Last edited on 21 December 2021, at 03:22. [8] However, any discussions of marriage were prolonged for months due to political concerns;[15] Ernest Augustus was also the heir to the Kingdom of Hanover, which had been annexed into the Kingdom of Prussia following the 1866 Austro-Prussian War. (45-60 cm), the flowers are generally 6-8 in. GGA Image ID # 16680cbe80, Side View of the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise First Class Conversation Salon. This was the Prinzessin Victoria Luise which entered . In May 1889, her maiden voyage to New York broke a record, taking only seven days. She enjoyed being the center of attention,[5] and was her father's favourite. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. The Prinzessin Victoria Luise was a German cruise ship belonging to the shipping company Hamburg America Line . Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Prinzessin Victoria Luise (1900) Subscribe to view. The Oceana also has a ship's orchestra, promenade dances, gymnasium, wireless, submarine safety signals, magnificent staterooms with brass beds, suits with private baths, and the finest promenade deck in the world. SS Auguste Victoria at Advent Bay (Adventfjorden), Spitsbergen, Norway. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Duchess of Brunswick Lueneburg, at herdesk in her house in Brunswick, Germany around 1976. [1]. After 13 years running the passenger division, in 1899, Albert Ballin's service was rewarded with a promotion to managing director (CEO) of all of HAPAG. [13] The princess's confirmation took place at Friedenskirche in Potsdam on 18 October 1909. RM 2B2BCCP - The SMS 'Victoria Louise' was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Navy and was reclassified to Great Cruiser in 1899. She was lengthened, her tonnage increased, and her speed increased by half a knot, and the middle of her three masts was removed. GGA Image ID # 16683b75a7, SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise First Class Conversation Salon Showing Light Shaft. In 1886, Albert Ballin joined HAPAG (Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) as manager of its passage department. GGA Image ID # 1e2a2e76da, Two Women in Foreground Wearing Traditional Norwegian Folk Costumes. Unfortunately, however, the ship's career proved to be short-lived. Find the perfect prinzessin victoria luise stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. El barco intentara soltarse de la roca donde estaba encallado, pero los intentos serian en vano. Other cruises would take the ship to the Baltic. GGA Image ID # 166722b4c3, View of the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise From the Shore With Two Women and Eight Children in the Foreground. "VICTORIA LUISE WRECK TALE. Inspection revealed major structural damage to her frame and keel plates. She had a trim hull 52.2 feet (15.9 m) wide by 407.5 feet (124.2 m) long. The business models of shipping firms have shifted to place more emphasis on tourism than the transfer of passengers. Two Couples Can be Seen in the Foreground. Hidden beneath the surface layers of the internet, there . In 1889 Orient Line followed the North Company s success and both HAPAG and Norddeutscher Lloyd began their cruise activities in 1890, all using surplus smaller liners. [26] They had four further children: Prince George William (b. $20.00 + $3.00 shipping. 26. . Almost five years after her debut, her career came to an end while on a West Indian cruise. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Her second cruise, to the Mediterraneanand the Black Sea, commenced from New York on 9 March. In 1889, HAPAG introduced their lavish new flagship Augusta Victoria, which, at 18.5 knots, became the fastest ship in service between Europe and North America. Showing Editorial results for PRINZESSIN VICTORIA LUISE. GGA Image ID # 1669774e1d, The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Near Balestrand, Sogndal, Norway. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Ballin had her interior design work done by Johann Poppe, the designer at Hamburg America's rival line, North German Lloyd, whose ships already had a reputation for elegance. In addition, the sleeping accommodations were not refined for first-class passengers; as a result, the ship was deemed a temporary substitute only. Furthermore, their construction as multi-class vessels also proved a hindrance as such vessels provided restricted access to deck space. RM E13T8W - Mar. The Royal Wedding of Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling 2010 Eric Hamilton 1.3M views 8 years ago Daughter of The Last Emperor: Victoria Louise of Prussia Back To History 77K views 5 months. In February of 1901, it was described as the world's very first cruise ship that had been purpose-built specifically for tourism. Note the Height of the Railing on the Upper Deck. This is due to a recent volcanic eruption that occurred off the coast of Jamaica, which altered the contour of the seabed in that area. 05.07.2018 - Erkunde Sophie "La Baronesse" VSs Pinnwand Prinzessin Viktoria Luise von Preussen" auf Pinterest. Today. Amazon's Choice highlights highly rated, well-priced products available to ship immediately. A number of vessels were named for the princess: married second 1981, Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach; no issue. A new light was thrown upon the grounding of the Hamburg-American liner Prinzessin Victoria Luise off Port Royal, near Kingston, on Dec. 16, by the 116 members of the wrecked vessel's crew. [1] Launched on 29 June 1900, she served with HAPAG until 16 December 1906 after being accidentally grounded off Jamaica. The new duke and duchess of Brunswick moved into Brunswick Palace in the capital of Brunswick and began their family with the birth of their eldest son, Prince Ernest Augustus, less than a year after their wedding. The SS Meteor offers short and inexpensive cruises in the Mediterranean and the Adriatic Seas, starting from Genoa and Venice. In 1874, German businessman Albert Ballin took over his late father's immigration agency, and rapidly expanded it into its own full-fledged shipping company, which,by the 1880s, was becoming a serious rival to the established transatlantic firms. Anyone can read what you share. After crossing from Hamburg to New York via Boulogne and Plymouth from January 5th to 17th, Prinzessin Victoria Luise sailed to the Eastern Caribbean on a two week cruise from January-February, followed by a long-distance cruise from New York to the Mediterranean and Black Seas from March-April. The Prinzessin Victoria Luise was constructed to be used exclusively for cruises. 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