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. Pushing all this at a steady 15 knots (28km/h) were quadruple expansion steam engines. fred henderson. The tradition of going on vacations on cruise ships started during the 19th century. It is however believed that her publisher Leonhard Schlter served as her ghostwriter.[36]. Note the Height of the Railing on the Upper Deck. Collect, curate and comment on your files. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 18. [28] While Ernest Augustus never officially joined the party, he donated funds and was close to several leaders. Prinzessin Victoria Luise was a German passenger ship of the Hamburg-America Line (HAPAG) of some 4,409gross register tons(GRT). Launched on 29 June 1900, she served with HAPAG until 16 December 1906. She had a rounded stern and a richly decorated clipper bow, with bowsprit, ending in a figurehead of the German princess. The voyage was a success, and similar ones were planned. $20.00 + $3.00 shipping. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Original alte Reklamemarke (poster stamp) die seinerzeit fr die Werbung benutzt wurde. GGA Image ID # 1e23b863bb. RM 2A2831F - Princess Victoria Luise During a West Indian cruise in 1906, the Prinzessin Victoria Luise ran aground on some rocks while trying to enter the harbor of Kingston, Jamaica. GGA Image ID # 16694f05a0, The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise is Anchored at Ns (Nes), Romsdal, Norway. The Meridian Column Is Shown Above at Hammerfest, Norway. Search instead in Creative? Albert Ballin commissioned Augusta Victoria and her sister ship Columbia in 1887, soon after joining the Hamburg America Line as head of passenger service. Prinzessin Victoria Luise Preussen Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia postcard. [35] Her husband died at Marienburg on 30 January 1953. On December 16th, 1906, while entering the harbor of Kingston, Jamaica on a Caribbean cruise, Prinzessin Victoria Luise's captain, intending to anchor at Port Royal for the night, mistook the Plumb Point lighthouse, located on the Palisadoes, the narrow strip of land connecting Port Royal with the mainland, for the lighthouse marking Port Royal itself, and maneuvered in for an anchorage, running aground on rocks just below the Plumb Point light, hitting bow-first at 14 knots at 9:30 pm. Title Page, Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten (North Country Voyages), 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e2b866fec, The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise at Bergen With Tenders Along Side. 93 (of 94) ll., 26 of which written on. The Prinzessin Victoria Luise had dimensions of 406 feet in length and 52 feet in width, and her gross tonnage was 4,409. 1913 Duke Prince Ernst August Brunswick Buneburg Victoria Luise Prusia Postcard. The History of the Worlds First Cruise Ship Built Solely for Luxurious Travel: At the turn of the 20th century, a German Jewish shipping executive had an innovative idea for a new revenue stream: the cruise. Augusta Victoria was too big to enter the more compact ports located in close proximity to well-known tourist sites. 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. For the next thirty years, Ernest Augustus remained the head of the House of Hanover, living in retirement on his various estates with his family, mainly Blankenburg Castle in Germany and Cumberland Castle in Gmunden, Austria. GGA Image ID # 1e28522ef0, First Class Dining Salon on the SS Meteor. She was broken up at Stettin in 1907. Prinzessin Victoria Luise was a German passenger ship of the Hamburg-America Line (HAPAG) of some 4,409 gross register tons (GRT). GGA Image ID # 1e259a0ed0, View of the SS Auguste Victoria in Advent Bay, Spitzbergen. A Tender and a Small Group of People Appear in the Foreground. 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. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Tourists Playing Shuffleboard on 'Prinzessen Victoria Luise': A party of tourists playing shuffleboard and throwing rings on the sun-deck of the "Prinzessin Victoria Luise." The players have a hard time on account of the heavy sea. ; Vessel Was Entering Kingston Harbor -- Rescue of the Passengers", The American Marine Engineer January, 1907, "S/S Prinzessin Victoria Luise, Hamburg America Line", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prinzessin_Victoria_Luise&oldid=1061338876, This page was last edited on 21 December 2021, at 03:22. Through her father she was a great-granddaughter of both Emperor Wilhelm I and Queen Victoria. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. [1] Launched on 29 June 1900, she served with HAPAG until 16 December 1906 after being accidentally grounded off Jamaica. [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. Ballin believed that only a vessel specifically designed for cruising would be appropriate. GGA Image ID # 1e29643127, The SS Meteor in Naerofjord near Gudvangen, Sognefjord, Norway. Hasta que, un 16 de Diciembre de 1906, el Prinzessin Victoria Luise se encalla en las costas de Jamaica por un error del Capitn. It was during this term that he realized his company's largest and flagship vessel, Augusta Victoria, lay largely unused during the winter season. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. [13] The princess's confirmation took place at Friedenskirche in Potsdam on 18 October 1909. In February of 1901, it was described as the world's very first cruise ship that had been purpose-built specifically for tourism. On the night of 16 December, the ship had tried to enter the harbor of Kingston, but later her commander Captain Brunswig decided to anchor at Port Royal when he mistook the lighthouse at Plumb Point for that at the westernmost point of Port Royal. Almost five years after her debut, her career came to an end while on a West Indian cruise. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. He also owned Marienburg Castle near Hanover; however, the couple rarely lived there until 1945. Prinzessin Victoria Luise 1901, Wrecked off Port Royal 16th December 1906, off New York c1903. Prinzessen Victoria Luise, German ship. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. His ideas, his opinions on men and things are persistently quoted by her. One of the contributing factors to the crash was the wrong chart used by the captain. Please click here to learn how. All staterooms were luxuriously appointed. The ship was launched on 29 June 1900 and christened Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Weight: 2 lb. They offered few amenities aboard. GGA Image ID # 1665a62a3d, The SS Blcher in Raftsund, Lofoten, Digermulen, Norway. GGA Image ID # 1664fe81b5, The First Class Grill Room on the SS Blcher. The Other Titanic 1917), Prince Christian Oscar (b. SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise (1901-1906) - The World's First Cruise Ship. [4], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}175540N 765110W / 17.92778N 76.85278W / 17.92778; -76.85278, This article is about the cruise ship. Prinzessin Victoria Luise Subscribe to view. In December of 1906, on a trip in the Caribbean, it ran into an undiscovered ridge off the coast of Jamaica and capsized. GGA Image ID # 16661e4e28, The SS Blcher in Bellsund. GGA Image ID # 1e27e05fbc, A Crowd Gathers at the Pier Watching the SS Meteor at the Pier at Aalesund. Victoria Louise of Prussia ( German: Viktoria Luise Adelheid Mathilde Charlotte; 13 September 1892 - 11 December 1980) was the only daughter and the last child of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. The Duchess passed away in Hanover in 1980, at the age of 88. GGA Image ID # 1e2a994779. GGA Image ID # 1e2811c83d, Passengers Boarding the Tender Heading to the SS Meteor at the Village of Merok, Geiranger Fjord, Norway. During the testing of the improvised ship, the idea of going to warmer climates such as the Caribbean in the winter was first experienced. It was then that Ballin, despite criticism from his fellow directors at HAPAG and other steamship companies, planned to send Augusta Victoria on a 58-day pleasure voyage from Cuxhaven, Germany to the Mediterranean and Orient. She's one of the world's best-selling recording artists, and was the first artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 with their first six solo studio albums. (The two previous twin-screw liners were the City of New York and City of Paris of the British Inman Line.) Passengers or Guests Standing at the Shoreline While a Tender Approaches the Ship. GGA Image ID # 1e289f4f68, First Class Smoking Room on the SS Meteor. GGA Image ID # 16677d43f9, SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Inner Promenade Space. By marriage: Frstin zu Leinigen 1803, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn 1818. Prinzessin Victoria Luise was ruled a total loss, and salvage efforts ceased. To enjoy our website, you'll need to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Great View of Passengers on the Deck Watching the Ship. GGA Image ID # 166922bf78, The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise at Odda Fjord. [23] The wedding became 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 World War I began fourteen months later. Pages (1907), XXIX, 126. She is credited with having been the first purpose-built cruise ship. [22] Also two imprisoned British spies Captain Stewart and Captain Trench, were pardoned and released by the Kaiser as a present to the United Kingdom. GGA Image ID # 1e260fd753, The SS Auguste Victoria on the Norwegian Coast. On the Left Is Arne Mjelva - A Carriage Proprietor with a Parking Lot Full of the Traditional Two-Wheel Buggies Called Stolkjaerre. LINER VICTORIA LUISE NOW A TOTAL WRECK; The Hull Full of Water and Engines and Plates Displaced. RM 2B2BCCP - The SMS 'Victoria Louise' was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Navy and was reclassified to Great Cruiser in 1899. 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. 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. Tender is Transporting Passenger to the Shore from the Ship. Original dark brown cuir cisel binding with color tooled front board with the "Meteor" (sic!) Updates? The wreck remained in place until January 14th, 1907, when, as a result of the 6.2 magnitude Kingston Earthquake, she shifted off the rocks and sank completely, with the remains sitting on the bottom to this day, albeit heavily broken up and scattered by continuing current and wave action. 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. Hamburg-Amerika Linie cruise book, depicting visits to Norwegian ports and sights, such as Allesund, Bergen, Bellsund, Brontheim, Geirangerfiord, Gudvangen, Hammerfest, Stahlheim, and many stunning fiords and glaciers. GGA Image ID # 1666dd5ceb, The SS Blcher in Geirangerfjord (Geirangerfjorden), Romsdal, Norway. GGA Image ID # 1e26ac871c, Two Children Sit by the Meridian Column at Hammerfest with the SS Blcher in the Background. Unfortunately, however, the ship's career proved to be short-lived. Other cruises would take the ship to the Baltic. After fitting out, the kaiser formally inspected the vessel and was unhappy that it was slightly longer than the royal yacht Hohenzollern. Inspections on December 18th revealed extensive structural damage a broken keel, numerous fractured keel plates, the engines had broken free from their mounts, and the ship had taken on a large amount of water, flooding most of the lower decks. 16 Prinzessin Victoria Luise Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images EDITORIAL All News Archival Browse 16 PRINZESSIN VICTORIA LUISE stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. The Prinzessin Victoria Luise had dimensions of 406 feet in length and 52 feet in width, and her gross tonnage was 4,409. 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