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From: "Lorrae Johnson" <>
Subject: "KAISER WILHELM" into Sydney 29 Nov 1889
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:16:08 +1000

Hi all

Does anyone have access to the shipping records for this vessel, please?

Do I have to go to NSW or are they available in Brisbane too?

KAISER WILHELM II / HOHENZOLLERN 1889
The KAISER WILHELM II was built by A.G.Vulkan at Stettin in 1889 for
Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. Her dimensions were 4773 gross
tons,Length 449.6ft x beam 51ft, Two funnels, four masts, single screw
and a speed of 16 knots. There was accommodation for 120-1st, 80-2nd and
1,000-3rd class passengers. Launched on 23/4/1889 she sailed from Bremen
on her maiden voyage for Southampton and New York on 27/8/1889 and was
then put straight onto the Bremen - Suez - Australia service. After six
round voyages she was rebuilt to 6661 tons and on 22/10/1892 she sailed
from Bremen for Southampton and NY. On 30/11/1892 she was transferred to
the Genoa - Naples - NY service until on 5/6/1893 she sank at her berth
at Genoa. She was refloated and on 8/7/1893 resumed the Bremen -
Southampton - NY service until 8/11/1893 when she went back to the Genoa
- Naples - NY run. On 18/12/1900 she left New York on her last voyage to
Naples and Genoa and was then renamed HOHENZOLLERN Between 9/1/1901 and
21/5/1906 she ran between Genoa, Naples and New York and subsequently
ran within the Mediterranean. On 10/5/1908 she ran aground at Alghero,
Sardinia, was refloated and scrapped in Italy.

Thanks


Lorrae

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