SS Prinzess Alice Archival Collection

Prinzess Alice (1900) North German Lloyd

Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 10,911. Dimensions: 523' x 60'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 15 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Services: Much of her time was spent on the Far East route, but she made some voyages to New York. Renamed: (a) Princess Matoika (1917), (b) President Arthur (1921), (c) City of Honolulu (1924). Fate: As the City of Honolulu she was badly damaged by fire while tied to her pier in 1930. She was laid up until sold to Japanese shipbreakers in 1933. Ownership Change: The Prinzess Alice was purchased from Hamburg-American Line in 1903. Previous Name: Ex-Kiautschou (1903). Sister ship: Prinzess Irene.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, Bremen-Baltimore, and Bremen-Galveston, from 11 May 1905 to 2 November 1905. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Gneisenau, Grosser Kurfürst, Hannover, Köln, Main, Neckar, and Prinzess Alice. SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse First and Second Class Passenger List, 23 May 1905. GGA Image ID # 21087c14bc

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 18 October 1906 to 13 June 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Main, Neckar, Prinzess Alice, Rhein, Trave, Wittekind, and Yorck. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 213e1cc54d

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York and Bremen to Baltimore, From 10 October 1906 to 29 August 1907. (Note: Bremen-New York Is for 1907, a Continuation From Previous Schedule). Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Darmstadt, Frankfort, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Halle, Hannover, Köln, Main, Neckar, Prinzess Alice, and Rhein. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 213e5f2762

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Southampton-Gibraltar-Genoa, from 24 October 1906 to 13 August 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Bülow, Gneisenau, Göben, Hohenlohe, Preussen, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Heinrich, Prinz Ludwig, Prinz Regent Luitpold, Prinzess Alice, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, Yorck, and Zieten. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 2140bda652

Sailing Schedule, Bremen or Hamburg to East Asia, from 11 October 1906 to 10 October 1907. Ships Included the Gneisenau, Preussen, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Heinrich, Prinz Ludwig, Prinz-Regent Luipold, Prinzess Alice, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, and Zieten. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 2141e08ad5

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, Barbarossa-Class Twin-Screw Mail Steamer and Mail Steamer, from 28 March 1907 to 14 November 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Main, Prinzess Alice, Rhein, Roon, Trave, and Würzburg. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f764bc518. The Steamers of the Barbarossa Class Go from Bremen via Southampton or Cherbourg; From New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg—the Mail Steamers Run To and from New York Direct. All Steamers Bound for New York Carry Cabin and Steerage Passengers.

Sailing Schedule, Breman-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Southampton-Gibraltar-Genoa, from 28 March 1907 to 8 January 1908. Ships Included the Bülow, Gneisenau, Goeben, Kleist, Preussen, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Heinrich, Prinz Ludwig, Prinz Regent Luitpold, Prinzess Alice, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, Yorck, and Zieten. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f76a639e5

Sailing Schedule, China Line, from 8 February 1912 to 2 September 1912. Ships Included the Bülow, Derfflinger, Goeben, Kleist, Lützow, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Ludwig, Prinzess Alice, and Yorck. Includes Information on Around-the-World Tours. SS Berlin First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 20 January 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d9d324ed. Click to View Larger Image.