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10,532 gross 1899 at Stettin by AG Vulcan Hamburg America Line 499.3ft x 60.2ft 
 YearRemarks
 1899 Nov. 25, launched for Far East serviceAtlantic Journey ID 2521
 1900 Mar. 21, departed on her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Yokohama via the Suez CanalAtlantic Journey ID 2522
 1904 June 2: departed Hamburg for her first voyage to New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 11188
 1904 June 12: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11146
 1904 July 17: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11189
 1904 Aug. 14: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11190
 1904 Sept. 11: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11191
 1904 Oct. 9: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11192
 1904 Nov. 14: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11193
 1904 Nov. 19: departed New York for Hamburg via Plmouth and CherbourgAtlantic Journey ID 11194
 1904 Went to the Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte at Hamburg for rebuildingAtlantic Journey ID 11195
 1905 Mar. 23: departed Cuxhaven as a State Yacht for Kaiser Wilhelm II on his cruise to the Mediterranean, escorted by the armed cruiser Prinz Friedrich Karl. Atlantic Journey ID 11098
 1905 Mar. 27: arrived LisbonAtlantic Journey ID 11101
 1905 Mar. 30: departed LisbonAtlantic Journey ID 11102
 1905 Mar. 31: called at Tangier for a few hoursAtlantic Journey ID 11103
 1905 Apr. 1: departed Gibraltar for Port MahonAtlantic Journey ID 11100
 1905 April 3: at Port Mahon, Minorca Atlantic Journey ID 11099
 1905 Apr. 15: departed Genoa for New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 11184
 1905 Apr. 27: arrived New York from the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11159
 1905 May 12: called at Plymouth on way from New York to Cherbourg and HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11158
 1905 May 28: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11163
 1905 June 15: departed Hamburg for New York via Dover and BoulogneAtlantic Journey ID 11155
 1905 June 24: arrived New York (at the Bar at 4:55 pm) with 158 cabin- and 763 steerage passengers Atlantic Journey ID 11156
 1905 June 29: departed New York for Plymouth, Cherbourg and HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11185
 1905 July 8: called at Cherbourg on way to HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11186
 1905 July 12: departed Hamburg for a cruise to Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, Iceland and Norway. Scheduled return to Hamburg Aug. 4Atlantic Journey ID 11187
 1905 Aug. 28: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11164
 1905 Sept. 8: passed the Scilly islands on way from New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg and HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11162
 1905 Sept. 24: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11165
 1905 Oct. 21: departed Genoa for New York via Naples (Capt. Burmeister)Atlantic Journey ID 11160
 1905 Oct. 29: arrived Gibraltar from Genoa and Naples on way to New York Atlantic Journey ID 11157
 1905 Nov. 4: arrived New York with 191 cabin- and 671 steerage passengers (Capt. Burmeister)Atlantic Journey ID 11161
 1905 Dec. 21: arrived New York from the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11166
 1906 Feb. 14: arrived New York the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11168
 1906 April: painted white and prepared to be used as a State Yacht for Kaiser WilhelmAtlantic Journey ID 11097
 1906 July 6: at Bergen, NorwayAtlantic Journey ID 11104
 1906 July 8: arrived Trondhjem with the Kaiser escorted by the SMS Leipzig and SMS Sleipner. Kaiser Wilhelm was met by King Haakon at TrondhjemAtlantic Journey ID 11105
 1906 July 31: arrived Swinemunde after about 4 weeks of cruising in Northern waters with Kaiser Wilhelm (at the cost of $4.250 a day)Atlantic Journey ID 11106
 1906 Sep. 19: arrived New York from HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 11167
 1906 Nov. 8: arrived New York the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11169
 1906 Dec. 21: arrived New York the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11170
 1907 Feb. 17: arrived New York from the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11171
 1907 Mar. 27: arrived New York from the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11172
 1907 Apr. 19: departed Naples for New York, called at Genoa the next day (Capt. Burmeister)Atlantic Journey ID 11180
 1907 May 2: arrived New York from the Mediterranean with 221 cabin- and 1,067 steerage passengersAtlantic Journey ID 11173
 1907 May 7: departed New York for Naples and GenoaAtlantic Journey ID 11179
 1907 June 7: arrived New York from the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11174
 1907 Aug. 5: arrived New York from the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11175
 1907 Sept. 4: departed Genoa from New York, called at Naples Sept. 9 (Capt. Burmeister)Atlantic Journey ID 11183
 1907 Sept. 19: arrived New York from the Mediterranean with 806 cabin- and 917 steerage passengersAtlantic Journey ID 11176
 1907 Oct. 16: departed Genoa, and called at Naples the 19th on way to New York (Capt. Burmeister)Atlantic Journey ID 11181
 1907 Nov. 1: arrived New York from the Mediterranean with 242 cabin- and 720 steerage passengersAtlantic Journey ID 11177
 1907 Nov. 20: arrived Genoa from New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 11182
 1907 Dec. 23: arrived New York from the MediterraneanAtlantic Journey ID 11178
 1909 Mar. 20: arrived New York from Mediterranean portsAtlantic Journey ID 11142
 1909 Mar. 23: departed New York for Naples via Gibraltar carrying Col. Theodore Roosevelt and his African hunt party on their way to East Africa (Capt. Burmeister)Atlantic Journey ID 11143
 1909 Apr. 2: arrived at Gibraltar from the AzoresAtlantic Journey ID 11144
 1909 Apr. 5: arrived Naples from GibraltarAtlantic Journey ID 11145
 1914 August, interned at New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2523
 1914 Chartered by the American Red Cross Society to transport American doctors and nurses for service in WW1. She was renamed the Red Cross and painted all white. Atlantic Journey ID 2524
 1914 Sept. 13: departed New York for Falmouth, Havre, Antwerp and Rotterdam with 122 nurses, 33 doctors and medical suppliesAtlantic Journey ID 11107
 1914 Sept. 24: arrived FalmouthAtlantic Journey ID 11108
 1914 Oct. 2: arrived Pauillac in the morning from FalmouthAtlantic Journey ID 11109
 1914 Oct. 4: departed Pauillac for RotterdamAtlantic Journey ID 11110
 1914 Oct. 6: arrived Rotterdam with 6 surgeons, 25 nurses and 41 tons of medical supplies for hospital work among German and Austrian troopsAtlantic Journey ID 11111
 1914 Oct. 12: departed Rotterdam for New York direct, with about 150 refugees Atlantic Journey ID 11112
 1914 Oct. 24: arrived New York from Rotterdam Atlantic Journey ID 11113
 1914 Name changed back to "Hamburg"Atlantic Journey ID 2525
 1917 Seized by USA, became US Govt. ship "Powhatan"Atlantic Journey ID 2526
 1918 Dec. 25: departed France for Newport News with troopsAtlantic Journey ID 11147
 1919 Jan. 7: arrived Newport News with soldiers from the 127th Field Artillery, 115th Trench and Mortar Battery and a casual companyAtlantic Journey ID 11148
 1919 Feb. 19: departed Bordeaux for New York with troops from WW1Atlantic Journey ID 11114
 1919 March 6: arrived New York from Bordeaux with 2.530 soldiers, the ship was delayed due to an outbreak of influenza soon after departure, which forced her to pull back. No deaths occurred .Atlantic Journey ID 11115
 1919 Apr. 10: was due at Charleston with several units from the 30th DivisionAtlantic Journey ID 11149
 1919 May 21: arrived Newport News with about 2,000 members of the 29th Division including General MortonAtlantic Journey ID 11150
 1919 June 30: arrived Charleston with about 2,884 soldiers from different unitsAtlantic Journey ID 11151
 1919 Sept 10: departed New York for BrestAtlantic Journey ID 11152
 1919 Sept. 23: departed Brest for New York.Atlantic Journey ID 11116
 1919 Oct. 4: arrived New York from Brest with about 1,233 casuals from FranceAtlantic Journey ID 11153
 1919 Dec. 8: departed Brest for New York.Atlantic Journey ID 11117
 1919 Dec. 21: arrived New York from Brest with about 1,000 soldiersAtlantic Journey ID 11154
 1920 Jan. 16: departed the army piers at Hoboken with about 271 passengers for Antwerp (Capt. Randall)Atlantic Journey ID 11119
 1920 Jan. 18: sent distress signals after her boiler room had been flooded, the Cedric and Western Comet took positions near the disabeled shipAtlantic Journey ID 11120
 1920 Jan. 22: passengers transfered to the S/S Northern Pacific which took them back to HobokenAtlantic Journey ID 11121
 1920 Jan. 27: arrived Halifax in tow, all well with the crewAtlantic Journey ID 11122
 1920 Feb. 29: departed Halifax for New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 11123
 1920 Mar. 3: arrived New York from HalifaxAtlantic Journey ID 11124
 1920 Reconditioned by Morgan Engineering Company of Jersey CityAtlantic Journey ID 11130
 1920 Renamed "New Rochelle" chartered by Baltic S.S. Corp. of AmericaAtlantic Journey ID 2528
 1920 Aug. 4: departed on her first voayage as the "New Rochelle" from New York to DanzigAtlantic Journey ID 11126
 1920 Aug. 18: arrived Danzig Atlantic Journey ID 11139
 1920 Sept. 17: arrived New York from DanzigAtlantic Journey ID 11137
 1920 Oct. 2: departed New York for Danzig Atlantic Journey ID 11140
 1920 Nov. 14: arrived New York from Havre with 1,645 passengers, including several Polish refugees (departed Havre on Nov. 2)Atlantic Journey ID 11128
 1920 Nov. 20: departed New York for Danzig and Havre Atlantic Journey ID 11129
 1920 Dec. 29: departed Havre for New York, scheduled arrival Jan. 12Atlantic Journey ID 11131
 1921 Feb. 11: departed New York for Bremen (and other ports)Atlantic Journey ID 11141
 1921 Feb. 26: arrived BremenAtlantic Journey ID 11132
 1921 March 10: departed BremenAtlantic Journey ID 11133
 1921 March 28: arrived New York from Bremen via BostonAtlantic Journey ID 11134
 1921 Renamed "Hudson" for the Unted States Mail Steamship Co.Atlantic Journey ID 2529
 1921 Apr. 9: departed New York for Danzig and Germany Atlantic Journey ID 11135
 1921 Apr. 9: departed New York for Danzig and Hamburg with 1,200 passengers and 4 elephants (U.S. Mail Line)Atlantic Journey ID 11138
 1921 May 7: departed BremerhavenAtlantic Journey ID 11136
 1922 Apr.: renamed "President Fillmore"Atlantic Journey ID 2530
 1928 Scrapped in USAAtlantic Journey ID 2531
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

Hamburg (1), Hamburg America Line steamship
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Hamburg (1) - Hamburg America Line steamship painted white serving as a State Yacht for Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1906
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Hamburg (1) as the President Fillmore, U.S. Government Ship
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