Kiautschou, Hamburg America Line

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Burden	Built	Shipowner or operator	Dimensions
10,911 gross	1900 at Stettin by AG Vulcan	Hamburg America Line	523.5ft x 60.1ft

Year	Remarks
1900	Sept. 14, launched for HAPAG's Far East service
1900	Dec. 12, maiden voyage Hamburg-Far East
1902	May 2, one single voyage Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York
1904	Purchased by NDL, renamed Princess Alice
1904	Mar. 22, first voyage for NDL Bremen-New York
1904	Aug. 31, first voyage Bremen-Suez Canal-Far East
1914	August, sheltered at Cebu, Philippines
1917	Seized by USA, became US Govt. ship "Princess Matoika"
1920	Jan. 20, chartered to US Mail
1921	Transferred to US Lines
1922	Renamed "President Arthur"
1925	Went to American Palestine
1925	Became the "Citu of Honolulu", Los Angeles SS Co
1930	Damaged by fire at Honolulu
1933	Scrapped in Japan
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

The S/S Kiautschou as the "Princess Alice" for NDL

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