https://kaiserhafen.com/ship-biographies/2026-07-06T15:25:55+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/ss-cap-trafalgar/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cap-trafalgar-advert.jpgcap-trafalgar-advertFrom page 11 of Connoisseur 1914-08: Vol 39 Iss 156 https://archive.org/details/connoisseur_1914-08_39_156/mode/2up?q=cap+finisterrehttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap-polonio-plans-page-001.jpgCap-Polonio-Plans-page-001Deck Plans of the SS Cap Polonio. From page 42 & 43 of Die Cap Schnelldampfer der Hamburg-Süd, Königinnen des Südatlantik by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-trafalgar-bau-2.jpgCap-Trafalgar-BauPosted by Frank Schirer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10038353419563046&set=pcb.2003909903751322https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3299.jpgIMG_3299https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cunard-rms-carmania-destroyed-bridge.webpCunard-RMS-Carmania-Destroyed-BridgeWikimedia Commons image attained from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SHATTERED_BRIDGE_OF_THE_CARMANIA.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-trafalgar-versenkung.jpgCap-Trafalgar-VersenkungAn illustration of the sinking of SMS Cap Trafalgar by Walter Zeeden. From page 18 of SOS Schicksale Deutscher Schiffe, Nr 109. Beliebte Dickschiffe der Hamburg Sud.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sms_cap_trafalgar_passenger_liner_converted_to_an_armed_merchant_cruiser_wwi_49857901266.jpgDer Krieg 1914-19 in Wort und Bild, published 1919,Wikimedia Commons Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SMS_Cap_Trafalgar,_passenger_liner_converted_to_an_armed_merchant_cruiser_WWI_(49857901266).jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/carmania-vs-cap-trafalgar.jpgCarmania-vs-Cap-trafalgarPainting of Cap Trafalgar fighting Carmania, done by Charles Turner. From page 51 of The Kaiser's Pirates by John Walter, published by Arms & Armour Press, Londonhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap_trafalgar_mit_sms_eber.jpgCap_Trafalgar_mit_SMS_EberWikimedia Commons File: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cap_Trafalgar_mit_SMS_Eber.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/carmania-main.jpgCarmania-MainSouvenir postcard in the Author's Collection2026-06-29T13:49:09+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/rms-homeric/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/homeric-celebrities.pnghomeric-celebritieshttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/reclams-universum-1917-15_0028.jpgReclams Universum 1917-15_0028From page 229 of Reclams Universum 1917, 15 Accessed: https://archive.org/details/reclams-universum-1917-15/page/290/mode/2up?q=kolumbushttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_3672-1.jpegHomeric-Second-LoungeFrom a White Star Line brochure in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_3672.jpegHomeric-Second-Smoking-RoomFrom a White Star Line brochure in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_3674-1.jpegHomeric-BathroomFrom a White Star Line brochure in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_3674.jpegHomeric-Stateroom3From a White Star Line brochure in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_3675-1.jpegHomeric-Stateroom2From a White Star Line brochure in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_3675.jpegHomeric-Stateroom1From a White Star Line brochure in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/homeric-main-deck-plans.jpgHomeric-Main-Deck-plansOriginal emergency deck plans scanned and edited back together by the Author. The last two decks were missing so they were substituted with those of the sister Columbus.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/raifuku-maru-last.jpgRaifuku-Maru-last2026-06-29T12:42:10+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/rms-mauretania-1938/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/3944760374_d4c6bd1391_b.jpg3944760374_d4c6bd1391_bImage courtesy of ivyrose2009 on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/40031123@N08/3944760374/in/photostream/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/3944765782_6e896cc7a6_b.jpg3944765782_6e896cc7a6_bImage courtesy of ivyrose2009 on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/40031123@N08/3944765782/in/photostream/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mauretania2_04.jpgmauretania2_04Accessed from The Great Ocean Liners: https://thegreatoceanliners.com/articles/mauretania-ii/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1_299fca080d3e00a34888b33f16d07cff.jpg1_299fca080d3e00a34888b33f16d07cffAccessed from a sold listing on worthpoint: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mauretania-cunard-white-star-line-4660965975https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mauretania-cabin-foyer-colour.jpgmauretania-cabin-foyer-colourAccessed from a sold listing on worthpoint: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mauretania-ii-cunard-line-interior-4871443286https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mauretania-cc-lounge-colour.jpgmauretania-cc-lounge-colourAccessed from a sold listing on worthpoint: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/c1940-postcard-cunard-line-star-1926184677https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mauretania-cc-smoking-room-colour-1.jpgmauretania-cc-smoking-room-colourAccessed from a sold listing on worthpoint: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/c1940-postcard-cunard-line-star-1940411831https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cunard-fleet.pngcunard-fleetAccessed from The Mariner's Museum and Park. Archive Number: 1957.0154.000001 https://catalogs.marinersmuseum.org/object/CL10590https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nlnzimage.jpgnlnzimageAccessed from National Library of New Zealand: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.516341https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/large_000000.jpglarge_000000REPATRIATED SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS RETURN FROM THE FAR EAST (H 42411) Officers enjoy a meal in the first class dining salon onboard the liner MAURETANIA. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/2052082052026-06-21T16:44:16+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/the-unsuccessful-1979-plan-to-transform-the-ss-united-states/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_3693.jpegIMG_3693https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ssus-ballroom-comparison.pngssus-ballroom-comparisonThe first image comes from a brochure in the Author's Collection, the second comes courtesy of Robert Stebbins on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10237810456674744&set=p.10237810456674744&type=3 and the third comes courtesy of Jared Whalen/Billy Penn: https://billypenn.com/2015/09/23/the-story-behind-that-massive-ship-across-from-ikea-once-the-fastest-in-the-world-one-day-you-might-party-there/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/18547.jpg18547https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_3546.jpegssus-new-1981-impressionImpression of the never sailed 1981 design of the SS United States, drawn by the Author.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_3544.jpegNew-SSUS-Nov-1979These are United States Cruises plans dated November 1979 showing what a repurposed SS United States would look like from and scanned by, the Author.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/forwebsitessus_0.jpgForwebsiteSSUS_0This photograph comes courtesy of Okaloosa County, Florida. Accessed: https://myokaloosa.com/SSUSFAQshttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ssus-tc-stateroom.jpgssus-tc-stateroomFrom a United States Lines brochure in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ssus-tourist-smoking-room.jpgssus-tourist-smoking-roomFrom a United States Lines brochure in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ssus-fc-dining-saloon.pngssus-fc-dining-saloonPhotograph of the First Class Dining Saloon of the SS United States. Photograph accessed from The Mariner's Museum and Park Online Archive, No. P0001.003/01-#PB29046 https://catalogs.marinersmuseum.org/object/ARI75866https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ssus-stripped.pngssus-strippedPhotograph by Michael Callahan of a stripped public room aboard the SS United States in 1992. Photograph accessed from The Mariner's Museum and Park Online Archive, no. P0001.003/01-#PB32622 Accessed: https://catalogs.marinersmuseum.org/object/ARI787622026-05-26T16:06:56+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/cap-san-diego-the-perfect-museum-ship/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_115224_1.jpgIMG_20260422_115224_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_114812_1.jpgIMG_20260422_114812_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_115328_1.jpgIMG_20260422_115328_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_114635_1.jpgIMG_20260422_114635_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_114941_1.jpgIMG_20260422_114941_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_115544_1.jpgIMG_20260422_115544_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_115055_1.jpgIMG_20260422_115055_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_115556_1.jpgIMG_20260422_115556_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_115214_1.jpgIMG_20260422_115214_1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260422_111657_1.jpgIMG_20260422_111657_12026-05-04T20:12:45+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/how-the-french-made-germanys-last-great-superliner-their-own/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/paquebot-france-inauguration.jpgpaquebot-france-inaugurationhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ile-de-france-main.jpgile-de-france-mainhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/liberte-sunk-le-havre.jpgliberte-sunk-le-havreFrom page 190 of Die Schnelldampfer Bremen und Europa, Höhepunkt und Ausklang einer Epoche by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/liberte-reconstruction-le-havre.jpgliberte-reconstruction-le-havrehttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lu5z7wc5ibnf1.jpeglu5z7wc5ibnf1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ups4awhjxweg1.jpegups4awhjxweg1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/565615917_17848460541579411_306360071209314265_n.webp565615917_17848460541579411_306360071209314265_nhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/liberte-scrap2.jpgLiberte-scrap2https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/liberte-scrap-1.jpgliberte-scrap-1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/europa-rex-normandie-qm.jpgeuropa-rex-normandie-qm2026-05-04T20:00:12+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/articles/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_20251231_230004_12.jpgIMG_20251231_230004_1~22026-04-26T22:36:56+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/about-the-kaiserhafen/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-kaiser-bremerhaven.jpegKronprinz-Kaiser-BremerhavenSouvenir postcard in the Author's Collection2026-02-18T15:28:41+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/cap-arcona-chapter-one/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pk_009458-print.jpgHamburg Süd, D. Cap ArconaFrom Zentralbibliothek Zürich: https://ba.e-pics.ethz.ch/#detail-asset=e0a4f927-dcd2-48e6-bd59-0d80c0e58a0bhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap_arcona_stapellauf_3.jpgCap_Arcona_Stapellauf_3From page 54 of Die Cap-Schnelldampfer der Hamburg Süd, Königinen des Südatlantiks by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap_arcona_stapellauf_2.jpgCap_Arcona_Stapellauf_2From page 18 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe, Eine Dokumentation nach Augenzeugen Berichten by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap_arcona_stapellauf_4.jpgCap_Arcona_Stapellauf_4From page 53 of Die Cap-Schnelldampfer der Hamburg Süd, Königinen des Südatlantiks by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap_arcona_stapellauf_haupt.jpgCap_Arcona_Stapellauf_HauptSS Cap Arcona, shortly before being launched. From page 18 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe, Eine Dokumentation nach Augenzeugen Berichten by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-arcona-construction.jpgCap-Arcona-ConstructionSS Cap Arcona under construction at Blohm & Voss Shipyard, Hamburg From page 17 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-arcona-cap-polonio.jpgCap-Arcona-Cap-PolonioDeutsche Fotothek: df_pos-2009-b_0000098 https://www.deutschefotothek.de/documents/obj/89002887https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-arcona-speisesaal-main-1.jpgCap-Arcona-Speisesaal-MainDeutsche Fotothek: df_pos-2009-b_0000107 https://www.deutschefotothek.de/documents/obj/89010195https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-arcona-speisesaal-main.jpgCap-Arcona-Speisesaal-Mainhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-arcona-layout.jpgCap-Arcona-LayoutZeitschrift der Vereines Deutscher Ingenieure Band 70 1926, p.968 https://archive.org/details/zeitschriftderve7021unse/page/968/mode/2up2025-09-17T18:20:38+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/ss-prinz-eitel-friedrich-2/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/prinz-eitel-friedrich-dazzle.jpgPrinz-Eitel-Friedrich-Dazzlehttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3364.jpgIMG_3364Souvenir postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3369.jpgIMG_3369Series of Photographs in the Author's Collection. Likely was sold by the sailors of Eitel Wilhelm.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3365.jpgIMG_3365Souvenir postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/xenia-evening-gazette-1924-11-01_0000.jpgxenia-evening-gazette-1924-11-01_0000From the front page of the Xenia Evening Gazette from November 1st 1924https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/marineengineeri261921newy_0061.jpgmarineengineeri261921newy_0061From page 22A of Marine engineering v.26 (1921:Jan.-June) Accessed from the Smithsonian Libraries: https://archive.org/details/marineengineeri261921newy/page/22/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/marineengineeri261921newy_0058.jpgmarineengineeri261921newy_0058From page 22 of Marine engineering v.26 (1921:Jan.-June) Accessed from the Smithsonian Libraries: https://archive.org/details/marineengineeri261921newy/page/22/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/marineengineeri261921newy_0065.jpgmarineengineeri261921newy_0065From page 22B of Marine engineering v.26 (1921:Jan.-June) Accessed from the Smithsonian Libraries: https://archive.org/details/marineengineeri261921newy/page/22/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stoomschip_barbarossa_asset_eatjpfxqhosenyablwprwnke.jpgStoomschip_'Barbarossa',_asset_EATJpFXQhosEnYAbLwpRWnKECropped from Wikimedia Commons Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoomschip_%27Barbarossa%27,_asset_EATJpFXQhosEnYAbLwpRWnKE.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3354.jpgIMG_33542025-09-17T18:19:34+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/ss-cap-arcona/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-arcona-ad.jpgCap-Arcona-Adhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cap-arcona-construction-half.jpgCap-Arcona-Construction-HalfSS Cap Arcona under construction at Blohm & Voss Shipyard, Hamburg From page 17 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/abfahrt-der-cap-arcona.jpgAbfahrt-der-Cap-ArconaSouvenir postcard in the Author's Collection2025-09-09T23:48:16+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/cap-arcona-chapter-two/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap-arcona-tennisplatz-mit-farbe.jpgCap-Arcona-Tennisplatz-Mit-FarbeTennis court of the Cap Arcona. Photo is attributed to Franz Grasser, attained via Deutsche Photothek: https://www.deutschefotothek.de/documents/obj/89002741https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap-arcona-vigo.jpgCap-Arcona-VigoSS Cap Arcona passing the freighter: Vigo. (Altonaer Museum) From page 76 of Die Cap-Schnelldampfer der Hamburg Süd, Königinen des Südatlantiks by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap-arcona-passierend-die-cap-polonio.jpgCap-Arcona-passierend-die-Cap-PolonioThe Cap Arcona seen from aboard the Cap Polonio as the two vessels pass, mid-ocean. From page 71 of Die Cap-Schnelldampfer der Hamburg Süd, Königinen des Südatlantiks by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap-arcona-vor-vigo.jpgCap-Arcona-vor-VigoFrom page 78 of Die Cap-Schnelldampfer der Hamburg Süd, Königinen des Südatlantiks by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap-arcona-unterelbe.jpgCap-Arcona-UnterelbeFrom page 24 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe, Eine Dokumentation nach Augenzeugen Berichten by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap-arcona-abfahrt.jpgCap-Arcona-AbfahrtSS Cap Arcona departing Hamburg on her maiden voyage, November 19th 1927. From page 24 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fertigstellung-der-cap-arcona.jpgFertigstellung-der-Cap-ArconaThe Cap Arcona being completed at Blohm & Voss 1927. From page 19 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap_arcona_probefahrt_haupt.jpgCap_Arcona_Probefahrt_HauptFrom page 19 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe, Eine Dokumentation nach Augenzeugen Berichten by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/menschenstrom-cap-arcona.jpgMenschenstrom-Cap-ArconaCrowds watching the Cap Arcona depart for her sea trials. From page 20 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe by Heinz Schön.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cap_arcona_probefahrt.jpgCap_Arcona_ProbefahrtCap Arcona in Hamburg harbour before her sea trials on the 26th October 1927. From page 19 of Die Cap Arcona Katastrophe, Eine Dokumentation nach Augenzeugen Berichten by Heinz Schön.2025-09-09T23:47:26+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/contact-form/2025-09-04T11:21:01+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/2025/07/21/the-art-of-connection/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/6a094-branch-light-fence-bw-1232597-pxhere.pngPlaceholder Image2025-07-21T20:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://kaiserhafen.com/2025/07/21/beyond-the-obstacle/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/51a7b-woman-playing.jpgPlaceholder Image2025-07-21T20:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://kaiserhafen.com/2025/07/21/growth-unlocked/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/56169-brown-spalding-basketball.jpgPlaceholder Image2025-07-21T20:21:22+00:00monthlyhttps://kaiserhafen.com/2025/07/21/collaboration-magic/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/e665a-man-with-basketball-hafenpark.jpgPlaceholder Image2025-07-21T20:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://kaiserhafen.comdaily1.02026-07-06T15:25:55+00:00