https://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-qm2026-04-02T00:18:29+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/articles/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_20251231_230004_12.jpgIMG_20251231_230004_1~22026-04-01T23:40:33+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/rms-homeric/https://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-lasthttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p83807.jpgp83807P83807; A slightly distant port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the White Star Line passenger liner and cruise ship Homeric (1922) under way at sea. She is passing the ship that the photographer is aboard. This comes from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-1119479?_gl=1*1rd3gsh*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjQ4Nzc0OTAyLjE3NzEwMjQwODI.*_ga_7JJ3J5DBF6*czE3NzEwMjQwODEkbzEkZzEkdDE3NzEwMjQwODckajU0JGwwJGgw*_ga_4MH5VEZTEK*czE3NzEwMjQwODEkbzEkZzEkdDE3NzEwMjQwODckajU0JGwwJGgwhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/homeric-promenade.jpgHomeric-PromenadeFrom Worth Point: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-postcards-rms-homeric-white-star-19819983272026-03-26T00:00:37+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/ARI787622026-03-23T17:21:42+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/kronprinz-wilhelm-chapter-five/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3370.jpgIMG_3370Souvenir postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/die-kronprinz-nach-den-atlantikfahrt.jpgDie-Kronprinz-nach-den-Atlantikfahrthttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tatiana-yamshanova-kronprinz-striking-an-iceberg2.jpgTatiana-yamshanova-kronprinz-striking-an-iceberg2This fantastic artwork was created by Tatiana Yamshanova: https://miryanne.artstation.com/projects/BmeQa6https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kronprinz-stern-repair.jpgKronprinz-stern-repairThe origin for this photo is currently unknown. It has been upscaled with AI.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kronprinz-castile-page-001.jpgKronprinz-castile-page-001From page 2 of The Evening World, March 18th 1908.2026-02-04T15:58:03+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/ship-biographies/2025-12-30T18:24:38+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/ss-kaiser-friedrich/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/s_s_burdigala_former_kaiser_friedrich-page-003.jpgS_S_BURDIGALA_former_KAISER_FRIEDRICH-page-003From page 3 of S/S BURDIGALA (former KAISER FRIEDRICH), written by Dimitri Galon. Image is also courtesy of Dimitri Galon. Accessed: https://www.academia.edu/42749099/S_S_BURDIGALA_former_KAISER_FRIEDRICH_https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ms15-8852-kaiserfriedrich.jpgms15-8852-kaiserfriedrichFrom the KFB Collection on the Burdigala Project website: https://burdigalaproject.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ms15-8852-kaiserfriedrich.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kaiser-friedrich-plans-hapag.jpgKaiser-Friedrich-Plans-HapagUploaded by Jamie Luber on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/501177720464691/permalink/1854713138444469https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3383-1-1.jpgIMG_3383 (1)Souvenir postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3383-2.jpgIMG_3383Souvenir postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kaiser-friedrich-3.jpgKaiser-Friedrich-3https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kaiser-friedrich-hapag2.jpgKaiser-Friedrich-Hapag2https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kaiser-friedrich-hapag1.jpgKaiser-Friedrich-Hapag1https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kaiser-friedrich-rauchsalon.jpgKaiser-Friedrich-RauchsalonFrom Berliner Architekturwelt, published by Berlin, E. Wasmuth from pages 244-249. Accessed via: https://archive.org/details/berlinerarchitek01vere/page/n267/mode/2uphttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kaiser-friedrich-kleiner-speisesaal.jpgKaiser-Friedrich-Kleiner-SpeisesaalFrom Berliner Architekturwelt, published by Berlin, E. Wasmuth from pages 244-249. Accessed via: https://archive.org/details/berlinerarchitek01vere/page/n267/mode/2up2025-12-04T15:10:22+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 Collection2025-10-31T22:44:38+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/ss-kaiser-wilhelm-der-grosse/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/30568939-original.jpg30568939-originalFrom Zentralbibliothek Zürich: https://www.e-rara.ch/zuz/content/titleinfo/30568938https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/highflyer-main.jpgHighflyer-MainFrom The Kaisers Pirates page 97 by John Walter and published by Arms and Armour Press, London. https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-last-voyage-of-the-kwdg-page-002.jpgThe last voyage of the KWDG-page-002Drawing by Willy Stöver of the SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Accessed from: https://d-nb.info/1191595307/34https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/statelibqld_1_147407_kaipara_ship.jpgStateLibQld_1_147407_Kaipara_(ship)From Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_147407_Kaipara_%28ship%29.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_2697.jpgScreenshotPhotograph in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3259.jpgIMG_3259From a Lloyd Brochure in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kwdg-auswanderern.jpgKWDG-AuswanderernThird Class Passengers aboard Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. From Page 194 of Die Geschichte der Deutschen Passagierschiffahrt Band II: Expansion auf allen Meeren 1890 bis 1900 by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kwdg-iii-klasse-promenaden.jpgKWDG-III-Klasse-PromenadenEx-First Class Promenade of the Kaisr Wilhelm der Grosse. From Page 218-219 of Die Geschichte der Deutschen Passagierschiffahrt Band III: Sprunghaftes Wachstum 1900 bis 1914 by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kwdg-aufenhaltsraum-iii-klasse.jpgKWDG-Aufenhaltsraum-III-KlasseEx-First Class Lounge of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse after her 1913 rebuild. From Page 218-219 of Die Geschichte der Deutschen Passagierschiffahrt Band III: Sprunghaftes Wachstum 1900 bis 1914 by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kwdg-neue-iii-klasse-speisesaal.jpgKWDG-Neue-III-Klasse-SpeisesaalThe First Class Dining Saloon of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse after being converted to carry only Third Class passengers in 1913. From Page 218-219 of Die Geschichte der Deutschen Passagierschiffahrt Band III: Sprunghaftes Wachstum 1900 bis 1914 by Arnold Kludas.2025-10-21T09:54:05+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/ss-deutschland/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/victoria-luise-isafjord.jpgVictoria-Luise-IsafjordFrom Deutsche Fotothek, No. 87716672 https://www.deutschefotothek.de/documents/obj/87716672 https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/deutschland-musik-salon.jpgDeutschland-Musik-SalonDelcampe listing by user: cinecp Accessed: https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/postcards/ships/steamers/cpa-paquebot-schnell-postdampfer-deutschland-musik-salon-hamburg-amerika-linie-tampon-flamme-marque-193175645.htmlhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/grillraum-deutschland-2.jpgGrillraum-Deutschland-2From page 165 of Die Geschichte der Deutschen Passagierschiffart Band II: Expansionen auf allen Meeren 1890 bis 1900 by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/treppe-deutschland.jpgTreppe-DeutschlandFrom page 97 of Record Breakers of the North Atlantic, Blue Riband Liners 1838 - 1952 by Arnold Kludas.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/grillraum-deutschland.jpgGrillraum-DeutschlandSouvenir Postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/russian_fleet_crop_01.jpg01 – Версия 3Wikimedia Commons Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Fleet_crop_01.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kieler-woche-1914-brit-geschwader.jpgKieler-Woche-1914-brit-GeschwaderWikimedia Commons Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kieler-Woche-1914-brit-Geschwader.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/deutschland-im-dock-page-001.jpgDeutschland-im-Dock-page-001From page 13 of Dockbetrieb von Blohm & Voss 1881-1909 Accessed from Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek: https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/O7FR4Y7JTMBO4C5MYECUNP6QU4VW4EPK?query=blohm%2Bvoss&isThumbnailFiltered=true&viewType=list&facetValues%5B%5D=type_fct%3Dmediatype_003&rows=20&offset=0&hitNumber=012https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/collectie_nationaal_museum_van_wereldculturen_tm-60061879_cruiseschip_victoria_luise_caraibisch_gebied_fotograaf_niet_bekend.jpgCollectie_Nationaal_Museum_van_Wereldculturen_TM-60061879_Cruiseschip_'Victoria_Luise'_Caraibisch_gebied_fotograaf_niet_bekendWikimedia Commons Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collectie_Nationaal_Museum_van_Wereldculturen_TM-60061879_Cruiseschip_%27Victoria_Luise%27_Caraibisch_gebied_fotograaf_niet_bekend.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/haupt-lusitania.jpgHaupt-LusitaniaSouvenir postcard in the Author's collection2025-10-15T17:33:57+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/ss-kronprinz-wilhelm/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/die-kronprinz-nach-den-atlantikfahrt.jpgDie-Kronprinz-nach-den-Atlantikfahrthttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-fred-pansing.jpgKronprinz-Fred-Pansinghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/hilfskreuzer-kronprinz-wellen.jpgHilfskreuzer-Kronprinz-Wellenhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-musikzimmer.jpgKronprinz-Musikzimmerhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-stapellauf-main.jpgKronprinz-Stapellauf-MainUploaded by Virtual Ocean Liner Museum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/128644773854122/photos/a.435939646457965/2241213625930549/?type=3https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-kaiserin-maria-theresia.jpgKronprinz-Kaiserin-Maria-TheresiaSouvenir postcard in the Author's Collection2025-09-28T21:23:00+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/the-schutte-liner/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/wasser-modell-ndl.jpgWasser-Modell-NDLFrom an NDL booklet in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/csm_ba-3117_dr.ing_johann_schuette_1873_bis_1940_hochschullehrer_fuer_schiffbau_u_luftschiffkonstrukteur_um_1925_b14e005bb9.jpgCsm_BA-3117_Dr.Ing_Johann_Schuette_1873_bis_1940_Hochschullehrer_fuer_Schiffbau_u_Luftschiffkonstrukteur_um_1925_b14e005bb9Portrait of Johann Schütte. From Stadtmuseum Oldenburg: https://www.museum-findet-stadt.de/orte/wohnhaus-johann-schuette/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/great-eastern-ansichtskarte.jpgGreat-Eastern-AnsichtskarteSouvenir postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kw-kc-kwii.pngKW-KC-KWIIFrom page 10 of The Process of German Shipbuilding: accessed on Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. https://api.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/binary/5930d7cf-da8f-4536-866e-e7a05efe3fe1.pdfhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-schutte-liner-plans.jpgThe Schütte Liner PlansDeck Plans of the Schütte Liner from the 1927 edition of: Schiffbau und Schiffahrt, Kleinschiffbau und Binnenschiffahrt - in Verbindung mit Eisenbau https://archive.org/details/schiffbau-28/page/n290/mode/1up?q=wilhelm2025-09-28T14:46:20+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/kronprinz-wilhelm-chapter-four/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3370-1.jpgIMG_3370 (1)Souvenir postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/parcel_post_steamship_10c_1913_issue.jpgParcel_post_steamship_10c_1913_issueWikimedia Commons Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parcel_post_steamship_10c_1913_issue.JPGhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/prinz-heinrich-amerika-fahrt-page-004.jpgPrinz-Heinrich-Amerika-Fahrt-page-004From page 25 of "Prinz Heinrichs Amerika-Fahrt" Accessed from Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek: https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/XKCSUV66LK2XBTMJ2JUTURHSCPJLUUZ2?query=prinz+heinrich+amerika&isThumbnailFiltered=true&rows=20&offset=0&viewType=list&hitNumber=03https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/prinz-heinrich-amerika-fahrt-page-003.jpgPrinz-Heinrich-Amerika-Fahrt-page-003From page 23 of "Prinz Heinrichs Amerika-Fahrt" Accessed from Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek: https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/XKCSUV66LK2XBTMJ2JUTURHSCPJLUUZ2?query=prinz+heinrich+amerika&isThumbnailFiltered=true&rows=20&offset=0&viewType=list&hitNumber=03https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/prince_henry_of_prussia_1862e280931929_brother_of_kaiser_wilhelm_ii.jpgPrince_Henry_of_Prussia_(1862–1929),_brother_of_Kaiser_Wilhelm_IIWikimedia Commons Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Henry_of_Prussia_(1862%E2%80%931929),_brother_of_Kaiser_Wilhelm_II.jpghttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/prinz-heinrich-amerika-fahrt-page-002.jpgPrinz-Heinrich-Amerika-Fahrt-page-002From page 19 of "Prinz Heinrichs Amerika-Fahrt" Accessed from Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek: https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/XKCSUV66LK2XBTMJ2JUTURHSCPJLUUZ2?query=prinz+heinrich+amerika&isThumbnailFiltered=true&rows=20&offset=0&viewType=list&hitNumber=03https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kronprinz-kaiserdock.jpgKronprinz-KaiserdockFrom the Leibniz-Instituts für Länderkunde ID: AlbEu064Ried-0215 https://ifl.wissensbank.com/esearcha/browse.tt.html2025-09-15T13:31:32+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/kronprinz-wilhelm-chapter-two/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kronprinz-lesezimmer.jpgKronprinz-LesezimmerPhoto by photovintagefrance on AbeBooks: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31523397532&ref_=search-1_rvi_v2https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3349.jpgIMG_3349https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3350.jpgIMG_3350https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3351.jpgIMG_3351https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3353.jpgIMG_3353https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_3312.jpgIMG_3312https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/staatskabine_mit_bad_kw.jpgStaatskabine_mit_Bad_KWFrom an NDL advertisement book in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pullman-schlafzimmer.jpgPullman-SchlafzimmerFrom an NDL advertisement book in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/luxus-kabine-mahogani-kw.jpgLuxus-Kabine-Mahogani-KWFrom an NDL advertisement book in the Author's Collection.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kaiserzimmer-kw.jpgKaiserzimmer-KWFrom an NDL advertisement book in the Author's Collection.2025-09-04T17:57:23+00:00weekly0.6https://kaiserhafen.com/kronprinz-wilhelm-chapter-three/https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-new-york.jpgShips, North German Lloyd, S.S. "Kronprinz Wilhelm".The S.S. "Kronprinz Wilhelm" at dock at Pier 52.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/hilfskreuzer-kronprinz-wellen-1.jpgHilfskreuzer-Kronprinz-WellenFrom page 122 of The Cruise of the Kronprinz Wilhelm by Alfred von Niezychowski.https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-welle-zeeden.jpgKronprinz-Welle-ZeedenA painting by Walter Zeeden showing the Kronprinz Wilhelm in rough weather. Shared by George Duncan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FoxStarLine/permalink/1350208652468440/?https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-cherbourg.jpgKronprinz-CherbourgSouvenir postcard in the Author's Collectionhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-offiziere-page-001.jpgKronprinz-Offiziere-page-001https://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-bergen-4.jpgKronprinz-Bergen-4The Kronprinz Wilhelm in Bergen on her sea trials. https://marcus.uib.no/search/?q=kronprinz%20wilhelm From Universitas Bergensis: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-bros-02138.htmlhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-bergen2.jpgKronprinz-Bergen2The Kronprinz Wilhelm in Bergen on her sea trials. https://marcus.uib.no/search/?q=kronprinz%20wilhelm From Universitas Bergensis: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-bros-02138.htmlhttps://kaiserhafen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kronprinz-bergen3.jpgKronprinz-Bergen3The Kronprinz Wilhelm in Bergen on her sea trials. https://marcus.uib.no/search/?q=kronprinz%20wilhelm From Universitas Bergensis: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-bros-02138.html2025-09-04T17:15:18+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.comdaily1.02026-04-02T00:18:29+00:00