Wreck of Prinzessin Victoria Luise
German Empire
- Position
- About 17.9° N, 76.9° W (within about 10 km)
- Sank
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- Cause
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- Depth
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Protection status
Location generalised as a precaution
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
The year of loss is not recorded, so its age and protection status cannot be verified.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 50%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
Prinzessin Victoria Luise was the world's first purpose-built cruise ship. She was built in Germany, and launched in 1900 for the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG). Most of her cruises were from Hoboken, New Jersey to the Caribbean. She also cruised to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and in mid 1903 she made a series of cruises from Hamburg to Norway and the Baltic. Between September 1904 and January 1905 she made a pioneering round-the-World cruise from Hamburg to San Francisco. As a prestigious luxury ship, Prinzessin Victoria Luise also took part in events honoring Kaiser Wilhelm II, his brother Prince Henry of Prussia, and Cipriano Castro, President of Venezuela. Her career lasted only five years. In 1906 her master mistook one lighthouse for another, set the wrong course, and accidentally drove her onto a reef off Jamaica.
History from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
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