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SS ''Deutschland'' was a passenger liner built in Stettin and launched in 1900 by the Hamburg America Line of Germany. The rival North German Lloyd line had launched Germany's first four funnel liner, in 1897, and SS ''Deutschland'' was built by Hamburg America as Germany's second four-funnel liner in order to compete. Although she was able to capture the Blue Riband from ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'', crossing the Atlantic Ocean in just over five days, she suffered from persistent engine issues, and was withdrawn from transatlantic service in 1910 after just ten years. At this time she was renamed ''Viktoria Luise'' and converted to a dedicated cruise ship. As ''Viktoria Luise'' she saw brief service in World War I. In 1921 she was converted again into an immigrant ship and renamed ''Hansa'', although changes in United States immigration laws reduced the value of this trade, and ultimately she was sold for scrap in 1925. ==As the transatlantic liner ''Deutschland''== When it became clear that ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'' was a success, Hamburg America Line decided to join the battle for supremacy on the Atlantic. North German Lloyd responded to the ''Deutschland'' threat by ordering three more liners, the . Built by AG Vulcan in Stettin and launched in 1900, she won the Blue Riband from ''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'' of the North German Lloyd line, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in just a little over five days. She was the first and only four-stacker built for Hamburg America. She was long, wide and measured 16,502 gross tons. Her service speed was and she carried 2,050 passengers in first, second and third class. In March 1902, she played a role in the ''Deutschland'' incident. When she was carrying Prince Henry, the brother of the Kaiser back to Europe from a highly publicized visit to the United States, the ship was prevented from using her Slaby-d'Arco system of wireless telegraphy as the Marconi radio stations refused its radio traffic through their nets and blocked the rival system. Prince Henry—who tried to send wireless messages to both the U.S. and Germany—was outraged. During a later conference, the Marconi company was forced to give access to their stations to other companies. This incident turned out to be one of the important moments in the early history of wireless transmission. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Deutschland (1900)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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