Kronprinzessin Cecilie Steamship and Portrait
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| The KRONPRINZESSIN CECILIE, of the North German Lloyd, entered service August 6, 1907 on the Bremen-Southampton-New York run. She was 19,503 tons, 685 feet long, 74 feet wide, twin-screw and could steam at 23 1/2 knots. From her keel to the top of her four funnels was 131 feet. Seized by the United States in 1917, she became the troopship MOUNT VERNON, September 5, 1918. Laid up after World War One, she was scrapped in 1940. Her sistership was the KAISER WILHELM II. The postcard features a portrait of Kronprinzessin Cecilie, labeled "Patin des Dampfers" (Godmother of the Steamer). A flag with "GOTT MIT UNS" (God with us) is also visible. |
