1906 Steamer SS AMERIKA, Hamburg-America Line Naval Cover SEA POST Postcard

Item Specifics

Country

German States - Hamburg

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Stamp Format

Souvenir Sheet

Item Description

1906 Steamer SS AMERIKA, Hamburg-America Line Naval Cover SEA POST Postcard

It was sent 17 May 1906. It was franked with stamp "GW".

This post card is in good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement. It has a 1" tear.

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Burden Built Shipowner or Operator Dimensions
22,225 gross 1905 at belfast by harland & wolff hamburg america line 669ft x 74.3ft

Year Remarks
1905 apr. 20, launchedatlantic journey id 2103

1905 oct. 11, maiden voyage hamburg-dover-cherbourg-new yorkatlantic journey id 2104

1907 rebuilt, new tonnage: 22,621 grossatlantic journey id 2105

1912 oct. 4, collided with and sank british submarine b-2 off dover, 15 lives lostatlantic journey id 2106

1917 seized by usa, became u.S. Army transport "america"atlantic journey id 2107

1918 troopingatlantic journey id 2108

1918 july 14, collided with and sank the "instructor", 16 lives lostatlantic journey id 2109

1918 oct. 15, foundered at hoboken pier, 6 lives lostatlantic journey id 2110

1918 raised in novemberatlantic journey id 2111

1920 apr. 20, sailed with 6,500 troops from vladivostok to trieste via suezatlantic journey id 2112

1921 rebuilt, accommodation: 225 1st class, 425 2nd class, 1,500 3rd class, converted to oil fuel at bostonatlantic journey id 2113

1921 chartered by u.S. Linesatlantic journey id 2114

1923 rebuilt, accommodation: 629 cabin, 1,056 3rd class, new tonnage: 21,114 grossatlantic journey id 2115

1926 mar. 11, damaged by fire at newport newsatlantic journey id 2116

1926 rebuilt, 835 cabin, 516 tourist 3rd class cabin, new tonnage: 21,329 grossatlantic journey id 2117

1931 laid up in chesapeake bayatlantic journey id 2118

1940 renamed "edmund b. Alexander"atlantic journey id 2119

1942 1942-43 rebuilt at baltimore, one funnelatlantic journey id 2120

1943 became a troopshipatlantic journey id 2121

1949 laid up at baltimoreatlantic journey id 2122

1958 scrapped at baltimore

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