SS Deutschland (1923)

54°07′30″N 10°48′15″E / 54.12500°N 10.80417°E / 54.12500; 10.80417

The SS Deutschland
History
Weimar Republic
NameDeutschland
OwnerHamburg-America Line
Port of registryGermany
RouteHamburg to New York
Ordered1921
BuilderBlohm+Voss, Kommandit Ges auf Aktien, Hamburg, Germany
Launched28 April 1923
Maiden voyage27 March 1924
HomeportHamburg, Germany
FateTransferred to the Kriegsmarine in 1940.
Notes
  • Paintwork:
  • black hull
  • red boot-topping
  • upper works white
  • funnels buff with red, white and black tops
Nazi Germany
NameDeutschland
Acquired1940
FateCapsized and sank on 3 May 1945 as a result of a British air attack.
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage21,046 GRT
Length196.6 m (645 ft 0 in) overall
Beam22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Depth12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Decks4
Installed power8 steam turbines
PropulsionTwin screw
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement976 passengers
Crew422 officers and crew

SS Deutschland was a 21,046 gross register tons (GRT) German ocean liner of the HAPAG line. It was sunk in a British air attack on May 3, 1945.

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