SS Georgia (1890)

	The ship as Georgia
History
Name	1891: Pickhuben; 1895: Georgia; 1915: Housatonic;
Namesake	1891: a street in Hamburg; 1895: Georgia; 1915: Housatonic River;
Owner	1891: Dampfschiffs-Reederei „Hansa“; 1892: Hamburg America Line; 1915: Housatonic Steamship Co;
Operator	1915: Edward F Geer; 1916: Brown, Jenkinson & Co;
Port of registry	1891: Hamburg; 1915: New York;
Route	1891: Hamburg – Montreal; 1895: Stettin – New York; 1900: Genoa – New York; 1902: Odesa – New York;
Builder	Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow
Yard number	365
Launched	14 November 1890
Completed	January 1891
Maiden voyage	15 April 1891
Identification	1891: code letters RJFD; ; 1915: US official number 213094; 1915: code letters LFHT; ;
Fate	scuttled 1917
General characteristics
Type	cargo liner
Tonnage	3,144 GRT, 2,042 NRT
Length	331.0 ft (100.9 m)
Beam	41.1 ft (12.5 m)
Depth	19.2 ft (5.9 m)
Decks	1
Installed power	265 NHP or 1,550 ihp
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion engine; 1 × screw;
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity	passengers: 10 × 1st class; 620 × 3rd class
Crew	1917: 37

SS Georgia was a passenger and cargo ship that was launched in Germany in 1891 as Pickhuben. The Hamburg America Line acquired her in 1892, and renamed her Georgia in 1895. In 1915 a US company bought her and renamed her Housatonic.

Mostly the ship traded across the North Atlantic. She carried European immigrants to the United States. In 1893 she brought to the US the German exhibits for the World's Columbian Exposition. In 1891 and 1894 she voyaged under charter to Australia. In 1914 she took refuge in the neutral US. In 1917 a German U-boat captured and scuttled her, contributing to increasing diplomatic tension that eventually led the US to declare war on Germany.

Pickhuben's first owner was Dampfschiffs-Reederei „Hansa“ ("Steamship line "Hansa") of Hamburg. DR „Hansa“ should not be confused with the larger and better-known DDG „Hansa“ company of Bremen. HAPAG took over DR „Hansa“ in 1892, and renamed the ship in 1895.

This was the first of two steamships that HAPAG named after the US State of Georgia. The second was launched in 1922, sold in 1936, and renamed in 1937.

History
The ship as Georgia
Name	1891: Pickhuben 1895: Georgia 1915: Housatonic
Namesake	1891: a street in Hamburg 1895: Georgia 1915: Housatonic River
Owner	1891: Dampfschiffs-Reederei „Hansa“ 1892: Hamburg America Line 1915: Housatonic Steamship Co
Operator	1915: Edward F Geer 1916: Brown, Jenkinson & Co
Port of registry	1891: Hamburg 1915: New York
Route	1891: Hamburg – Montreal 1895: Stettin – New York 1900: Genoa – New York 1902: Odesa – New York
Builder	Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow
Yard number	365
Launched	14 November 1890
Completed	January 1891
Maiden voyage	15 April 1891
Identification	1891: code letters RJFD 1915: US official number 213094 1915: code letters LFHT
Fate	scuttled 1917
General characteristics
Type	cargo liner
Tonnage	3,144 GRT, 2,042 NRT
Length	331.0 ft (100.9 m)
Beam	41.1 ft (12.5 m)
Depth	19.2 ft (5.9 m)
Decks	1
Installed power	265 NHP or 1,550 ihp
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion engine 1 × screw
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity	passengers: 10 × 1st class; 620 × 3rd class
Crew	1917: 37