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TEMPORARY AUXILIARY SHIPS
WORLD WAR I
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WORLD WAR I
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USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963), 1919-1919
USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, a 24,581 gross ton transport, was built at Stettin, Germany, in 1905 as the civilian passenger liner of the same name. She operated under the German flag in the trans-Atlantic trade from the spring of 1906 until World War I broke out in early August 1914. During the conflict the ship was laid up at Hamburg and, after the fighting ended, she was allocated to Great Britain and then chartered for use by the U.S. Navy. Commissioned in February 1919, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria made five voyages from France to the United States, bringing home American service personnel. This work ended in August 1919, with the big ship being placed out of commission in December of that year and returned to the British. Following brief service with the Cunard Line, she was sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, who renamed her Empress of Scotland and employed her for the rest of the decade. Her final commercial voyage took place in the fall of 1930. Sold that December, she burned and sank while awaiting scrapping. The ship's remains were broken up during 1931.
Note: As with a few other contemporary ships, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria had two "ID" numbers assigned to her, perhaps as a result of clerical errors in what was a very busy World War I era Navy Department. She was apparently initially given ID # 1472 (a number in a series being actively assigned in 1917 or early in 1918, which seems to have been in error considering that Kaiserin Auguste Victoria was laid up in Germany at that time and would hardly have been available for possible U.S. Navy service). By the time her official data card was prepared (sometime in late 1918 or early 1919), her ID number was 3963.
This page features all available views concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963).
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Photo #: None S.S. Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (German passenger vessel, 1905) Photographed before World War I or when handed over to the Allies in the Solent in March 1919. She is flying the black-white-red tricolor of the German Empire which remained in use until late 1919. Source: Shipscribe. |
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Photo #: NH 52207 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) In port in 1919, probably at New York City. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 63KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 52206 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of what may have been a postal card. This German passenger liner was employed by the Navy as a troop transport in 1919. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 98KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105877 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of an artwork, depicting the ship during her commercial service as the German passenger liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. It is very similar to the view seen in Photo # NH 52206. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105878 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken on the ship's bridge, showing her pilothouse, engine order telegraphs and other fittings. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105884 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken on the ship's boat deck, starboard side, showing life boats in their davits. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105885 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph looking aft, toward the ship's poop deck. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105883 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken on the ship's promenade deck. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105879 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the Executive Officer's office, showing Yeomen, desks and typewriters. Note the fancy decor of this former German passenger liner. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105886 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the ship's engine room. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 96KB; 740 x 515 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105881 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the troops' galley, showing Navy Sailors who worked there. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105880 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the troops' mess, which fed 5000 men in an hour. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 85KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105882 USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (ID # 3963) Halftone reproduction of a photograph showing folding berths in part of the troops' quarters. This view was published circa 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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