This is the S.S Preussen the first passenger ship of the Whilhelmshaven America Line. It was build in 1898 on the Imperial Shipyard in Hamburg. In 1910 the Ship has been remastered and got a marconi room. In the both worldwars was the Preussen used as a Hospital Ship. At the end of the second worldwar the Ship transported civilians of the City Königsberg to Hamburg. In the years 1947 to 1998 the Ship made some Cruises and north atlantic croses. In the year 1998 the Ship has been retired from service and was transformed into a hotel in the harbour of Kaliningrad.



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