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Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
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by A/G Vulcan Shipyard, Stettin, Germany, 1906. 24,581 gross tons; 705 (bp)
feet long; 77 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin
screw. Service speed 17.5 knots. 2,996 passengers
(652 first class, 286 second class, 2,058 third class).
Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1906 and intended to be the Europa. Renamed Kaiserin Auguste Victoria in 1907. Hamburg-New York service. Laid up in Germany 1914-19. Given as reparations to Canadian Pacific Steamships, British flag, in 1919 and renamed Empress of Scotland. Southampton-Quebec City service. Sold for scrap, but caught fire and sank. Salvaged wreckage broke in half. Final pieces later scrapped in 1930.
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