SMY Hohenzollern (German: Seiner Majestät Yacht Hohenzollern) was the name of several yachts used by the German Emperors between 1878 and 1918, named after their House of Hohenzollern.
 Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern I (Willy Stöwer, ca. 1888)
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | S.M.Y. Hohenzollern I |
| Builder | Norddeutsche Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Kiel |
| Laid down | 1876 |
| Launched | 1878 |
| Renamed | Kaiseradler 1892 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1912 |
| German Empire | |
| Name | S.M.Y. Hohenzollern II |
| Builder | AG Vulcan Stettin |
| Launched | 27 June 1892 |
| In service | 1893 |
| Out of service | 1920 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1923 |
| German Empire | |
| Name | S.M.Y. Hohenzollern III |
| Launched | September 1914 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1923 |
| Notes | Never finished |
| General characteristics SMY Hohenzollern I | |
| Type | Royal Yacht |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 88 m (288 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 17.7 m (58 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | Triple-expansion steam engine |
| General characteristics SMY Hohenzollern II | |
| Type | Royal Yacht |
| Length | 120 m (393 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | Triple-expansion steam engine |
| Notes | The ship became property of the Weimar Republic |
History
editSMY Hohenzollern I
editThe first Hohenzollern was built 1876–1878 by Norddeutsche Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in Kiel. Her interiors were designed by architect Heinrich Moldenschardt. In 1892 she was renamed Kaiseradler (Imperial eagle) and scrapped in 1912.
SMY Hohenzollern II
editHohenzollern II was launched on 27 June 1892,[1] the build completed the same year by AG Vulcan Stettin. She was 120 metres (390 ft) long, had a beam of 14 metres (46 ft) and drew 5.6 metres (18 ft), with 9,588 indicated horsepower (7,150 kW).
She was used as the Imperial Yacht and aviso from 1893 to July 1914. From 1894 to 1914, with the exception of 1906, Emperor Wilhelm II used her on his annual prolonged Nordlandfahrt trips to Norway. In total he spent over four years on board.
In June 1914 Hohenzollern II attended the Kiel regatta and on 25 June the last state banquet was held on board to entertain officers of the British fleet whose ships had been invited to attend.[2]
At the end of July 1914 Hohenzollern II was put out of service in Kiel, the last captain being Kapitän zur See Johannes V. Karpf. The ship became property of the Weimar Republic in 1918. Struck on 27 February 1920, she was scrapped in 1923 in Wilhelmshaven.
She was captained by Erich Raeder during the Edwardian era.
SMY Hohenzollern III
editHohenzollern III was launched in September 1914 in Stettin but never finished due to war. She was struck in 1919 and scrapped in 1923 at Deutsche Werke in Kiel.
Philately
editThe imperial yacht was the subject of the Yacht issue produced for postal use in German colonies.
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Hohenzollern II is depicted on the Yacht issue.
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Postcard depicting SMY Hohenzollern II in Norway
References
edit- ^ "The Marshall Islands - Marshall Islands history Sources". 2005-10-09.
- ^ George von Hase (c. 1921). Kiel and Jutland. Skeffington and son Ltd.
Bibliography
edit- Frampton, Viktor; Freivogel, Zvonmir; Kindrachuk, Mark & Smyers, Richard Paul (2010). "Question 25/46: German Imperial Yachts". Warship International. XLVII (3): 209–211. ISSN 0043-0374.
- Warship International Staff (2015). "International Fleet Review at the Opening of the Kiel Canal, 20 June 1895". Warship International. LII (3): 255–263. ISSN 0043-0374.
External links
edit Media related to Ships named Hohenzollern at Wikimedia Commons
- Klaus Kramer - S.M.Y. Hohenzollern
- https://www.hermann-foettinger.de/Schiffe/HohenzollernIII/Hohenzollern.htm