SMY Hohenzollern

Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern I (Willy Stöwer, ca. 1888)
History
German Empire
NameS.M.Y. Hohenzollern I
BuilderNorddeutsche Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Kiel
Laid down1876
Launched1878
RenamedKaiseradler 1892
FateScrapped in 1912
German Empire
NameS.M.Y. Hohenzollern II
BuilderAG Vulcan Stettin
Launched27 June 1892
In service1893
Out of service1920
FateScrapped in 1923
German Empire
NameS.M.Y. Hohenzollern III
LaunchedSeptember 1914
FateScrapped in 1923
NotesNever finished
General characteristics SMY Hohenzollern I
TypeRoyal Yacht
Displacement
  • 6,821 t (6,713 long tons) standard
  • 7,718 t (7,596 long tons) full load
Length88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Beam17.7 m (58 ft 1 in)
Draft4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
PropulsionTriple-expansion steam engine
General characteristics SMY Hohenzollern II
TypeRoyal Yacht
Length120 m (393 ft 8 in)
Beam14 m (45 ft 11 in)
PropulsionTriple-expansion steam engine
NotesThe ship became property of the Weimar Republic

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.