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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:SS_Deutschland_(1923).jpg) The SS Deutschland
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Weimar Republic | |
| Name | SS Deutschland |
| Owner | Hamburg-America Line |
| Port of registry | Germany |
| Route | Hamburg to New York |
| Ordered | 1921 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Kommandit Ges auf Aktien, Hamburg, Germany |
| Launched | 28 April 1923 |
| Maiden voyage | 27 March 1924 |
| Homeport | Hamburg, Germany |
| Fate | Transferred to the Kriegsmarine in 1940. |
| Notes |
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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | SS Deutschland |
| Acquired | 1940 |
| Fate | Capsized and sank on 3 May 1945 as a result of a British air attack. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 21,046 gross register tons |
| Length | 196.6 m overall |
| Beam | 22 m |
| Depth | 12.8 m |
| Decks | 4 |
| Installed power | 8 steam turbines |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Complement | 976 passengers |
| Crew | 422 officers and crew |
SS Deutschland[note 1] was a 21,046 gross registered ton (GRT) German ocean liner of the HAPAG line. It was sunk in a British air attack on May 3, 1945.
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