SS Fürst Bismarck (1890)
SS Fürst Bismarck | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| German Empire | |
| Name | Fürst Bismarck |
| Owner | Hamburg America Line |
| Builder | AG Vulcan |
| Launched | 29 November 1890 |
| Maiden voyage | 8 May 1891 |
| Fate | Sold to Russia, 1904 |
| Russian Empire | |
| Name | Don |
| In service | 1904 |
| Renamed | 1906, Moskva |
| Fate | Sold to Austria |
| Austria-Hungary | |
| Name | Gäa |
| In service | 1913 |
| Fate | Seized by Italy |
| Italy | |
| Name | San Giusto |
| In service | c. 1917 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1924 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 8,430 GRT |
| Length | 520 ft |
| Beam | 57½ ft |
| Depth | 38 ft |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam, twin screw |
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The first SS Fürst Bismarck was an ocean liner built in 1890 by AG Vulcan for the Hamburg America Line. A steamship of 8,430 gross register tons, it was assigned to transatlantic crossings between Hamburg Germany and New York City, United States. Fürst Bismarck and the sister ships were part of an express fleet that usually made the trip in five to six days.