SS Königin Luise (1913)

History
NameSS Königin Luise
OperatorHamburg America Line
BuilderAG Vulcan Stettin
Laid down1913
Launched8 May 1913
AcquiredTaken over by the Kaiserliche Marine on 3 August 1914
FateSunk on 5 August 1914
General characteristics
Class & typeSteam ferry
Tonnage2,150 tones
Length310 ft (94 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion6500 shp
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Armament
  • 2 × revolver cannons
  • 200 × mines

SS Königin Luise was a German steam ferry. She operated between Hamburg and the Netherlands, before being taken over by the Kaiserliche Marine on the outbreak of the First World War. She was used as an auxiliary minelayer before being sunk on 5 August 1914.