USS Moccasin (ID-1322)
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USS Moccasin was a cargo liner that was launched in Germany in 1903 as Prinz Joachim. The US seized her in 1917. In 1918–19, she was renamed Moccasin and briefly served in the United States Navy. In 1
The ship at an unknown date, with "Prinz Joachim" faintly legible on her starboard bow
Prinz Joachim with her hull painted white for cruising
The cruiser SMS Hertha
A painting by Antonio Jacobsen of the Ward Line steamship Seguranca
SS Otsego
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SS Otsego was a cargo liner that was launched in Germany in 1901 as Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The USA seized her in 1917 and renamed her Otsego. In 1919 she served in the United States Navy as USS Otsego
USS Moccasin (ID-1322)
…Five of them were single-screw, all built to the same dimensions, and formed a class. Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik in Hamburg built Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Prinz Waldemar. AG "Neptun" in Rostock built Prinz Sigismund. Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in Flensburg built Prinz August Wilhelm and Prinz…
The ship as USAT Otsego, August 1943
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
HAPAG advertisement for a 25-day Atlas cruise to the Caribbean aboard Prinz Eitel Friedrich, January 1912
Police guarding HAPAG ships in New York, February 1917. They are standing in front of the bow of König Wilhelm II (right). In the background are Prinz Joachim (left) and Prinz Eitel Friedrich (center).