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1900
Hamburg America announced the building of 22 new ships for a total of $11,000,000. The largest two would be SS Deutschland (1900) and Kiautschou of 10,200 tons.

1902

 * Sailed from Southampton for New York via Cherbourg on 3 May.
 * Sailed from Cherbourg on 4 May for New York.
 * Replacing SS Deutschland (1900), advertised as "New twin screw Mail S. S. Kiautschou, 11,000 tons, 525 feet long, 16½ knots; to sail from New York for Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg on 15 May.
 * Under command of Captain Luneschloss; arrived and sailed from Plymouth on 23 May for Cherbourg and Hamburg.
 * Arrived in Cherbourg on 24 May.
 * Arrived in Hamburg on 25 May.

1904

 * 'First NDL arrival of Prinzess Alice''. NDL American president Gustav H. Schwab hosted a luncheon for newspaper men on the ship; comparisons to other ships; description of interior, power-plant; routes North Atlantic during high season

1905

 * Prinzess Alice spotted Apache, one of the yachts competing for the Kaiser's Cup race, on 20 May 65 nmi east of the Nantucket Lightship.
 * Arrived Cherbourg from New York via Plymouth for Bremen, 8 July.

1907

 * Advertised as sailing on Thursdays as part of the "Twin-Screw Passenger Service" from New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg, and Bremen.

1909

 * Prinzess Alice one of the NDL ships carrying Marconi wireless, after RMS Republic (1903) disaster.
 * Prinzess Alice aground at Fort Wadsworth. (full article)
 * Prinzess Alice ashore (first time) off Fort Wadsworth, details (early) re-float efforts, some passengers, some ships involved (USRC Seneca). (full article)
 * Prinzess Alice refloated (first time) by ten steam tugs and her own engines. (blurb)
 * Prinzess Alice aground while passing through Ambrose Channel off Sandy Hook on 28 May (after re-floating from overnight grounding). (blurb)
 * 'More detail of freeing of Prinzess Alice'', collision with other liner, reloading of cargo, second grounding.
 * Brief details of both groundings. (blurb)
 * 'Details of Isaac Moss suicide from Prinzess Alice'' (article)

1905

 * Howard Atwood Kelly, Baltimore physician, one of founders of Johns Hopkins Hospital, sailed on 23 May 1905.
 * Hamilton Wright Mabie, author, sailed from New York with wife on 29 June 1905.

1906

 * Charles Frederick Millspaugh, botanist, returned in June 1906.

1907

 * Alfred Thayer Mahan returned on 20 June
 * Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon (D-GA), sailed for Europe on 1 August.