Königin Luise - Hamburg America Line

KÖNIGIN LUISE was the queen of Prussia when this country was invaded in 1806, called by Napoleon the only man in Prussia.
The ship - built in 1934 - has no connection with the Kaiser (and was no private yacht), but was a coastal passenger ship (service to Heligoland) of the Hamburg -Amerika Line. Taken over as minelayer in 1939 she struck a mine and sunk 25.09.1941.

kgvm -
Thankyou for the details.

Just some additional data:
Built by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, Yard Number 731
2400 GT,
LOA/B/D: 93,5/12,8/3,6 m
2 MAN diesel engines with 3600 hp for 16 kn
after break out of WWII converted to a mine laying vessel, sunk in the Baltic Sea close to Helsinki at the above mentioned date.
Second ship with this name for HAPAGs Heligoland service. The first one was commissioned in 1913 and sunk by British Warships on 05.08.1914.
For the life of the prussian queen, that gave the name, the following link might be helpfull: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Regards
Manfred
Manfred

Manfred,
Thankyou for the very interesting link to Queen Louise..
Regards
Stan