British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry

Day 27

Boat Accommodation on German Passenger steamers

STATEMENT, showing the provision of Boat Accommodation on certain large German TransAtlantic Passenger steamers, forwarded to the Board of Trade by the President of the see -Berufagenossenschaft at Hamburg. The additions to the table made by the Board of Trade for the purpose of showing the cubic capacity of the boats in cubic feet, and the percentage of persons allowed to be carried, who could be accommodated in the boats, are shown in italics (2.832 cubic metres = 100 cubic feet).

Name Of Vessel Gross Tonnage Max. number of Passengers allowed Crew Carried Total Persons on Board Boats
31st March, 1912 29th May, 1912.
No. Cubic Capacity Persons Accommodated No. Cubic Capacity Persons Accommodated
Cubic
Metres
Cubic
Feet
Number % Cubic
Metres
Cubic
Feet
Number %
"George Washington" 25,570 2,478* 585 8,063 36 589.20 21,122 2,279 74 40 648.60 22,902 2,498 81
"Kaiserin Auguste Victoria" 24,581 2,782+ 596 3,378 35 618.95 21,855 2,201 65 57~ 773.70 27,319 3,074 91
"Amerika" 22,622 2,857+ 577 3,484 30 501.52 17,709 1,895 55 58^ 850.21 30,021 3,213 94
"Berlin" 17,324 2,690* 402 3,092 24 398.23 13,885 1,489 48 39 574.77 20,295 2,278 74
"Kronprinzessin Cecille" 19,508 1,412* 708 2,120 28 428.77 14,963 1,578 74 32 476.28 16,817 1,784 84
"Kaiser Wilhelm II" 19,361 1,477* 679 2,156 28 416.07 14,691 1,544 72 32 and 2 rafts for 30 persons 472.68 16,690 1,825 85

* Norddeutscher Lloyd Vessel.
- This number is in compliance with the maximum number of berths fitted in the above steamer, but does not accord with the passenger certificate.
+ Hamburg Amerika Line Vessel.
- According to passenger certificate.
~ When leaving Hamburg, 16th May. Number of passengers and crew carried on board, 2,980 persons.
^ When leaving Hamburg, 2nd May. Number of passengers and crew carried on board, 2,995 persons.