1901 SS Kaiser Wilhelm & 1936 SS Manhattan

[hattack]

I am doing research on the above two transatlantic voyages that carried African American Cyclist Major Taylor to Paris and his 1st International Tour & the 1936 Summer Olympic Team to the Berlin Olympics which included 18 African American Olympic Team Members (including Jesse Owens ) 

 

any assistance (photos, articles etc) you could offer to help my project would be greatly appreciated 

[norboy76]

Do you mean the *Kronprinz Wilhelm* of 1901?

1901 - 1914 - For Norddeutscher Lloyd
1914 - 1915 - German Auxiliary Cruiser
1915 - 1917 - Internment In The USA
1917 - 1919 - US Navy (Name Changed To 'USS Von Steuben')
1919 - 1923 - USSB (United States Shipping Board - Name Changed To 'Von Steuben')

*Scrapped: 1923

that's a postcard I have for her