Kronprinzessin Cecilie

The last of the North German Lloyd four-stackers, the Kronprinzessin Cecilie held the Blue Riband longest before giving way to the new Cunarders.

After seeing service as a troop ship during the War she was finally broken up in 1940.

Click here for the next record holder, Lusitania.

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Thanks to "Mr Bongo" for kindly sending me this picture.