Steamship “Deutschland” broke the record set by “Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse” for fastest crossing time

This cutaway profile shows the various sections of the ship, and types of passenger accommodations. Many immigrants taking German ships traveled in 2nd class, or by 1906 in the newer “third class,” rather than in steerage. Excerpt from “Bedingungen für die Beförderung von Passagieren in der Dritten Klasse und im Zwischendeck” (HAPAG, 1906), 11.