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SS Princess Alice
SS ''Princess Alice'' may refer to the following ships: * , steamship, sank in the Thames 1878 with an estimated 640 dead * , under this name from 1904 to 1917 for North German Lloyd. Later: ** as SS ''Kiautschou'' for Hamburg-America Line ** as USS ''Princess Matoika'' for U.S. Navy ** as USAT ''Princess Matoika'' for U.S. Army ** as SS ''Princess Matoika'' in passenger service ** as SS ''President Arthur'' for United States Lines and American Palestine Line ** as SS ''City of Honolulu'' for Los Angeles Steamship Company ** scrapped 1933 * , coastal liner for the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. * ''Princess Alice'', oceanographic research ship that took part in Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert I expeditions References {{DEFAULTSORT:Princess Alice, Ss Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert I, Prince Of Monaco
Albert I (Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi; 13 November 1848 – 26 June 1922) was Prince of Monaco from 10 September 1889 until his death. He devoted much of his life to oceanography, exploration and science. Alongside his expeditions, Albert I made reforms on political, economic and social levels, bestowing a constitution on the principality in 1911. Early life Born on 13 November 1848 in Paris, France, the son of Prince Charles III (1818–1889), and Countess Antoinette de Mérode-Westerloo (1828–1864), a Belgian noblewoman, maternal aunt of Donna Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Princess della Cisterna, Duchess consort of Aosta and Queen consort of Spain. As a young man, Prince Albert served in the Spanish Navy as a navigator. During the Franco-Prussian War, he joined the French Navy where he was awarded the Legion of Honor. In addition to his interest in oceanographic studies, Albert had a keen interest in the origins of man and in Paris, he founded the "''Institute for H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
