USS Moccasin (ID-1322)
1917: Moccasin
The 1903 finished Prince Joachim, named after Joachim of Prussia, was a 7th and last Prince ship for the South America services the Hamburg -American Packet ride Actien -Gesellschaft ( Hapag ), Hamburg, built by the Flensburg shipbuilding company. This shipyard delivered two steamers that were similar to the three built in Reiherstieg shipyard and the AG Neptun One choir Steinem Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prince Waldemar and Prince Sigismund.
In addition, the Company nor the larger twin screw steamer Prinz Adalbert and Prinz Oskar had built for the South American services. 1914 should then obtained by renaming two of the HSDG to be taken over steamer two more " Prince ", which should be used by the Hapag East Asia.
Use in the Hapag
The Prince Joachim began in October 1903 on her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Le Havre and La Corunna to Havana and Veracruz. Together with her sister ship Prince August Wilhelm served them the which opened in April 1903 two monthly direct service of Hapag to Mexico.
In Atlas of Hapag service from New York
1901 Hapag had the British Atlas Line purchased from Liverpool, which connected the two oldest travel destinations of Hapag, New York and the West Indies. The "Atlas Service" had one weeks line from New York to Jamaica, Colombia, Costa Rica and Port-au- Prince ( Haiti), yet also branch lines according to Haitian ports and Central America. 1905/1906 developed, partly due to the start of construction of the Panama Canal, an increased competition with other lines. The Hapag tightened her West India service significantly and sat from Hamburg to Mexico now about 8,000 -ton twin screw steamship Fuerst Bismarck and Crown Princess Cecilie one.
Prince August Wilhelm ( first mission on 10 February 1906) and Prince Joachim (from April ) were thus free for a gain of passenger traffic in the Atlas service, which then the three previously used in Brazil Service One choir Steiner Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prince Waldemar and Prince Sigismund followed.
1913 served the Prince Joachim with her sister ship Prince August Wilhelm Line D of the Atlas service, the bi-weekly from New York to Inagua, monthly, Saint -Marc (Haiti ), Port -au -Prince, monthly Petit Goave, Miragoâne, Jérémie (Haiti ), Aux Cayes Jacmel or, Cartagena ( Colombia) to Puerto Colombia (Colombia ) and ran over Kingston ( Jamaica) and Inagua to New York returned.
When the war started, the Prince Joachim was in New York and was launched.
Sister ship Prince August Wilhelm
The almost identical Prince August Wilhelm ( 4733 BRT) was launched on November 4, 1902 in Flensburg shipbuilding company as a building no. 217 from the stack and was delivered on 16 May 1903 the Hapag. On 26 May, she sailed on her maiden voyage to Mexico. On 10 February 1906, she went in the Atlas service from New York to Costa Rica for the first time.
On August 1, 1914, the Prince August Wilhelm was in Santa Martha (Colombia) and later moved to Puerto Colombia, where she was launched for the duration of the war. On April 26, 1918, the ship was sunk by its own crew.
American service of Prince Joachim
In April 1917, the U.S. government confiscated the Prince Joachim and brought them under the name Moccasin as a transporter moving.
On February 26, 1918, the U.S. Navy took this freighter with passenger facilities and cold stores as USS Moccasin (ID -1322 ) into service. From March 14 to April 13 she was in a convoy with a cargo of frozen meat their first trip to Europe from New York City to Bordeaux, France. On 2 June 1919, the ship was decommissioned.
In 1920 she was renamed in Porto Rico. On 2 March 1920, she fell in New York. Again lifted and repaired, she came in 1923 in the service of the New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co.. In December 1933, the former Prince Joachim was sold for demolition.