SS Potsdam was a steam ocean liner that was launched in Germany in 1899 for Holland America Line.
In 1915, Swedish American Line acquired her and renamed her Stockholm. In 1929, the ship was acquired by Norwegians, who had it converted into a whaling factory ship, and renamed her Solglimt. In 1941, a German auxiliary cruiser captured her and she was renamed Sonderburg. She was scuttled in 1944, and raised and scrapped in 1947.
When new, Potsdam was the largest ship in the Holland America Line fleet. She was the only Holland America Line ship ever to be named after the German city of Potsdam. She was the first of four Swedish American liners to be named after the Swedish capital city Stockholm.
Building
Blohm+Voss built Potsdam in Hamburg as yard number 139. She was laid down on 4 May 1899, launched on 15 December 1899 and completed on 5 May 1900. Her length overall was 174.65 m and her registered length was 550.0 ft. Her beam was 62.0 ft and her depth was 34.6 ft. Her tonnages were, and. Her passenger accommodation had berths for 282 first class, 208 second class and 1,800 third class passengers.