SS Prinz Waldemar was a steam cargo liner built in 1902 by the Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik of Hamburg for Hamburg America Line (HAPAG). She was named after Prince Waldemar of Prussia. The ship was primarily employed as a passenger and cargo carrier between Hamburg and South America during her career.
Prinz-class cargo liners
In 1900 HAPAG established a route between Germany to the east coast of South America which at the time was served by the steamship Canadia, which was built in 1889. At the same time, the company ordered a class of five new single-screw ships, each of about, for the route, each named after a prince of the House of Hohenzollern.
Reiherstieg built the first two: Prinz Eitel Friedrich, launched in December 1901, and Prinz Waldemar, which was launched in May 1902. AG "Neptun" in Rostock built Prinz Sigismund. Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in Flensburg built SS Prinz August Wilhelm