Cap Arcona in Profile

The Cap Arcona was constructed by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. She measured 675.9' x 85.3, with a gross registered tonnage of 27,560.  Her cruising speed was 20 knots.  In her initial configuration, she carried 571 first class passengers, 274 second class passengers, and 520 in third. Among her amenities were four passenger elevators, and wireless telephone service.