'' Otsego '' was originally '' ' SS '' Prinz Eitel Friedrich '' ' '' , a passenger-cargo steamer built in Germany in 1901 – 02 for the Hamburg America Line . The steamer initially served on trade routes between Germany and South America before becoming a cruise ship in 1906 , thereafter making tours from New York City to the tropics . '' Prinz Eitel Friedrich '' was one of the first ships on the scene in 1907 after the devastating earthquake at Kingston , Jamaica , where she embarked American refugees
devastating earthquake
1907 Kingston earthquake
SS Otsego