阿爾弗雷德·馮·鐵必制
The partially completed hull was launched on 20 December 1913. During this period, it was the intention of the Hamburg America Line to name the completed ship the SS "Admiral von Tirpitz" in honour of Alfred von Tirpitz. Later, the prospective name of the ship was shortened to simply the SS "Tirpitz", but final outfitting was held up during World War I.