S.S. Vaterland, Hamburg America Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1913 at Hamburg by Blohm & Voss 54,282 gross 907.6ft x 100.3ft Hamburg America Line

Hamburg America Line steamship Vaterland
S/S Vaterland [old postcard]
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Steerage passengers on deck of the Hamburg America Line steamship Vaterland
Steerage passengers on deck of the Hamburg America Line steamship Vaterland
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Chronological History

Year Event
1913 Apr. 3, launched for HAPAG
1917 April, seized by USA at new York, became US Govt. ship "Leviathan"
1920 Rebuilt 1920-1923, new tonnage: 59,956 gross, accommodation: 750 1st class, 535 2nd class, 2,000 3rd class
1920 Purchased by US Lines
1938 Scrapped

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