S/S Leviathan
This print & many more available from
kinshipsprints.com. Click image for details.The United States Lines Leviathan was actually built in Germany, and was originally known as the Vaterland of the famous HAPAG line. She was launched in April of 1913 by Blohm and Voss, and entered service over a year later. However, at the end of World War 1, the Allies seized what remained of Germany's merchant fleet and divided the spoils. The USA had already taken possession of the Vaterland (she was in Hoboken, NJ when the war began and was immediately seized after having completed only four crossings for HAPAG) and used her as a troop ship for up to 10,000 men, renaming her USS Leviathan.
S/S Leviathan
This print & many more available from
kinshipsprints.com. Click image for details.The Leviathan began revenue service for United States Lines in 1923 and continued until 1934. She originally had accommodation for 3,900 including steerage, but carried 3,391 in four classes as of 1923, and carried 3,006 passengers in three classes after a 1931 refit. She remains the largest American passenger ship ever at 54,282 GRT, but at 948 feet she was slightly shorter than the speedy United States.
