On the bridge of SS 'Vaterland' c. 1914. The ship was built in1913 for the Hamburg America Line by Blohm and Voss at Hamburg, Germany for the trans-Atlantic passenger route. She was the largest passenger ship in the world on completion
On the bridge of SS 'Vaterland' c. 1914. The ship was built in1913 for the Hamburg America Line by Blohm and Voss at Hamburg, Germany for the trans-Atlantic passenger route. She was the largest passenger ship in the world on completion. Vaterland had made only a few voyages before being immobilised for nearly three years during World War I. In 1917, she was seized by the USA government and renamed 'Leviathan'. She became a troopship during World War I and later the flagship of the United States Lines.
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Location: Germany
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
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