In July 1917 the ship was commissioned as USS Vaterland and on 6 September 1917 renamed USS Leviathan (ID-1326) and assigned to the Cruiser and Transport Force. The ship's first …

Pounded by a large wave during an Atlantic storm in December 1929, the passenger ship Leviathan developed a serious crack. It ran across C Deck just aft the forward funnel uptakes …

Jul 4, 2024 · The SS Leviathan was America's first superliner. Although not financially successful, it paved the way for future ships like SS United States.

The SS Vaterland of Germany turned USS Leviathan of the US during WWI and beyond sailed during the roaring 1920's. Larger than the Titanic, this forgotten liner was the favorite of many, …

On her first peacetime crossing after World War I, that crew numbered 1,100 men and women, and they worked to ensure a comfortable, safe, and rapid five-days voyage for the ship’s 1,800 …

Ephemera for the SS Leviathan including passenger lists, brochures, Menus, Programs, Passage Contracts, Sailing Schedules, Fleet List, and more.

Explore the grandeur of the SS Leviathan, the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of the 1920s. This 1923 brochure showcases the ship’s stunning interiors, advanced engineering, …

A detailed review of the deck and lines plans for the oceanliner Leviathan, formerly the German steamship Vaterland, along with several purchase options.

Jul 29, 2015 · Leviathan (SP-1326), ex SS Vaterland, built as Germany's largest passenger liner by Blohm und Voss, Hamburg, was launched 13 April 1913; seized at Hoboken, N.J., by the …

SS Leviathan, originally built as the Vaterland, was an ocean liner which regularly crossed the North Atlantic from 1914 to 1934. The second of three sister ships built by Germany's …