SS Vaterland (1913)
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SS Vaterland was an ocean liner launched on 3 April 1913 that began service in 1914 for Germany's Hamburg America Line. The ship, second of three running mates and then the largest passenger ship in t
German ocean liner Vaterland, seen in 1914.
Launch of Vaterland, 3 April 1913
Vaterland (largest ship) and other German liners laid up in New York, 4 April 1917
USS Leviathan in dazzle camouflage
SS Imperator
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SS Imperator was a German ocean liner built for the Hamburg America Line, launched in 1912. At the time of her completion in June 1913, she was the largest passenger ship in the world, surpassing the
SS Vaterland (1913)
…5,250 with 83 lifeboats with capacity for more than those aboard. Vaterland was the largest passenger ship in the world upon her completion, superseding SS Imperator, but later being superseded in turn by the last ship of this class, SS Bismarck, later the RMS Majestic. On the ship's maiden voyage, arriving at New…
SS Imperator
Closeup of the bronze figurehead before its removal
Imperator in Hamburg, 1913
Detail of the figurehead after its wings were damaged