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SS Imperator (known as RMS Berengaria for most of her career) 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 new White Star liner Olympic .
SS Imperator. The Imperator-class was a series of three large ocean liners designed and built for the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG). Envisaged by HAPAG chairman, Albert Ballin, the three ships - Imperator, launched in 1912; Vaterland, launched in 1913; and Bismarck, launched in 1914 - each displaced over 50,000 tons, with each successively holding the title of the world's largest passenger ship.
RMS Empress of Russia coaling at Vancouver circa 1930: SS Espagne: 1909 Scrapped in 1934 S.S. Espagne at the port of Saint-Nazaire: RMS Etruria: 1884 Scrapped in 1910 RMS Etruria in the River Mersey: RMS Europa: 1847 Sold in February 1866 R.M.S. Europa in 1848: SS France: 1910 Scrapped in 1936 S.S. France in 1912: SS Finland: 1902 Scrapped in 1928
RMS was a state of license to carry Royal Mail — not even something more or less integral (until perhaps major refit) such as SS for steam and MS/MV for motor propulsion. Technically that prefix should be covered only in text as in "Between (date1) and (date2) the ship was licensed to carry Royal Mail and bore the RMS designation" (and of ...
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White Star's Australia and New Zealand service ships were transferred to the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line in 1934 and RMS Olympic was retired and sold for scrap the following year, along with Cunard's RMS Mauretania. White Star's flagship RMS Majestic, the largest ship in the world until 1935, was sold in 1936.
RMS Scythia was a Cunard ocean liner. She sailed on her maiden voyage in 1921, and became a troop and supply ship during the Second World War . Scythia was the longest serving Cunard liner until 4 September 2005, when her record was surpassed by Queen Elizabeth 2 .