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The term "largest passenger ship" has evolved over time to also include ships by length as supertankers built by the 1970s were over 400 metres (1,300 ft) long. In the modern era the term has gradually fallen out of use in favor of "largest cruise ship" as the industry has shifted to cruising rather than transatlantic ocean travel. [1]
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.
Passenger ship: For private owner. [24] Unknown date United Kingdom: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richarson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne: Dimboola: Cargo ship: For private owner. [25] Unknown date Germany: Stettiner Oderwerke: Stettin: Dollart: Coaster: Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG Unknown date Sweden: Oskarshamn Shipyard: Oskarshamn: Fernebo: Cargo ...
They were by far the largest vessels of the British shipping company White Star Line's fleet, which comprised 29 steamers and tenders in 1912. [6] The three ships had their genesis in a discussion in mid-1907 between the White Star Line's chairman, J. Bruce Ismay , and the American financier J. P. Morgan , who controlled the White Star Line's ...
When RMS Titanic set sail on April 10, 1912, she was the largest passenger ship in service and considered to be “unsinkable.” Just four days later, the Titanic’s maiden voyage was ...
At the time of her entry into service on 2 April 1912, the Titanic was the second of three [b] Olympic-class ocean liners, and was the largest ship in the world. She and the earlier RMS Olympic were almost one and a half times the gross register tonnage of Cunard's RMS Lusitania and RMS Mauretania , the previous record holders, and were nearly ...
They were the largest vessels built for the British shipping company White Star Line, which was a fleet of 29 steamers and tenders in 1912. [9] The three ships had their genesis in a discussion in mid-1907 between the White Star Line's chairman, J. Bruce Ismay, and the American financier J. Pierpont Morgan, who controlled the White Star Line's ...
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