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The giant and slow Econships left United States Lines overcapacity, deeply in debt, and unable to compete with faster ships that were once again economically viable. Straining under the debt accumulated by the fleet expansion, the company filed for bankruptcy on 24 November 1986 in one of the largest bankruptcies in US history at the time. [ 14 ]
Taken out of service in 1930, fate unknown MV Awa Maru: 1942 Torpedoed and sunk on May 1, 1945 HMT Awatea: 1936 Bombed and Sunk by German Aircraft, November 11, 1942 SS Baltic: 1850 Scrapped in 1880 RMS Baltic: 1903 Scrapped in 1933 – Japan MS Batory: 1935 Scrapped in 1971 SS Belgravia: 1881 Ran aground and wrecked May 22, 1896 SS Bothnia: 1874
She has served as the flagship of the Cunard Line since January 2004, and as of 2024, is the only active, purpose-built ocean liner still in service. [9] [10] Queen Mary 2 sails regular transatlantic crossings between Southampton and New York City, in addition to short cruises and an annual world voyage. [11] [12]
At the time this was a unique innovation among transatlantic liners. [10] The second class dining saloon was also finished in lacquered wood. It measured 46 by 75 ft (14 by 23 m) and seated 300 diners. On the upper decks was a ladies' saloon, and a smoking saloon finished in oak. The second class promenade decks measured 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m 2 ...
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.
The Kaiser-class ocean liners or Kaiserklasse refer to four transatlantic ocean liners of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, a German shipping company. Built by the AG Vulcan Stettin between 1897 and 1907, these ships were designed to be among the largest and best appointed liners of their day.
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SS President Roosevelt was an ocean liner in service in the 1920s and 1930s. Originally built as a Harris-class attack transport towards the end of World War I, she entered commercial service after her completion.