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United States Lines was the trade name of an organization of the United States Shipping Board's (USSB) Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC), created to operate German liners seized by the United States in 1917. The ships were owned by the USSB and all finances of the line were controlled by the EFC.
- 1992
- Shipping, transportation
- August 27, 1921
- Liquidated
United States: 1952: 1969 laid up, 1973 to United States Federal Maritime Administration. 53,329: Washington: 1933: 1941 became US troopship Mount Vernon, 1946 reverted to USL, 1951 laid up, 1965 scrapped. 24,289
VesselBuiltYears In ServiceTonsAcadia19321939 chartered from Eastern SS Co for one ...6,185America (1)1905ex- Amerika ( Hamburg America Line ), ...22,261America (2)19401941 became US troopship West Point, 1946 ...26,454American Attorney1945ex- Attleboro Victory, 1948 transferred ...7,607People also ask
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United States Lines and the heydays of trans-Atlantic travel on the last two great American ocean liners, the S.S. America and United States. Since 1838 steam driven ships have raced across the Atlantic in cut throat competition for passengers and national honor.
Documents and Other Ephemera of the United States Lines. Sorted in Date Order by Topic, Our United States Lines Archival Collections include Passenger Lists, Vintage Brochures, Vintage Menus, Books, Immigrant Passage Tickets, and Other Ephemera.
Nov 18, 2022 · U.S. Lines, which traces its roots to 1872, has operated under various names and owners. It boasted many liners and cargo ships in the 1920s and ’30s and hundreds more during World War II. The longtime headquarters was located at One Broadway in New York City.
United States Lines was the trading name of the United States Shipping Board (USSB) and the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC), which operated from 1921 to 1991 .
The sailing schedule for 1954 shows the S.S. United States and S.S. America made a combined 22 docking at the German port. As part of its contract with the Federal Government, the United States Lines accorded first-class passage to military officers and their families traveling to and from Europe under official orders.