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SS Washington was a 24,189-ton luxury liner of the United States Lines, named after the US capital city. On 6 June 1941, the Washington was commissioned as the troopship USS Mount Vernon. In 1947 one deck was restored to prewar condition and the ship resumed commercial service. In 1951 the ship was again used by the U.S. Government transporting soldiers and their families. The ship was laid up ...
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg. Commander: Captain A. B. Randall, U.S.N.R. 1931-09-08 SS George Washington Passenger List. Steamship Line: United States Lines. Class of Passengers: Cabin Class. Date of Departure: 8 September 1931. Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg.
Pages in category "Ships of the United States Lines" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... SS George Washington; P. USS Princess Matoika; R.
Dec 16, 2020 · 1 of 18. CNN —. At the age of 10, David Macaulay immigrated to America from England in 1957 with his mother, brother, and sister aboard the SS United States – a massive, gleaming ocean liner ...
SS Washington was a 24,189-ton luxury liner of the United States Lines, named after the US capital city. Washington was ordered by Transatlantic Steamship Company and laid down on 20 January 1931 in Shipway O at New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey. By the time the vessel was launched on 20 August 1932, Transatlantic Steamship's assets had been acquired by International Mercantile ...
A Brief History of the SS United States. A SHIP IS BORN 1946-1952. March 1946. United States Lines president John Franklin and naval architect William Francis Gibbs met at United States Lines company headquarters in New York. They agreed to build nothing less than the “Greatest ship in the world’. The new liner would possess unsurpassed ...
