SS Vaterland was an ocean liner launched on 3 April 1913 that began service in 1914 for Germany's Hamburg America Line.

The Leviathan was built as the Vaterland for Germany’s Hamburg-American Line. The ship had crossed the Atlantic only seven times when war broke out in Europe in 1914.

Jul 29, 2015 · Leviathan (SP-1326), ex SS Vaterland, built as Germany's largest passenger liner by Blohm und Voss, Hamburg, was launched 13 April 1913; seized at Hoboken, N.J., by the U.S. …

The construction of the SS Vaterland was commenced in September 1911 in the yards of Blohm & Voss at Hamburg, and the vessel was launched April 3, 1913. She was christened Vaterland by Crown …

The SS Vaterland was the second ship of Albert Ballin's trio of luxury liners for HAPAG. After sailing for a year under the German flag, war broke out and erupted into WWI.

Vaterland was the last of the German ships turned over to the Navy to complete repair and conversion. She was commissioned by the USN in July 1917 as the USS Vaterland, Captain Joseph Wallace …

SS Vaterland, a 54,282 gross ton passenger liner, was built by Blohm & Voss at Hamburg, Germany, as the second of a trio of very large ships of Imperator class for the Hamburg-America Line's trans …

While her predecessor had been built at the Vulkan yards, Vaterland was laid down at Blohm & Voss’ Hamburg shipyard as Hull No. 212. Her real beauty, shared with her sister to follow, was not just in …

SS Vaterland was an ocean liner launched on 3 April 1913 that began service in 1914 for Germany's Hamburg America Line.

When the United States entered the war in 1917, Vaterland was seized and converted into a troop carrier. She was renamed Leviathan, reportedly by Woodrow Wilson himself. In March 1919 she …