In July 1917 the ship was commissioned as USS Vaterland and on 6 September 1917 renamed USS Leviathan (ID-1326) and assigned to the Cruiser and Transport Force. The ship's first troop transport voyage departed New York on 17 December 1917 with 7,250 troops.

On her first peacetime crossing after World War I, that crew numbered 1,100 men and women, and they worked to ensure a comfortable, safe, and rapid five-days voyage for the ship’s 1,800 passengers. The Leviathan was built as the Vaterland for Germany’s Hamburg-American Line.

2024年7月4日 · The SS Leviathan was resplendent in red, white, and blue funnels that stood out against the grey day of her maiden voyage. Her spacious interiors had been lavishly refurbished and retained much of their pre-war elegance.

The SS Vaterland of Germany turned USS Leviathan of the US during WWI and beyond sailed during the roaring 1920's. Larger than the Titanic, this forgotten liner was the favorite of many, including Humphrey Bogart

On her first peacetime crossing after World War I, that crew numbered 1,100 men and women, and they worked to ensure a comfortable, safe, and rapid five-days voyage for the ship’s 1,800 passengers. The Leviathan was built as the Vaterland for Germany’s Hamburg-American Line.

Ephemera for the SS Leviathan including passenger lists, brochures, Menus, Programs, Passage Contracts, Sailing Schedules, Fleet List, and more.

This 1923 Brochure captures the grand elegance and beauty of the World's Largest Steamship - the SS Leviathan of the United States Lines. The large photographs will allow you to envision the incredible luxury found on this very popular ocean liner.

A detailed review of the deck and lines plans for the oceanliner Leviathan, formerly the German steamship Vaterland, along with several purchase options.

As S.S. Leviathan, she was the "queen" of the United States' merchant fleet, and operated in the trans-Atlantic trade into the early 1930s. She was not profitable, however, and, with the exemption of several months of additional service in 1934, Leviathan was inactive until early 1938, when she made a final Atlantic crossing to Scotland, where ...

SS Leviathan, originally built as the Vaterland, was an ocean liner which regularly crossed the North Atlantic from 1914 to 1934. The second of three sister ships built by Germany's Hamburg America Line for their transatlantic passenger service, she sailed as the Vaterland for less than a …