Built by Blohm & Voss Hamburg as Vaterland 54,282 GRT – 948 x 100 feet Quadruple screw, 24 knots, turbines 752 first class, 535 second class, 850 third class 1,772 passengers; 1,243 crew April 4, 1917— Seized by US after crew had inflicted considerable damage to boilers and engines. She was repaired and transferred for Navy Transport service, September 6, 1917 renamed LEVIATHAN, reportedly by Woodrow Wilson himself. Laid up in New York and handed over to US Shipping Board in September, 1919. Maritime Monday for January 30, 2012; This is Leviathan

Built by Blohm & Voss Hamburg as Vaterland
54,282 GRT – 948 x 100 feet
Quadruple screw, 24 knots, turbines
752 first class, 535 second class, 850 third class
1,772 passengers; 1,243 crew

April 4, 1917— Seized by US after crew had inflicted considerable damage to boilers and engines. She was repaired and transferred for Navy Transport service, September 6, 1917 renamed LEVIATHAN, reportedly by Woodrow Wilson himself. Laid up in New York and handed over to US Shipping Board in September, 1919.

Maritime Monday for January 30, 2012; This is Leviathan