SS Vaterland (1940)
 SS Vaterland model
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vaterland |
| Owner | Hamburg-America Line |
| Port of registry | Hamburg |
| Route | Hamburg America Line's North Atlantic route |
| Ordered | Mid 1930s |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss shipyard |
| Yard number | 523 |
| Laid down | 1937 |
| Launched | 1940 |
| Fate | Destroyed 1943, Scrapped 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 41,000 tons |
| Length | 824 ft (251 m) |
| Decks | 11 |
| Installed power | Turbo electric engines |
| Propulsion | Twin Screw |
| Sail plan | steam |
| Speed | 24 Knots |
| Capacity | 354 1st class, 435 tourist class, 533 3rd class |
The Vaterland (meaning "Fatherland" in German), was a incomplete ocean liner ordered by the Hamburg-Amerika Line for North Atlantic service. She was to be the second vessel to have the name. She had a length of 824-foot (251 m) and measured 41,000 gross tons She was launched in 1940, but she was laid up incomplete at Kuhwerder Hamburg. She was heavily damaged by Allied bombers on 25 July 1943. In 1945, it was decided that she was too damaged to be completed and her wreck was scrapped by 1948.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Haws, Duncan. Merchant fleets in profile Vol 4. Patrick Stephens. p. 171. ISBN 0850593972.
- ^ "Intended Giants of the Seas – TGOL".
Categories:
- Ships of the Hamburg America Line
- Maritime incidents in July 1943
- Merchant ship stubs