Leviathan refueling
The fuel ship British Councillor bunkering (refueling) the large liner Leviathan'. The second of a trio of transatlantic liners built by Germany's Hamburg America Line as the SS Vaterland for the transatlantic passenger service, the liner's early career was halted by the start of World War I. Seized by the U.S. government in 1917 (and renamed Leviathan) she became a troopship during World War I and later became the flagship of the United States Lines
Picture No
10418101
Media ID
45525519
Size
4600px x 2556px
(1.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library / Lynne's Collection
Source
Lantern Slide
Date
circa 1925
