Published Jul 3rd, 2021, 7/3/21 5:15 pm
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SS Europa, later SS Liberté, IMO 5607332, was a German ocean liner built for the Norddeutsche Lloyd line (NDL) to work the transatlantic sea route. She and her sister ship, Bremen, were the two most advanced, high-speed steam turbine ocean vessels in their day, with both earning the Blue Riband.[2]
After World War II French line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique was awarded the Europa as a war prize to replace the destroyed SS Normandie, which had caught fire and capsized at her moorings while interned by the United States in New York City. Europa was refitted at Le Havre and rechristened the Liberté, serving until the arrival of the SS France in 1961 as the premier liner in the Compagnie's fleet. She was laid up in 1962 and scrapped at La Spezia, Italy, in 1963.
After World War II French line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique was awarded the Europa as a war prize to replace the destroyed SS Normandie, which had caught fire and capsized at her moorings while interned by the United States in New York City. Europa was refitted at Le Havre and rechristened the Liberté, serving until the arrival of the SS France in 1961 as the premier liner in the Compagnie's fleet. She was laid up in 1962 and scrapped at La Spezia, Italy, in 1963.
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Class and type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 49,746 GRT |
Displacement | 55,500 long tons (56,400 t)[1] |
Length | 936.7 ft (283.5 m) |
Beam | 101.7 feet (31 m) |
Height | 150.6 feet |
Decks | 12 |
Installed power | Four steam turbines generating 105,000 shp |
Propulsion | Quadruple propellers |
Speed | 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 965 |
Progress | 100% complete |
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