SS Europa SS Liberté
| Street | Blohm & Voss |
| City | Hamburg |
| Country | Deutschland |
| Alternate Locations | |
|---|---|
| City | New York |
| State/ Province | New York |
| Country | United States of America |
| City | Le Havre |
| Country | France |
| City | St. Nazaire |
| Country | France |
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SS Europa SS Liberté was a German built ocean liner
Built: 1928, for the Norddeutsche Lloyd line (NDL)
Launched: August 1, 1928
Maiden voyage: March 19, 1930
Speed: 27.5 knots
SS Europa and sister ship, SS Bremen, were the two most advanced, high speed steam turbine ocean vessels in their day,
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On March 19, 1930, SS Europa sailed on her maiden voyage from Bremen to New York, crossing in 4 days, 17 hours and 6 minutes.
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On June 13, 1939, SS Europa sailed from Bremerhaven to Southhampton.
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In 1945, SS Europa was captured by the Allies and, as the USS Europa (AP-177), was used as a troopship.
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After World War II, SS Europa was used as a troop transport to ferry US servicemen, after which, she was turned over to the French as War Reparations.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Home | Europa (1928), from Wikipedia (Deutsch) |