Description: GEORGE WASHINGTON (1908) She was built by Vulkan Werke, Stettin, Germany for the North German Lloyd Line. She was a 25,570 GT ship with dimensions of 699'x78'. Twin-screw, 19 knots, quadruple expansion engines. Four masts and two funnels. Length of upper promenade deck was 328 feet. Two elevators were installed. Passengers: 520 first, 377 second, 2,000 third. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton-New York June 12, 1909. Seized by U.S. in 1917 and converted to troopship. After the war she was first employed by U.S. Mail Steamship Co for a brief time. Sold to U.S. Lines in 1921. Thoroughly reconditioned for their trans-Atlantic service. Laid up in the Patuxent River, Maryland in 1931. In 1940 was removed from her moorings and outfitted as a troopship. Renamed; CATLIN (1941). Her name reverted back to GEORGE WASHINGTON. From June 1942 to April 1943 she underwent an extensive overhaul. Gutted by fire while laid up at Baltimore Jan. 16, 1951. The hulk was broken up soon afterwards.
Price: 5.75 USD
Location: Del Norte, Colorado
End Time: 2025-01-05T20:02:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0.79 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Theme: Transportation, Boats, Ships, Nautical
Year Manufactured: 1908
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Postage Condition: Posted
Subject: Boats & Ships
Circulated: Yes
Vintage: Yes
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