America

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-8616-255-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 52 Seiten, Format (B × H): 220 mm x 270 mm, Gewicht: 280 g

Reihe: Lanasta - Liners

The S.S. 'America' was an ocean liner which entered service in 1940 for the United States Lines. She was designed by the famous naval architect William Francis Gibbs. In the 54 years between her introduction and her wrecking in 1994, she had eight different owners (of which one twice) and sailed under the names of 'America' (carrying this name three different times), 'West Point', 'Australis', 'Italis', 'Noga', 'Alferdoss' and 'American Star'. She served most in passenger service as S.S. 'America' and S.S. 'Australis'. In this number of Liners the story of this remarkable ship. This book presents an overview of the development and operational use of the ‘S.S. 'America’ ocean liner with many photos and illustrations from 1940 until 1964.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lamers, Bert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Schifffahrt
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Meerestechnik, ablandige Plattformen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, 1. United States Lines, a short history, 2. Building the ‘America’, Shipyard, Equivalent Passenger Ships, Two Nazi Spies, 3. The interior of the ship, 4. US Navy vessel ‘West Point’, 5. Transatlantic liner ‘America’, Hans Breeman, References.

Über Autor(innen)

Bert Lamers (1950) was interested in the shipping industry from an early age. He worked as a sailor at the Verenigde Onafhankelijke Sleepdienst (United Independent Towing Service) and was one of the editors of the maritime magazine De Blauwe Wimpel. Other than that, he also organized many group cruises.