Afbeelding van het ss Europa.

Afbeelding van het ss Europa. De tekst bij deze opname luidt als volgt: Builder': Blohm und Voss, Hamburg, Germany Completed: March 1930 Gross tonnage: 49,746 Demensions: 936ft .x 102ft. Depth 48ft. Engines: Twelve steam turbines, single reduction geared Screws: Quadruple Watertight bulkheads: Fourteen Decks: Seven Passenger accomodation: 723 first 616 tourist and 905 Third class Maiden voyage: Bremen - Southampton - Cherbourg - New York March 19, 1930 She was launched on August 15, 1928, but her maiden voyage was held up due to a fire on board while being fitted out on March 26, 1929. Won the Blue Riband from her sisiter Bremen in 1930 by making the run Cherbourg to Ambrose Lighthouse in 4 days, 17 hours at 6 minutes at a speed of 27.91 knots. A fast ship, but not as able as the Bremen, she soon lost the position. Europa also carried a catapult like the Bremen for launching a seaplane to expedite the mail. Served in the Bremen - Chanel ports - New York's service until the outbreak of the war in September 1939. She was then moved to Hamburg and later used as a navel accommodation ship at Kiel, Germany, for a time. Sold to the German - America Line in 1941 and commissioned by the United States after the war for repatriating troops. Alloted to France in May 1945 and transferred to the French Line in July 1946 who named her Liberté. Sold to Italian shipbreakers on December 30, 1961. Sister ship: Bremen.