| Ship Name: | New York | | Years in service: | 1927-1945 | | Funnels: | 2 | | Masts: | 2 | | Shipping Line: | Hamburg-American | | Ship Description: | Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 21,455. Dimensions: 602' x 72'. Twin-screw, 16 knots. Steam turbines. Two masts and two funnels. | | History: | Maiden voyage: Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, May 13, 1927. Speed was increased to 20 knots by having new steam turbines installed in 1930. Note: Lengthened to 645 feet (23,337 tons) in 1934. Bombed and sunk by air attack at Kiel, April 3, 1945. Refloated and towed to Great Britain in 1949; subsequently broken up for scrap. Sister ship: Hamburg. | | |
