SS Leviathan: America’s Failed Superliner

The SS Leviathan, formerly the German SS Vaterland, was launched on April 3rd, 1913 by the Hamburg America Line and was requisitioned by the United States during World War 1. She was the largest American ocean liner yet and promised to help establish the newly founded United States Lines. Unfortunately, despite her popularity, she never lived up to her potential. Check out the Big Old Boats store: https://www.bigoldboats.com Join our crew over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BigOldBoats Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM0WOtnJVCmNUFkNGd-rGA/join Listen to the episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4OODXSoiLKZn9xMOhL5qfZ?si=-FJkKpQySVaJGkyEfBACyg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigoldboats TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigoldboat Music & Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/hdulva Martin Landstorm - A Caper Story Martin Landstorm - Night Howl Duke Herrington - The Hungarian Mole Peter Sandberg - My Heart Is For You Sven Linvall - Ernst Soleil - It’s Too Late (Instrumental Version) Sources: A Man and his Ship by Steven Ujifusa The Only Way to Cross by John Maxtone-Graham The Liner by Philip Dawson Chapters: 0:00 Intro: SS Leviathan 0:54 Chapter 1: The Kaiser’s Ambition 4:00 Chapter 2: A Palace at Sea 8:12 Chapter 3: The Spoils of War 12:11 Chapter 4: Taming the Monster 15:15 Chapter 5: No One Likes a Dry Ship Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you. Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue providing free high-quality historical content.