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Leviathan

Margaret Bourke-White1937-10

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

The great luxury liner Leviathan, built in 1913 by German Imperialist Willhelm II as the S.S. Vaterland & renamed in 1917 after it was siezed by the U.S. and used to ship 100,000 doughboys to France & back, now tied up where it awaits being scrapped for revenue to build new merchant fleet.

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  • Title: Leviathan
  • Date: 1937-10
  • Location: Hoboken, NJ, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Ocean Liners, Leviathan, Special Collections, Scrapped, Fortune Icp Exhibit, Ships, Vintage Print, 1930s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_5566075
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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