Turbinen-Schnelldampfer "Europa" (Deutschland). Originalphoto: Hans Hartz. Postkart nr. 1026, Verlag Hans Andres, Hamburg.
The SS "Europa" (Germany). Photo: Hans Hartz. Postcard by Verlag Hans Andres, Hamburg, 1026.
[The SS "Europa" was built in 1929 by Blohm & Voss shipyard, in Hamburg, for the Norddeutsche Lloyd line (NDL) to work the transatlantic sea route. "Europa" made her maiden voyage to New York on 19 March 1930. During World War II, she was largely inactive. In 1945, she was captured by the allies and used as a troopship, sailing as the "USS Europa" (AP-177). She was taken as a war prize on 8 May 1945; acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 25 August 1945 with Captain B. F. Perry in command. "Europa" cleared Bremerhaven on 11 September 1945 for Southhampton, England, where she loaded 4,500 homeward-bound American troops, with whom she arrived in New York on 24 September. "Europa" was decommissioned on 2 May 1946, and delivered to the State Department on 8 June 1946. She was later transferred to France in partial payment of war reparations. The French line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique took over ownership. On December 8, 1946 a storm caused her to break free from her moorings and she collided with the wreck of the "Paris" at Le Havre, causing significant damage to her hull. She was raised in April of 1947 and towed to the Chantiers de l'Alantique Shipyard in St. Nazaire to complete her refitting. She suffered some further damage when the ship caught fire once again in October of 1949, resulting in damage to some of her passenger interiors. Finally, on August 2, 1950, after five years and two near disasters, she made her maiden voyage to New York under her new name, "Liberté". Following the launching of the 66,000 ton SS "France" in 1960, the SS "Liberté" was laid up in 1961 and scrapped in 1962.]
El SS "Europa" (Alemania). Foto: Hans Hartz. Tarjeta postal de Verlag Hans Andres, Hamburgo, 1026.
L'SS "Europa" (Alemanya). Foto: Hans Hartz. Targeta postal de Verlag Hans Andres, Hamburg, 1026.
Le SS "Europa" (Allemagne). Photo: Hans Hartz. Carte postale de Verlag Hans Andres, Hambourg, 1026.
L'SS "Europa" (Germania). Foto: Hans Hartz. Cartolina di Verlag Hans Andres, Amburgo, 1026.
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