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SS Manhattan (1931)
SS Manhattan was a 24,189 GRT ocean liner built for the United States Lines, named after the Manhattan borough of New York City. On 15 June 1941 Manhattan was commissioned as USS Wakefield (AP-21) and became the largest ship ever operated by the US Coast Guard. In 1942 the ship caught fire and afterwards was rebuilt as a troop ship. Post-war, the liner was moored in New York in May, before decommissioning in June 1946. She was laid up in reserve at Jones Point, New York. Manhattan never returned to commercial service, in 1965, the ship was sold for scrapping.
When they were built, Manhattan and her sister ship SS Washington, also built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, were the largest liners ever built in the United States, and Manhattan was the first large liner built in the US since 1905. Manhattan and Washington were two of the few passenger liners built by New York Shipbuilding, which had previously built a large number of cargo liners. United States Lines signed contracts in 1931 for the two ships at a cost of about $21 million (equivalent to $434 million in 2024) each. This was considered an extreme cost in the Depression, and a gamble.
The ship's keel was laid as New York Shipbuilding's hull 405 on 6 December 1930 with launch on 5 December 1931 and delivery to the owners on 27 July 1932. Former First Lady Edith Roosevelt christened the ship with speakers representing shipping lines joining interest into the new United States Lines. Those lines were International Mercantile Marine Company, Roosevelt Lines, and the Dollar Lines.
The ship was 705 ft (214.9 m) length overall, 666 ft (203.0 m) length between perpendiculars and 685 ft (208.8 m) on water line. Eleven water tight bulkheads created twelve water tight compartments. Manhattan had nine decks: sun, boat, promenade, and decks A through F. Her tonnages were 24,289 GRT and 13,924 NRT, her registered length was 668.4 ft (203.7 m), her US official number was 231779 and until 1933, her code letters were MJSG. In 1934 these were superseded by call sign WIEA. She carried a crew of 481.
Manhattan was designed to carry 1,239 passengers in 582 cabin, 461 tourist, and 196 third class rooms. The main cabin class public rooms, including a grand salon, library, palm court, verandah café, and open recreation or dance space aft, were on the promenade deck. Cabin class state rooms were forward on A deck with tourist class game space aft. B deck had tourist class public rooms. Cabin class entrance foyer, state rooms, and dining were forward on C deck with tourist class entrance foyer, state rooms, and dining aft. Third class lounge and an open promenade were aft of the tourist class spaces on C deck. D deck contained some cabin class state rooms, a swimming pool, and gymnasium, with tourist class state rooms aft. Crew quarters and a mess hall/station were on E deck with the third class dining room and state rooms aft.
The ship had general cargo capacity of 380,000 cubic feet (11,000 m3), 47,000 cubic feet (1,300 m3) refrigerated cargo space, and 16,000 cubic feet (450 m3) for cold storage.
Prior to commercial passenger operation, the ship made a special twenty-four-hour cruise off New York with over seven hundred passenger agents representing companies and offices from across the nation. The guests were entertained with the full services passengers could expect, including dancing and viewing a new movie in the ship's theater.
Beginning in August 1932 Manhattan operated the New York – Hamburg route, one she would continue to serve with only one short break until December 1939, when President Roosevelt invoked the Neutrality Act against Germany. In July 1936, the ship carried the US Olympic team to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. In 1938 she carried some of the Kennedy family to the UK when Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was appointed as ambassador.[citation needed]
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SS Manhattan (1931)
SS Manhattan was a 24,189 GRT ocean liner built for the United States Lines, named after the Manhattan borough of New York City. On 15 June 1941 Manhattan was commissioned as USS Wakefield (AP-21) and became the largest ship ever operated by the US Coast Guard. In 1942 the ship caught fire and afterwards was rebuilt as a troop ship. Post-war, the liner was moored in New York in May, before decommissioning in June 1946. She was laid up in reserve at Jones Point, New York. Manhattan never returned to commercial service, in 1965, the ship was sold for scrapping.
When they were built, Manhattan and her sister ship SS Washington, also built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, were the largest liners ever built in the United States, and Manhattan was the first large liner built in the US since 1905. Manhattan and Washington were two of the few passenger liners built by New York Shipbuilding, which had previously built a large number of cargo liners. United States Lines signed contracts in 1931 for the two ships at a cost of about $21 million (equivalent to $434 million in 2024) each. This was considered an extreme cost in the Depression, and a gamble.
The ship's keel was laid as New York Shipbuilding's hull 405 on 6 December 1930 with launch on 5 December 1931 and delivery to the owners on 27 July 1932. Former First Lady Edith Roosevelt christened the ship with speakers representing shipping lines joining interest into the new United States Lines. Those lines were International Mercantile Marine Company, Roosevelt Lines, and the Dollar Lines.
The ship was 705 ft (214.9 m) length overall, 666 ft (203.0 m) length between perpendiculars and 685 ft (208.8 m) on water line. Eleven water tight bulkheads created twelve water tight compartments. Manhattan had nine decks: sun, boat, promenade, and decks A through F. Her tonnages were 24,289 GRT and 13,924 NRT, her registered length was 668.4 ft (203.7 m), her US official number was 231779 and until 1933, her code letters were MJSG. In 1934 these were superseded by call sign WIEA. She carried a crew of 481.
Manhattan was designed to carry 1,239 passengers in 582 cabin, 461 tourist, and 196 third class rooms. The main cabin class public rooms, including a grand salon, library, palm court, verandah café, and open recreation or dance space aft, were on the promenade deck. Cabin class state rooms were forward on A deck with tourist class game space aft. B deck had tourist class public rooms. Cabin class entrance foyer, state rooms, and dining were forward on C deck with tourist class entrance foyer, state rooms, and dining aft. Third class lounge and an open promenade were aft of the tourist class spaces on C deck. D deck contained some cabin class state rooms, a swimming pool, and gymnasium, with tourist class state rooms aft. Crew quarters and a mess hall/station were on E deck with the third class dining room and state rooms aft.
The ship had general cargo capacity of 380,000 cubic feet (11,000 m3), 47,000 cubic feet (1,300 m3) refrigerated cargo space, and 16,000 cubic feet (450 m3) for cold storage.
Prior to commercial passenger operation, the ship made a special twenty-four-hour cruise off New York with over seven hundred passenger agents representing companies and offices from across the nation. The guests were entertained with the full services passengers could expect, including dancing and viewing a new movie in the ship's theater.
Beginning in August 1932 Manhattan operated the New York – Hamburg route, one she would continue to serve with only one short break until December 1939, when President Roosevelt invoked the Neutrality Act against Germany. In July 1936, the ship carried the US Olympic team to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. In 1938 she carried some of the Kennedy family to the UK when Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was appointed as ambassador.[citation needed]
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