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HANSA
HANSA
Company:Hamburg America
21,131 tons
677' x 72'
Built Hamburg in 1923[Blohm & Voss][q.v]Rebuilt 1928[q.v.] and 1930 as ALBERT BALLIN
1934 Rebuilt as shown.Bows lengthened by 43 ft.Extra length,with bulbous bow and very concave lines forward, improved her performence and gave her a fuel saving about 25 per cent.
Passengers: 204 cabin,361 tourist,400 third.
Eng.:8 steam turbines SR geared to 2 sc.shafts.NE49
Renamed HANSA because Nazi government objected to ship's previous name on the grounds that Albert Ballin, director of the Hamburg America Line, was of Jewish extraction.
Became Russian SOVETSKY SOJUS in 1955-q.v.
Photograph shows her as HANSA.
Courtesy/°©A.Duncan

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Added on 21/04/2007
Dimension 800 x 503
viewed 1892