SS America
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SS America may refer to:
, a passenger steamer for North German Lloyd, 1863–1894, a passenger steamer for Pacific Mail Steamship Company
, a passenger and package steamer serving Duluth, Minnesota
, Thunder Bay, Ontario
, and Isle Royale
., originally the Hamburg America Line
liner Amerika seized by the United States in 1917; served as a troop transport in World War I; transferred to the United States Shipping Board; eventually assigned to United States Lines
, an Italian liner for Navigazione Generale Italiana in Italy–New York service; transported American troops during World War I; in South American service, from 1924; scrapped 1928, an ocean liner of the United States Lines
, launched 1939; sold to the Greek company Chandris Group in 1964; wrecked 1994
, a passenger steamer for North German Lloyd, 1863–1894, a passenger steamer for Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was founded April 18, 1848 as a joint stock company under the laws of the State of New York by a group of New York City merchants, William H. Aspinwall, Edwin Bartlett, Henry Chauncey, Mr. Alsop, G.G. Howland and S.S. Howland...
, a passenger and package steamer serving Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury...
, and Isle Royale
Isle Royale
Isle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the northwest of Lake Superior, and part of the state of Michigan. The island and the 450 surrounding smaller islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park....
., originally the Hamburg America Line
Hamburg America Line
The Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft was a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg, Germany during...
liner Amerika seized by the United States in 1917; served as a troop transport in World War I; transferred to the United States Shipping Board; eventually assigned to United States Lines
United States Lines
United States Lines was a transatlantic shipping company that operated cargo services from 1921 to 1989, and ocean liners until 1969—most famously the SS United States.-1920s:...
, an Italian liner for Navigazione Generale Italiana in Italy–New York service; transported American troops during World War I; in South American service, from 1924; scrapped 1928, an ocean liner of the United States Lines
United States Lines
United States Lines was a transatlantic shipping company that operated cargo services from 1921 to 1989, and ocean liners until 1969—most famously the SS United States.-1920s:...
, launched 1939; sold to the Greek company Chandris Group in 1964; wrecked 1994
See also
- America (disambiguation)
- America (yacht)America (yacht)The America was a 19th century racing yacht that was the first to win the eponymous international sailing trophy now known as the America's Cup; in 1851 the trophy was known as the Royal Yacht Squadron's "One Hundred Guinea Cup", but was later renamed after the original winning yacht...
, winner of the first America's Cup - French ship America (1788)French ship America (1788)America was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1794 at the Battle of the Glorious First of June. She then served with the British under the name HMS Impetueux until she was broken up in 1813...
- Cunard America-class PS oceanlinersRMS America ClassThe America class was the replacement for the Britannia class, the Cunard Line's initial fleet of wooden paddle steamers. Entering service starting in 1848, these six vessels permitted Cunard to double its schedule to weekly departures from Liverpool, with alternating sailings to New York. The...
- RMS America