SS Bremen (1928)

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SS Bremen in 1930s
History
Germany
Name	Bremen
Owner	Norddeutscher Lloyd
Route	Bremerhaven-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York
Builder	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau
Laid down	18 June 1927
Launched	16 August 1928
Completed	5 July 1929
Maiden voyage	16 July 1929
Fate	Gutted by fire at Bremerhaven, 16–18 March 1941; subsequently scrapped to the waterline then towed up the River Weser to Nordenham and sunk by explosives, 1 April 1946; remains still visible at low tide (position 53.507651N, 8.537235E).
General characteristics
Tonnage	51,656 GRT
Displacement	55,600 tons
Length	938.6 ft (286.1 m) oa 905.5 ft (276.0 m) lwl 888.12 ft (270.7 m) pp
Beam	101.9 ft (31.1 m)
Draught	31.72 ft (9.7 m) (design) 33.89 ft (10.3 m) (maximum)
Depth	71.5 ft (21.8 m) to promenade deck
Installed power	Four sets of geared steam turbines generating 33,750 hp (25,170 kW) each; 135,000 shp (101,000 kW) maximum
Propulsion	Quadruple propellers
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) (design speed)
Range	Approximately 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km)
Capacity	2,139; 811 first class, 500 second class, 300 tourist class, 617 third class
Crew	966 total

SS Bremen was a German-built ocean liner constructed for the Norddeutscher Lloyd line (NDL) to work the transatlantic sea route. Launched in 1928, Bremen was notable for her high-speed engines and low, streamlined profile. At the time of her construction, she and her sister ship Europa were the two most advanced high-speed steam turbine ocean liners of their day. The German pair sparked an international competition in the building of large, fast, luxurious ocean liners that were national symbols and points of prestige during the pre-war years of the 1930s. She held the Blue Riband, and was the fourth ship of NDL to carry the name Bremen.