Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries.
April 11, 1912
Westbound, Bremen to New York, while at 43°34'N., 40°42'W., transmitted an ice warning to Hannover (westbound, Bremen to Philadelphia.)
Referred to in a memorandum for the British inqury referring to the lifeboat capacity of various steamers.
Data:
November 10, 1908
Launched, NDL's largest vessel prior to Columbus, 1924.
June 2, 1909
Sea trials.
June 12, 1909
Maiden voyage, Bremerhave - Southampton - New York.
August 3, 1914
Due to the outbreak of war in Europe she was laid up in New York.
April 6, 1917
Seized by the United States for use as a transport during World War I.
March 1919
Delivered U. S. President Woodrow Wilson to France for the Versailles conference.
1921
After reconditioning the vessel was taken over by the United States Lines, running between New York - Bremen.
1931
Laid up and mothballed for in the Patuxent River, Maryland.
January 28, 1941
Reacquired for Navy use from the United States Maritime Commission and commissioned as USS Catlin (AP-19).
During the course of World War II the vessel was utilized as a transport for both the U.S. and Great Britain
1942-3
Converted to an oil-burner at Todd Shipbuilding Yard, Brooklyn, New York.
April 21, 1947
Vessel was taken out of service and laid up in Baltimore, Maryland.
January 16, 1951
Gutted by fire at her Baltimore pier.
February 13, 1951
Sold to Boston Metals Corporation of Baltimore to be scrapped.
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