Word: bremen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...longest: Majestic (915 ft.), Leviathan (907 ft), Bremen (888 ft.), Berengaria...
...fastest: Bremen (28 knots), Mauretania (25% knots), Majestic (25 knots), Leviathan (24 knots...
...such superspeed been achieved? German engineers answered last week "chiefly by streamlining the Bremen's hull, by fitting her with a unique bulbous bow." Every layman knows that air friction against a raindrop causes it to assume a bulbous foreshape and to taper off behind-this being the form which offers least resistance to the air. With daring originality, the Bremen's designers gave her below the water line somewhat the shape of a falling raindrop; but above the water line her bow ceases to be bulbous, is keen as a bayonet edge. Luxury features of the Bremen...
Launched almost simultaneously with the Bremen last year was her sister ship, the Europa (Time, Aug. 27). While still under construction the Europa caught fire and burned for a loss of three million dollars, the most stupendous in the annals of marine fire insurance, (TIME, April 8). At the time incendiarism was suspected, could not be proved. Last week the Europa had been sufficiently salvaged and repaired to be launched a second time. As she slid into the water at Hamburg all seemed well; but suddenly a potent explosion blasted away almost half the launching ways and gear. Fortunately...
...largest ship (Lloyds' rating): Majestic (56,621 tons, according to U. S. Shipping Board rules 61,206), Leviathan (34,282 tons, or by U. S. Shipping Board measure 59,957 tons), Berengaria (52,226 tons), Bremen (50,000 tons...