UNITED STATES LINE.
PLANS FOR TWO NEW VESSELS. (UNITED P&XSS ASSOCIATIOK—BT EUECTBIC TELEGRAPH —COPTBIOHT.) NEW YORK, July 17. A message from Boston states that Mr Joseph Sheedy, president of the United States Line, has announced that the construction of two new liners will commence early in 1930. They will be modelled after the Leviathan, but both will be larger. The new vessels are expected to be completed within three years. They will be 956 feet long, with a displacement of 56,000 tons, and will accommodate 4000 passengers. Mr Sheedy stated that the company's policy will be to add one ship per annum to their fleet. —Australian Press Association. , The Leviathan is the second largest ship in the world, under British measure registering 54,282 tons. Her length is 907 feet.]
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19675, 19 July 1929, Page 11
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