GATHERING OF LINERS.
SCENE AT SOUTHAMPTON.
WORLD'S BIGGEST VESSELS
(Received November 29, 7.15 p.m.) British Wireless. RUGBY, Nov. 2S. There 'was a remarkable gathering of large liners in the Southampton docks yesterday. Germany's largest liner,, the Bremen, of 50.000 tons, carne in to receive underwater attention in the floating dock,' and took up a position near the White Star liner Majestic, which is the largest vessel in the world. The Majestic later set off for New York. America's largest liner, Leviathan, arrived during the day, and berthed near jthe Berengaria, which is the largest of the Cunard liners, and the Aquitania, ;which is not quite so big. Other huge liners in port included the Carnarvon Castle, the biggest vessel on the South African route, the Empress of Scotland. the largest Canadian Pacific liner, and tha Belgenland, which is the largest vessel flying the Belgian Flag, and which left during the day, to prepare for a trip found the world.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20426, 30 November 1929, Page 13
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