It was announced by Chairman Albert D. Lasker of the Shipping Board that the Leviathan (formerly Vaterland) will leave New York for Southampton and Cherbourg on July 4. Not only will she make her first trip since receiving the $10,000,000 alterations which have equipped her for passenger service; she will go forth now as the largest vessel ever afloat. Hitherto the Majestic, a British ship (formerly the Bismarck) was the largest vessel, with a registered tonnage of 56,551 and a length of 915.5 feet. The Shipping Board announces, however, that on account of...
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