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History of SS Berengaria

06-20-1913 maiden voyage from Cuxhaven to New York - 08-1914 in Hamburg harbor for the duration of the war - 05-05-1919 seized by US navy as troup transporter - 02-1920 handed over to Shipping Controller, London - 02-1921 sold to Cunard Line and renamed "Berengaria" - 1934 Cunard and White Star Line merge - 03-03-1938 the ship catches fire in New York harbor - 11-07-1938 sold for scrapping.

Between 1920 and the entry into service of the Queen Mary in 1936, the Berengaria was the pride of the Cunard fleet. The ship , however, was originally built for the Hamburg-America line. It was built at the Vulcan Werft shipyard at Hamburg on the river Elbe. It was originally called the Imperator and was launched on 23 May 1912. As it was launched only 5 weeks after the Titanic disaster changes had been made both in hull design and the equipment on board in order to increase safety. At the time the Imperator was the world's largest ship.

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