President Grant ocean liner 1907. Hamburg-America Line. HAPAG 1961 old print

Product SKU: P-8-001857

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'President Grant - Built 1907 for the Hamburg-America Line' by Laurence Dunn (1961). Vintage transatlantic liner profile print, 47.5 x 22.0cm, 18.75 x 8.75 inches

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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'President Grant - Built 1907 for the Hamburg-America Line'

Originally christened as the SS Servian, she was built in 1903 by Harland and Wolff, Ltd. of Belfast for the Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line, a subsidiary of International Mercantile Marine Co. spearheaded by J.P. Morgan. After plans for a North Atlantic service collapsed, she spent four years at anchor in the Musgrave Channel in Belfast. She was purchased by the Hamburg-American Packet Steamship Company (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft or HAPAG) in 1907, for the Hamburg – Boulogne-sur-Mer – Southampton – New York route and renamed the SS President Grant. In August 1914, after seven years of trans-Atlantic passenger service, she took refuge at New York City when the outbreak of World War I made the high seas unsafe for German merchant ships. She was interned at Hoboken, New Jersey and remained inactive for nearly three years until the United States entered the war in April 1917, at which time the ship was seized by the US Government and served with the Navy as USS President Grant (ID-3014) before being turned over to the Army and named USS Republic (AP-33). The ship was renamed the President Buchanan in 1921 before reverting to Republic in 1924.

DATE PRINTED: 1961

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 47.5 x 22.0cm, 18.75 x 8.75 inches (Large)

TYPE: Vintage transatlantic liner profile print

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. The image shown may have been taken from a different example of this print than that which is offered for sale. The print you will receive is in good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition from that shown in the image which may include some light spotting. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Laurence Dunn

PROVENANCE: "North Atlantic Liners 1899-1913", by Laurence Dunn, published by Hugh Evelyn Ltd, Printed by Balding & Mansell Ltd

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