A BRIEF HISTORY
OF THE
U. S. S. IMPERATOR
ONE OF THE TWO LARGEST
SHIPS IN THE U. S. NAVY
The U. S. S. IMPERATOR, one of the two largest ships in the world.
[THE U. S. S. IMPERATOR]
The Imperator was first commissioned in 1913, at Hamburg, Germany, by the Hamburg-American Steamship Line of Hamburg. She made regular passenger runs from Hamburg to New York from the time she was commissioned by her original owners up until the latter part of July, 1914. Her passenger quota was: 700 first class, 600 second class, 1000 third class and 1,800 fourth class. And on account of her up-to-date safety devices, she was one of the best patronized steamers belonging to the Hamburg American Line.