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SS Washington
SS ''Washington'' was a 24,189-ton luxury liner of the United States Lines, named after the US capital city.
==Construction==
''Washington'' was ordered by Transatlantic Steamship Company and laid down on 20 January 1931 in Shipway O at New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey. By the time the vessel was launched on 20 August 1932, Transatlantic Steamship's assets had been acquired by International Mercantile Marine, and the ''Washington'' went into service for the United States Lines following delivery on 2 May 1933.
At the time of their construction, ''Washington'' and her sister ship , also built by New York Shipbuilding, were the largest liners ever built in the United States, a status they held until the 1939 launch of SS ''America''. ''Washington'' and ''Manhattan'' were two of the few pure ocean liners built by New York Shipbuilding, which had previously built a large number of cargo liners. Accommodations were 580 in Cabin class, 400 in Tourist, and 150 Third class. Both ships were to garner a reputation for a very high standard of service and luxury.
United States Lines signed contracts in 1931 for the ''Manhattan'' and ''Washington'' for approximately $21 million each. This was a substantial cost in a depression era and considered a gamble by men in the passenger liner business.〔("Uncle Sam Enters The Atlantic Race", February 1931, Popular Mechanics ) article on the new construction in the 1930s〕
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