SS Bremen
Profile of the Bremen as originally built
Career
Flags:	Germany 1928-1946
Owners:	Norddeutsche Lloyd
Built:	Bremen, Germany
Launched:	August 2, 1928
Maiden voyage:	July 16, 1929
Fate:	Caught fire, gutted at Bremerhaven dock in 1941; scrapped in 1946. Hapag-Lloyd is a German transportation company comprising a cargo container Shipping line Hapag-Lloyd Container Line, and a cruise Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bremerhaven (bʁeːmɐˈhaːfən is the seaport of the free city and federal state of Bremen, Germany.
General characteristics
Tonnage:	51,656 gross tons
Length:	938. 6 feet (286. 1 m)
Beam:	101. 7 feet (31 m)
Power:	Four steam turbines generating 25,000 horsepower each
Propulsion:	Quadruple screws
Speed:	27. 5 knots
Passenger Capacity:	2,139; 811 first class, 500 second class, 300 tourist class, 617 third class
Crew:	966 total

The SS Bremen of 1929 was one of a pair of ocean liners built for the Norddeutsche Lloyd line (NDL) for the transatlantic passenger service. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one Seaport to another along regular long-distance Maritime routes according to a schedule Hapag-Lloyd is a German transportation company comprising a cargo container Shipping line Hapag-Lloyd Container Line, and a cruise The term transatlantic refers to something occurring all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. The Bremen was notable for her low streamlined profile, and modern approach to her design. Her sister ship was the Europa, later renamed Liberté. History Europa and her sister were designed to have a cruising speed of 27 The German pair sparked the building of the large (and very expensive) express liners of the 1930s.

Contents 1 History 2 Specifications 3 References 4 External links

History

Bremen and her sister were designed to have a cruising speed of 27. 5 knots, allowing a crossing time of 5 days. This speed enabled Norddeutsche Lloyd to run regular weekly crossings with two ships, a feat that normally required three. It was claimed that Bremen briefly reached speeds of 32 knots during her sea trials.

Originally it was planned to have the Bremen make a simultaneous transatlantic crossing with her sister Europa, but the Europa was held up by a serious fire during fitting-out, so the Bremen made a solo maiden voyage, departing Bremerhaven for New York City on 16 July 1929. Bremerhaven (bʁeːmɐˈhaːfən is the seaport of the free city and federal state of Bremen, Germany. The City of New York Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She arrived four days, 17 hours, and 42 minutes later, capturing the westbound Blue Riband from the Mauretania with an average speed of 27. For use of the related term "Blue Ribbon" see Blue ribbon (disambiguation. Beginning In 1897 the German liner became the largest and fastest ship in the world 83 knots. On her next voyage she took the eastbound Blue Riband with a time of 4 day 14 hours and 30 minutes and an average speed of 27. 91 knots. This was the first time a liner had broken two records on her first two voyages. ^[1][2] The Bremen lost the westbound Blue Riband to her sister Europa in 1930. Bremen lost the eastbound Blue Riband to SS Normandie in 1935. Origin The beginnings of Normandie can be traced to the Roaring Twenties when shipping companies started to look for new ships to replace the aging veterans

As Nazism gained power in Germany, Bremen, and her pier in New York, were often the site of Anti-Nazi demonstrations. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German On July 26, 1935 a group of demonstrators boarded Bremen just before she sailed and tore the Nazi party flag from the jackstaff and tossed it into the Hudson River. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The flag of Germany is a Tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: Black, A jackstaff is a small vertical spar (pole in the bow of a ship on which a particular type of Flag, known as a jack, is flown The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami On September 15, 1935 Hitler declared the Nazi Flag to be the exclusive national flag of Germany in response to this incident, removing the status of the original flag of the Weimar Republic as co-national flag. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately A national flag is a Flag that symbolises a country The flag is flown by the government but usually can be flown by Citizens of that country as well The flag of Germany is a Tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: Black, The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 ^[1][3][4]

On August 26, 1939, in anticipation of the 1939 invasion of Poland, the Kriegsmarine high command ordered all German merchant ships to head to German ports immediately. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Invasion of Poland (1939 precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small German-allied The Kriegsmarine (English "War navy" was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945 during the Nazi regime superseding the Bremen was on a westbound crossing and 2 days from New York when she received the order. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Bremen’s captain decided to continue to New York to disembark her 1770 passengers. She left New York without passengers on August 30, 1939. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She made use of bad weather, and high speed to avoid Royal Navy cruisers, arriving in Murmansk on September 6, 1939. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. Murmansk (Му́рманск Murmanska Muurman is a city and Seaport in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, 12 km Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On December 10, 1939, the Bremen made a dash to Bremerhaven, arriving on December 13. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bremerhaven (bʁeːmɐˈhaːfən is the seaport of the free city and federal state of Bremen, Germany. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life On the way she was sighted and challenged by the S class submarine HMS Salmon. Service The submarines operated in the waters around the United Kingdom and in the Mediterranean, and later in the Far East after being fitted with extra tankage While challenging Bremen, an escorting Dornier Do 18 seaplane forced the Salmon to dive for safety. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water After diving, the Salmon's commander, Lieutenant Commander E. O. Bickford, decided not to torpedo the liner because he believed she was not a legal target. ^[5] Bickford's decision not to fire on Bremen likely delayed the start of unrestricted submarine warfare. Unrestricted submarine warfare is a type of Naval warfare in which Submarines sink merchant ships without warning as opposed to attacks per prize regulations ^[1]

The Bremen was used as a barrack ship; there were plans to use her as a transport in Operation Sealion, the intended invasion of Great Britain. Operation Sealion (Unternehmen Seelöwe was Germany's plan to invade the United Kingdom during World War II, beginning in 1940 See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands In 1941, the Bremen was set alight by a crew member while at her dock in Bremerhaven and completely gutted. A lengthy investigation discovered that the arson was the result of personal grudge against the ship's owners and not an act of sabotage. She was broken up in 1946.

Specifications

• 51,656 gross tons.
• 938. 6 ft (286. 1 m) overall length,101. 7 ft (31 m) beam.
• Engines: steam turbines geared to four screws, designed speed 27 knots.
• 2139 passengers (811 first class, 500 second class, 300 tourist class, 617 third class), 966 crew.

References

External links

• The Maritime Network Article on SS Bremen

Records
Preceded by Mauretania	Holder of the Blue Riband (Westbound) 1929 – 1930	Succeeded by Europa
	Holder of the Blue Riband (Eastbound) 1929 – 1935	Succeeded by Normandie

Beginning In 1897 the German liner became the largest and fastest ship in the world For use of the related term "Blue Ribbon" see Blue ribbon (disambiguation. History Europa and her sister were designed to have a cruising speed of 27 For use of the related term "Blue Ribbon" see Blue ribbon (disambiguation. Origin The beginnings of Normandie can be traced to the Roaring Twenties when shipping companies started to look for new ships to replace the aging veterans

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