tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post1544657671523713570..comments2024-03-29T02:37:52.926-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: USS Leviathan: A Most Valuable Spoil of Warsnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-70636283039810238342016-11-03T12:24:25.216-07:002016-11-03T12:24:25.216-07:00Leviathin had a serious design flaw, split funnel ...Leviathin had a serious design flaw, split funnel uptakes, which contributed to some serious damage in an eastbound Atlantic 12/1929 crossing. See Steven Ujifusa’s A Man and his Ship which discusses the SS United States, the US national flagship state of the art passenger liner of the 1950s and ‘60s. The United States would cruise at 30+ knots in just about anything the North Atlantic could Parnelli Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225336201724687465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-61741542344780800112016-11-03T12:11:03.179-07:002016-11-03T12:11:03.179-07:00My great-uncle,Leo Walter, from Catherine, Kansas,...My great-uncle,Leo Walter, from Catherine, Kansas, was transported to France on the Leviathan. One of the items he brought home was his <br />mess kit, which had been engraved for him by a German prisoner of war. Although the name Vaterland was neatly engraved above the image of the ship, the engraver mistakenly included four funnels instead of just three.Jerry Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com