Cleveland, Hamburg America Line

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Burden	Built	Shipowner or operator	Dimensions
16,960 gross	1908 at Hamburg by Blohm & Voss	Hamburg America Line	588.9ft x 65.3ft

Year	Remarks
1908	Sept. 26, launched as the "Cleveland" for HAPAG
1909	Mar. 29, maiden voyage Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York
1917	Sold to Sweden, sale not recognized by Allies after Armistice
1919	Surrendered to USA, became US transport "Mobile"
1920	Chartered by the White Star Line
1920	Renamed "King Alexander", Byron
1923	Renamed "Cleveland", United American
1923	Rebuilt, converted to oil fuel, new tonnage: 15,746 gross, accommodation: 600 cabin and 1,000 steerage
1926	Returned to HAPAG, new tonnage: 16,971 gross
1927	Tourist class added
1929	Bauer Wach LP turbines fitted
1933	Scrapped at Hamburg
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

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