A New Deutschland

The most luxurious and largest German liner to be built since the war was launched at Hamburg. Herr Ebert, President of the German Republic, officiated at the ceremony, and thanked the Hamburg -American Steamship Company for its enterprise in reconstructing the German merchant marine fleet.

The new ship was named the Deutschland; it is 597 ft. long; 73 ft. broad; 22,000 tons displacement.