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Description
Dimensions: 900.5ft-100.5ft-35ft
Service speed: 24 knots
Max Speed: 26.5 Knots
Capacity: 1000 1st Class, 590 Second Class, 1000 Third Class

The Swan Line took their time in creating their answer to the Cunard and White Star sisters. They even looked to outdo the future HAPAG trio. The European was to be the first of three similar sisters, followed by the American and Ocean (however her sister ships were never constructed due to the outbreak of WWI). Launched in February 1913 she had her maiden voyage in November that year and quickly won her passengers praise and affection in spite of the horrendous crossing.

Her designers had incorporated the best features from other liners as well as some unique to her, these included; several veranda's and private promenades, two parlor suites, a la carte resteraunt with adjoining garden cafe's and private dining room, swimming pool and turkish bath and even an indoor garden for first class complete with lawn and small trees. Her second and third class was also to a very high standard. In fact this made her very popular to budget travelers during the late twenties and long into the thirties.

She enjoyed a long and prosperous career, serving as a troopship during WWI, as one of the favored millionaires ships in the twenties and managed to run a profit during the darkest years of the depression, however by the end of the decade she was laid up due for the breakers yard. Much of her furniture had been removed and work was about to start on her luxurious fittings when war again befell her. She was considered to be a valuable troopship and was hurriedly sent to the safety of New York with a skeleton crew aboard. She was never to complete the crossing, she was spotted by a submarine just half a day off Ireland and was torpedoed and sank five hours later, there was no loss of life and the survivors were picked up by the Royal Navy.

NOTE: fictional back story

Description
Dimensions: 900.5ft-100.5ft-35ft
Service speed: 24 knots
Max Speed: 26.5 Knots
Capacity: 1000 1st Class, 590 Second Class, 1000 Third Class

The Swan Line took their time in creating their answer to the Cunard and White Star sisters. They even looked to outdo the future HAPAG trio. The European was to be the first of three similar sisters, followed by the American and Ocean (however her sister ships were never constructed due to the outbreak of WWI). Launched in February 1913 she had her maiden voyage in November that year and quickly won her passengers praise and affection in spite of the horrendous crossing.

Her designers had incorporated the best features from other liners as well as some unique to her, these included; several veranda's and private promenades, two parlor suites, a la carte resteraunt with adjoining garden cafe's and private dining room, swimming pool and turkish bath and even an indoor garden for first class complete with lawn and small trees. Her second and third class was also to a very high standard. In fact this made her very popular to budget travelers during the late twenties and long into the thirties.

She enjoyed a long and prosperous career, serving as a troopship during WWI, as one of the favored millionaires ships in the twenties and managed to run a profit during the darkest years of the depression, however by the end of the decade she was laid up due for the breakers yard. Much of her furniture had been removed and work was about to start on her luxurious fittings when war again befell her. She was considered to be a valuable troopship and was hurriedly sent to the safety of New York with a skeleton crew aboard. She was never to complete the crossing, she was spotted by a submarine just half a day off Ireland and was torpedoed and sank five hours later, there was no loss of life and the survivors were picked up by the Royal Navy.

NOTE: fictional back story