Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1913 — LAUNCHING OF “VATERLAND,” THE WORLD’S LARGEST STEAMER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LAUNCHING OF “VATERLAND,” THE WORLD’S LARGEST STEAMER

To the left we Bee the great ship leaving the ways at Hamburg, Germany, and on the right Prince Rupprecht In uniform on the way to perform the christening ceremonies. The “Vaterland” is 960' feet long, 100 feet beam, speed 22% knots and will have lifeboats to accommodate 6,000.