SS Leviathan Passenger List 1924-1932
The SS Leviathan (1914) of the United States Lines, The World's Largest Liner. Quadruple Screw, Oil Burner, Tonnage 59,956. Length 950 Feet 7 Inches. Width 100 Feet, 3 Inches. 4 1/4 Times Around the Promenade Deck = 1 Mile. GGA Image ID # 1d3ef0c900
Leviathan (1914) United States Lines
Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 59,957. Dimensions: 907' x 100' (950' o.l.). Quadruple- screw, 24 knots. Steam turbines. Two masts and three funnels. Note: Funnels 80 feet high from deck level. Height from keel to top of funnels 184 feet. From water line to funnel tops was 144 feet. From keel to top of mast 210 feet. First voyage as an American passenger liner was on July 4, 1923 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg. Withdrawn from service in 1934. Left New York for the ship-breakers yard at Rosyth, Scotland, January 25, 1938. Ex-Vaterland (1917). Tonnage Variance: The tonnage of this great liner was Usted as 54,282 tons gross, when under German ownership. Her tonnage under American rules of measurement was finally set at 48,943 tons. Speed Trials: During her American trials in 1923 attained a speed of 27.07 knots for one hour.
SS Leviathan (1914) of the United States Lines at Sea. GGA Image ID # 1d3f38f8e8
All Digitized Passenger Lists For the SS Leviathan Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route.
1924-08-05 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 5 August 1924
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R.F
1925-07-25 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Cabin
- Date of Departure: 25 July 1925
- Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R.F
1925-08-25 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Cabin
- Date of Departure: 25 August 1925
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R.F.
1926-09-21 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 21 September 1926
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R
1927-04-19 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 19 April 1927
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R
1927-06-21 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 21 June 1927
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R
1927-10-11 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: American Legion Passengers (Second A.E.F.)
- Date of Departure: 11 October 1927
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R
1928-03-13 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 13 March 1928
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain H. A. Cunningham
1928-06-05 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 5 June 1928
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain A. H. Cunningham
1929-03-30 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 30 March 1929
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore H. A. Cunningham
1929-08-27 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 27 August 1929
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore H. A. Cunningham
🛳️ SS Leviathan Passenger List – 9 September 1932: Transatlantic Travel During the Great Depression
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Cabin
Date of Departure: 9 September 1932
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R
Step aboard the SS Leviathan in 1932—a majestic ocean liner operated by United States Lines, steaming from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg at the height of the Great Depression. This rich Tourist Cabin Passenger List dated 9 September 1932, offers more than names—it’s a dynamic tapestry of global lives in motion, threading through academic, religious, artistic, and everyday histories.
1932-11-25 SS Leviathan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Cabin
- Date of Departure: 25 November 1932
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Commodore Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R
Passenger Lists contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection contains a sampling of what was originally produced and printed by the steamship lines.
⚠️ About Accuracy in Historical Records Research Tip
Context. The GG Archives presents passenger lists as faithfully as possible to the original documents. While OCR is generally accurate, portions of these collections—especially image captions and some transcriptions—are typed by hand and may include typographical or spelling variations. The original manifests themselves also contained clerical inconsistencies (names recorded phonetically, mid-voyage corrections, etc.).
What this means for your research:
- Search variant spellings of names (e.g., “Schmidt/Schmitt/Smith,” “Giuseppe/Joseph”).
- Cross-reference with immigration cards, passport applications, naturalization files, city directories, and newspapers.
- Treat manifests as primary sources with historical quirks—use them alongside corroborating records.
- For place names, consider historical borders and language variants (e.g., Danzig/Gdańsk, Trieste/Trst).
How to cite. When quoting a name from a manifest, consider adding [sic] for obvious misspellings and include a note such as “spelling as printed in original passenger list.”
Need help? If you spot a likely transcription error in captions, feel free to contact us with the page URL and a brief note—we love community input. 🙏
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