Object Details
Description
In 1929 the ocean liner Leviathan passed from U.S. government ownership into private hands. The red triangle emblem on this cap badge reflects the changes made by the reorganized United States Lines to its flags, uniforms, and stationery. This logo remained in use through 1931.
The ocean liner Leviathan was built as the Vaterland for Germany's Hamburg-American Line in 1914. During World War I the American government seized the ship and operated it as a troopship. After a complete reconditioning at Newport News, Virginia, in 1922-23, the Leviathan became the flagship of the new United States Lines, which operated it for the U.S. Shipping Board until 1929. Subsequently sold into private hands, the ship ran until 1934. Laid up as a result of high operating costs and low Depression-era patronage, the Leviathan was sold to Scottish shipbreakers in 1938 and dismantled.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Frank O. Braynard, Sea Cliff, New York
date made
ca 1930
used date
1929-1931
ID Number
1991.0856.19
catalog number
1991.0856.19
accession number
1991.0856
Object Name
Insignia, Cap, Officer's
Measurements
overall: 2 3/8 in; x 6.0325 cm
Associated Place
United States: New York
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Work and Industry: Maritime
America on the Move
Transportation
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1102312