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The USA- UK rivalry was fought on more battlegrounds then the simple rhetoric that was thrown around on both sides. After the First Atlantic War (1902), and even the strict neutrality during the Second Atlantic War (1910-1915) started the hostility between the two nations. One way that this contest manifested itself was the 'Ship Race'. The UK had long dominated the area of large ship-building and had held the record for largest civilian ship afloat for decades. This might have continued had it not been caught up in the nationalist driven race that dominated the Atlantic cruise ship trade.
America had rapidly built up its dockyards after the First and Second Atlantic wars, meaning that after the war was over (and even winding down) America had much unused dock space and technological capacity. Hoping to gain a market in the new American-French connection the United States-Nantes Shipping Company (USNA) opened up a cruise ship line between the two SAW allies. The USNA also thought to capture the imagination by building the largest ship on the seas. This soon sparked a race that would continue for over a decade.
1912- Titanic (UK) 46,329 BRT (Cunard-White Star Line)
1916- Victorious (USA) 50,673 BRT (USNA) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/SSHoxbar1919.jpg (ignore the caption)
1918- Imperial* (Former German, UK) 52,965 BRT (Cunard-White Star Line)
1920- Majestic (UK) 56,352 BRT(Cunard-White Star Line)
1921- Liberty (USA) 60,654 BRT (Keener Ship Lines)
1924- Magnificent (UK) 63,821 BRT (Cunard-White Star Line)
1925- Sea King (USA) 65,080 BRT (USNA)
1927- Ile de France (France) 70,092 BRT (Compagnie Générale Transatlantique) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/SS_Ile_de_France.jpg
*Note- The Imperial (Former SS Wilhelm) was originally built by Germans but laid in part construction through the SAW and the German Civil War. in 1917 the semi-completed ship was towed to Britain where it was completed and re-christened the Imperial
America had rapidly built up its dockyards after the First and Second Atlantic wars, meaning that after the war was over (and even winding down) America had much unused dock space and technological capacity. Hoping to gain a market in the new American-French connection the United States-Nantes Shipping Company (USNA) opened up a cruise ship line between the two SAW allies. The USNA also thought to capture the imagination by building the largest ship on the seas. This soon sparked a race that would continue for over a decade.
1912- Titanic (UK) 46,329 BRT (Cunard-White Star Line)
1916- Victorious (USA) 50,673 BRT (USNA) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/SSHoxbar1919.jpg (ignore the caption)
1918- Imperial* (Former German, UK) 52,965 BRT (Cunard-White Star Line)
1920- Majestic (UK) 56,352 BRT(Cunard-White Star Line)
1921- Liberty (USA) 60,654 BRT (Keener Ship Lines)
1924- Magnificent (UK) 63,821 BRT (Cunard-White Star Line)
1925- Sea King (USA) 65,080 BRT (USNA)
1927- Ile de France (France) 70,092 BRT (Compagnie Générale Transatlantique) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/SS_Ile_de_France.jpg
*Note- The Imperial (Former SS Wilhelm) was originally built by Germans but laid in part construction through the SAW and the German Civil War. in 1917 the semi-completed ship was towed to Britain where it was completed and re-christened the Imperial