WI: William Francis Gibbs gets his superliner in the twenties.

So something I've been wondering since reading the book A Man and His Ship about Gibbs and his struggle to build the United States. One of the chapters talked about how Gibbs was pissed when i stead of going for his superliner idea which if not for WW1 would've gone ahead and instead went for the captured Vaterland. Now what if the Vaterland had tried to run back to Germany and while doing so was sunk? Thus meaning the United States Line when the war ends won't have an already waiting superliner instead of having to build one and ends up building Gibbs superliner? What would the effects on US postwar shipping be if in the twenties if the US has the Blue Ribbon?
 
More than likely the US would get one of the 3 Vaterland class ships. Problem is Congress did not want to fund the United States lines. More than likely if Gibbs did build the ship it would lose money. Most of the Blue ribbon ships were built in pairs. A single ship would not be able to compete. Also when Prohibition comes along no alcohol could be sold on US flagged ships. The ship would be a money loser. Better bet was 2 smaller ships, like the Manhattan and Washington.
 
More than likely the US would get one of the 3 Vaterland class ships. Problem is Congress did not want to fund the United States lines. More than likely if Gibbs did build the ship it would lose money. Most of the Blue ribbon ships were built in pairs. A single ship would not be able to compete. Also when Prohibition comes along no alcohol could be sold on US flagged ships. The ship would be a money loser. Better bet was 2 smaller ships, like the Manhattan and Washington.

Could the Vaterland be captured by the British and get itself sunk while on war duty or end up as a repatriation for the Britannic and/or Titanic?
Otherwise, the Vaterland is completed slightly later and/or remains in Germany due to delayed voyages, less passengers or some damage or upgrading.

I did write the Vaterland gets sunk trying to run back to Germany instead of staying put in the US. Also assume Gibbs is able to convince Congress to fund two liners.
 
In the 60s I think Gibbs wanted to to remodel the third class cabins adding bathrooms to each cabin. That way the United States Lines could use the US on off season cruises. Blocked by maritime commission and then all the labor issues hit . Could not make any money when the subsidy was taken away and ship was mothballed mid yearly drydocking. For decades it was time machine. Dinning room still had tables set, menu and order pads. Gave crew enough time to get their stuff and leave.
 
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