SS Bremen

This is my first attempt at a ship outside of my personal scale, and definitely means much more to me than all my previous builds so far, Bremen is by no means complete, but I've decide to share him with you anyway.




SS Bremen was a German-built ocean liner constructed for the Norddeutscher Lloyd line (NDL) to work the transatlantic sea route. Bremen was notable for her bulbous bow construction, high-speed engines, and low, streamlined profile. At the time of her construction, she and her sister ship Europa were the two most advanced high-speed steam turbine ocean liners of their day. The German pair sparked an international competition in the building of large, fast, luxurious ocean liners that were national symbols and points of prestige during the pre-war years of the 1930s. She held the Blue Riband, and was the fourth ship of NDL to carry the name Bremen.

General characteristics
Tonnage:	51,656 GRT
Displacement:	55,600 tons
Length:	938.6 ft (286.1 m) oa 888.12 ft (270.7 m) pp
Beam:	101.9 ft (31.1 m)
Draught:	33.89 ft (10.3 m)
Depth:	71.5 ft (21.8 m)
Installed power:	Four sets of geared steam turbines generating 33,750 hp (25,170 kW) each; 135,000 shp (101,000 kW) maximum
Propulsion:	Quadruple propellers
Speed:	27 knots (50 km/h) (design speed)
Capacity:	2,139; 811 first class, 500 second class, 300 tourist class, 617 third class
Crew:	966 total