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Fast Facts

Hull #: 406
Named for: Named after the US capital
Launched: August 20, 1932
Tonnage: 24,289 GRT
Length: 705 ft 3 in
Speed: 20.5 knots
Fate: Scrapped 1965 in Kearny, NJ
Trivia: Over the years, the Manhattan and her sister ship the Washington carried more passengers in proportion to their capacity than any of the giant foreign superstars.

The Washington (1930, Contract 406)

The SS Washington against the Manhattan skyline, circa 1935. Photo courtesy of the National Archives.

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