{"id":10208930267417,"title":"LEVIATHAN: 1914 - \"LEVIATHAN: The World's Greatest Ship, Volume 2\"","handle":"lwviathan-1914-leviathan-the-worlds-greatest-ship-volume-2","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnited States Lines: \"LEVIATHAN: The World's Greatest Ship, Volume 2\", by Frank Braynard, inscribed by the author, published in 1974, hardbound with original dust jacket, 380 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late Frank Braynard created what is probably the most extensive history ever written about a single ship.  His ground-breaking series covers six volumes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book is volume 2 and picks up the LEVIATHAN saga during her monumental conversion from a troop ship to a luxury liner.  There were no plans of the huge ship, so designer William Francis Gibbs hired draftsmen to spend thousands of hours measuring and drawing every inch.  The ship was a wreck after her heavy trooping duties during WW1 so every corner needed restoration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book finishes with the LEVI's triumphant return to the Atlantic.  There are hundreds of great photos which makes for wonderful browsing and reading.  Because of the dramatic story and photos, this book can stand alone if you do not want to collect the rest of the series.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book is in very good condition while the dust jacket is in fair condition with numerous rips.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-12-02T13:49:35-05:00","created_at":"2025-12-02T13:49:32-05:00","vendor":"N","type":"- Books","tags":["- Books","Hamburg American Line","United States Lines"],"price":4500,"price_min":4500,"price_max":4500,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":51722673389849,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"11743","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"LEVIATHAN: 1914 - \"LEVIATHAN: The World's Greatest Ship, Volume 2\"","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4500,"weight":1814,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":0,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11743.jpg?v=1764701280"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11743.jpg?v=1764701280","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":42415809364249,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.802,"height":2648,"width":2124,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11743.jpg?v=1764701280"},"aspect_ratio":0.802,"height":2648,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11743.jpg?v=1764701280","width":2124}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eUnited States Lines: \"LEVIATHAN: The World's Greatest Ship, Volume 2\", by Frank Braynard, inscribed by the author, published in 1974, hardbound with original dust jacket, 380 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late Frank Braynard created what is probably the most extensive history ever written about a single ship.  His ground-breaking series covers six volumes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book is volume 2 and picks up the LEVIATHAN saga during her monumental conversion from a troop ship to a luxury liner.  There were no plans of the huge ship, so designer William Francis Gibbs hired draftsmen to spend thousands of hours measuring and drawing every inch.  The ship was a wreck after her heavy trooping duties during WW1 so every corner needed restoration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book finishes with the LEVI's triumphant return to the Atlantic.  There are hundreds of great photos which makes for wonderful browsing and reading.  Because of the dramatic story and photos, this book can stand alone if you do not want to collect the rest of the series.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book is in very good condition while the dust jacket is in fair condition with numerous rips.\u003c\/p\u003e"}