SS America, Ocean liner wreck near Playa de Garcey, Canary Islands, Spain
The SS America measured 723 feet in length and contained accommodations for 1,202 passengers across different cabin classes with American-styled interiors.
Eleanor Roosevelt christened the vessel on August 31, 1939, at Newport News, Virginia, where 30,000 people gathered to witness the launch ceremony.
Dorothy Marckwald and Anne Urquhart formed the first all-women design team to create the interior spaces of an ocean liner in maritime history.
The remaining sections of the wreck appear during low tide at Playa de Garcey, providing opportunities for maritime archaeology research and documentation.
During World War II, as USS West Point, the vessel transported over 350,000 troops without any casualties across multiple military campaigns.
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