Bert Lamers (1950) was interested in the shipping industry from an early age. He worked as a sailor at the Verenigde Onafhankelijke Sleepdienst (United Independent Towing Service) and was one of the editors of the maritime magazine De Blauwe Wimpel. Other than that, he also organized many group cruises.

• Introduction, 1. United States Lines, a short history, 2. Building the ‘America’, Shipyard, Equivalent Passenger Ships, Two Nazi Spies, 3. The interior of the ship, 4. US Navy vessel ‘West Point’, 5. Transatlantic liner ‘America’, Hans Breeman, References.

Bert Lamers (1950) was interested in the shipping industry from an early age. He worked as a sailor at the Verenigde Onafhankelijke Sleepdienst (United Independent Towing Service) and was one of the editors of the maritime magazine De Blauwe Wimpel. Other than that, he also organized many group cruises.

• Introduction, 1. United States Lines, a short history, 2. Building the ‘America’, Shipyard, Equivalent Passenger Ships, Two Nazi Spies, 3. The interior of the ship, 4. US Navy vessel ‘West Point’, 5. Transatlantic liner ‘America’, Hans Breeman, References.

Bert Lamers (1950) was interested in the shipping industry from an early age. He worked as a sailor at the Verenigde Onafhankelijke Sleepdienst (United Independent Towing Service) and was one of the editors of the maritime magazine De Blauwe Wimpel. Other than that, he also organized many group cruises.

• Introduction, 1. United States Lines, a short history, 2. Building the ‘America’, Shipyard, Equivalent Passenger Ships, Two Nazi Spies, 3. The interior of the ship, 4. US Navy vessel ‘West Point’, 5. Transatlantic liner ‘America’, Hans Breeman, References.