Coastlines 1/1250 CL-M402A USS Leviathan troopship 1917 grey
USS Leviathanwas the new name given to the German liner Vaterland when she was commandeered as a troopship in 1917. She was in need of a number of repairs and was docked immediately to repair the main centre turbine. It was decided that it would be to risky to send her to Europe with a full load of troops and so she sailed to the Carribeanon a shakedown cruise to Jamaica and Cubato check the systems and her new crew. She was painted grey but sources differ about her armament. Over the next couple of months, the troop capacity was increased and so was the armament and she was re-painted in dazzle camouflage.
Leviathan was given a British Navy camouflage design which was worn for a few months in 1918 but sources agree that she was re-painted in overall grey before the 1918 Armistice but she retained the extra guns and Carley Floats that had been fitted earlier. She was used for re-patriation after the Treaty of Versailles and then laid up for a time before being converted to oil-firing and becoming SS Leviathan of the United States Lines in 1923.