SS President Roosevelt

SS President Roosevelt

The SS "President Roosevelt" was a passenger liner of the United States Lines that was involved in a famous heroic rescue of the crew of the British ship "Antinoe" in the Atlantic Ocean in January 1926.

The captain of the ship, George Fried, was given a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan in honor of his heroism.

External links

* [http://www.sfmx.org/aboutus/abandonstory.htm Marine Exchange] site about the incident.

* [http://www.greatships.net/presidentroosevelt.html] images of the SS "President Roosevelt"


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