THE PAST AND NOW | News, Travel & Social History News about Cruising, Social History, Ships, Trains, & Travel Groups of passengers are seen aboard the Berengaria during the fatal 1929 crash. They lost millions at sea. The passenger liner Berengaria, originally named Imperator, was built in Germany in 1913 for the Hamburg-Amerika Line. Intended as a rival to Britain’s Olympic, Titanic, Lusitania and Mauretania, she was then ... Read More »