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>eam of 63 J ft., and a gross tonnage of 

 10,498. Two sets of triple-expansion 

 engines drove each of the twin screws. 



Unfortunately for Britain, the Inman 

 Company followed the Guion and National 

 in falling upon hard times, and within a 

 very short period of these fine liners 

 coming into service, the Inman Company 

 was taken over by the International Mer- 

 cantile Marine, an American company 

 which was subsequently to take over many 

 other well-known British lines. One of the 

 first results was the transfer of the Cities 

 from Liverpool to Southampton, and it 

 may be claimed for them that they were 

 the real precursors of a string of famous 

 Atlantic liners which have made South- 

 ampton their home port. 



With the transfer of these two fliers to 

 American control went other Inman ships, 

 but they are not of any particular interest. 

 What was, however, very important, was 

 the passing of a special Act of Congress 

 to enable these vessels to sail under the 



