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HAPAG service[edit]1929HAPAGdinner menu fromReliance
UAL had a business relationship with HAPAG.[15]On 27 July 1926 UAL soldRelianceto HAPAG, and on 24 August she made her first Hamburg – New York voyage under HAPAG ownership. In 1927 Blohm & Voss refitted her again, and on 3 July she began her firstcruise. From 1928 HAPAG employed her entirely on cruising,[1]and either she orResolutemade a World cruise each winter.[15]
By 1930Reliance'stonnageswere 19,821GRTand 13,054NRT.Reliance's Germancode letterswere RFVG until 1933–34,[4]when they were superseded by thecall signDHTV.[16]
In December 1934Reliance's first class berths were increased to 497,[3]and her hull was repainted white to suit her cruising role.[1]Her navigation equipment included agyrocompassby 1935[17]and anecho soundingdevice by 1936.[18]
Between September and November 1937 Blohm & Voss refitted her again, making her a two-class ship. Blohm & Voss reduced her passenger capacity again to 819 berths: 633 first class and 186 second class.[3]To modernise her appearance Blohm & Voss replaced her funnels with larger ones.[1]The refit reduced her tonnages to 19,618GRTand 9,175NRT.[19]
On 7 August 1938Reliancewas badly damaged by fire, suspected to bearson. She was declaredtotal loss, and HAPAG handed her to her insurers. On 4 January 1940Kruppbought her for scrap, and in 1941 she wasbroken upin Bremerhaven.[1]
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