The SS America was an
ocean liner built in 1940 for the
United States Lines. She carried many names in the 54 years between her construction and her 1994 wrecking, as she served as the
SSAmerica (carrying this name three different times during her career), the USS West Point, the SS Australis, the SS Italis, the SS Noga, the SS Alferdoss, and the SS American Star. She served most notably in passenger service as the SS America, and as the
Greek-flagged SS Australis for
Chandris. In 1941, she carried two
Nazi spies from the
Duquesne Spy Ring in her crew: Erwin Wilhelm Siegler and Franz Joseph Stigler. Both men were charged by the
FBI with espionage and sentenced to 10 years and 16 years' imprisonment, respectively.
The SS America was an
ocean liner built in 1940 for the
United States Lines. She carried many names in the 54 years between her construction and her 1994 wrecking, as she served as the
SSAmerica (carrying this name three different times during her career), the USS West Point, the SS Australis, the SS Italis, the SS Noga, the SS Alferdoss, and the SS American Star. She served most notably in passenger service as the SS America, and as the
Greek-flagged SS Australis for
Chandris. In 1941, she carried two
Nazi spies from the
Duquesne Spy Ring in her crew: Erwin Wilhelm Siegler and Franz Joseph Stigler. Both men were charged by the
FBI with espionage and sentenced to 10 years and 16 years' imprisonment, respectively.