Regina
Muskal and Eugene Berko
1925 Wedding Photo of Regina Muskal and Eugene Berko
Eugene
Berko arrived in NY on this ship in 1914
The George Washington was built by A/G Vulcan Shipyard, Stettin, Germany, 1909.
25,570 gross tons; 723 (bp) feet long; 72 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion
engines, twin screw. Service speed 18 1/2 knots. Held 2679 passengers ( 568
first class, 433 second class, 1678 third class ). Interned at New York at the
start of World War I in 1914. Seized by United States Lines, in 1917 and renamed
USS George Washington. Assigned to United States Lines; began Bremerhaven-NY
sailings in 1921. Laid up Additional Arrivals, in 1932. Renamed Caitlin in 1940.
Refitted as troopship in 1940 for World War II service.
