SS Atlantic (1953)

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ss-atlantic-1953

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the original hull designation?SS Badger Mariner
2. What is the year of passenger liner conversion?1958
3. What was the SS Atlantic originally called and what did it do first?It was launched as the SS Badger Mariner and started its life as a freighter, carrying goods from one port to another.
4. How did the ship change in 1958?In 1958 it was converted into the SS Atlantic, a passenger liner with cabins and public spaces so people could travel on cruises.

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