KOEKE, Hugo (1874?1956). Hamburg ? American Line / The Famous Four. [Hamburg: M?hlmeister and Johler], ca. 1930. Prior to WWI, the Hamburg?American Line, was the largest merchant fleet in the world with its 175 ships. With much of the fleet destroyed during the war, the focus was on rebuilding with the Famous Four at the center: Albert Baillin, her sister ship, the Deutschland, and two similar ships, the New York and the Hamburg. The were reported to be the steadiest on the Atlantic. Framed, 30 x 20? (image area). A. Not examined out of frame.