One of the most photographed liner mishaps of the pre-World War 2 years was the July 1927 stranding of the Clyde-Mallory Line's flagship Iroquois.  She and her sister Shawnee proved to be the largest vessels Clyde-Mallory ever produced, as well as the last. Although only seven feet longer than the Mohawk-class liners, Iroquois and Shawnee were considerably grander internally, and carried 300 more passengers.