May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 84

Price Realized: $ 132
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(CUNARD LINE.) "Lancastria." Group of 12 pieces related to the ship, including 8 vintage photographs (in 8x10 inch format), 3 brochures, and a tourist class deck plan (January 1937). 1920s-30s

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The "Lancastria" gained notoriety by means of her unfortunate demise. On 17 June 1940 a German bomber dropped a bomb which went right down the ship's funnel and exploded in the boiler room. The loss of life was very great.