May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 207

Price Realized: $ 120
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 100 - $ 200
(HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE.) "St. Louis" and "Milwaukee." Group of 15 pieces related to the sister ships, including large advertising brochures with deck plans, individual deck plans for both ships (1930s), 3 vintage photographs of "St. Louis," and more. 1930s

Additional Details

Both ships were launched in 1929. "St. Louis" was damaged late in World War II and finally scrapped in 1950. "Milwaukee" was given as a war trophy to Great Britain in 1945, but was destroyed by fire the following year.