May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 253

Price Realized: $ 450
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(ITALIAN LINE.) "Conte Grande." T/N "Conte Grande" [cover title]. Company issued photo album containing 26 photographs of the ship, the initial photo showing the ship itself, the remaining showing interior views. Oblong small 4to, original cloth, worn; internally bright and clean. Circa 1949

Additional Details

The twin-screw vessel began its maiden voyage on 13 April 1928. She was seized in Brazil in 1941 and transferred to United States service as a troopship named "Monticello." She returned to Italian Line service in 1949 on the South American route. In 1960 she did a single sailing under the Lloyd Triestino banner. In 1961 she was scrapped.