May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 260

Price Realized: $ 1,680
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(ITALIAN LINE.) "Roma." Group of 22 pieces related to the ship, including a number of deck plans, brochures for cruises with poster style deck plans, fairly elaborate brochures on the ship in general, and a few photographs. 1930s

Additional Details

The quadruple-screw ship began her maiden voyage from Genoa to New York on 21 September 1926. She served as a naval vessel in World War II and was sunk by allied bombers in 1945. Her sister was the "Augustus."