May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 283

Price Realized: $ 480
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(MOORE-McCORMACK LINES.) "Argentina" and "Brasil." Group of approximately 175 pieces related to the sister ships, including approximately 80 photographs (almost all vintage and most in 8x10 inch format - a few vernaculars as well), deck plans, and a large number of brochures related specifically to the ships (descriptions, fares, sailings, etc.). Principally 1950s-60

Additional Details

Both ships were built for Moore-McCormack by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Both were delivered in 1958 and replaced ships in the fleet of the same name.