May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 382

Price Realized: $ 300
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(UNITED STATES LINES.) "Leviathan." Annual Inspection Report [cover title]. Partly Printed booklet of 96 pages, entirely accomplished in manuscript, recording the findings of three inspectors during 12 separate visits to the ship. Report begins with a physical description of the ship and details the composition of its crew, with a breakdown of types of accommodation, etc. There follows detailed inspection notes relative to the hull, deck, pilot house equipment, lifeboats, life preservers, fire apparatus, etc. Completed 08 June 1934

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An interesting survival. On page 70 the three inspectors conclude that the "Vessel is seaworthy and lawfully equipped." The only recommendation is that the ship be equipped with 6 additional gas masks.