May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 398

Price Realized: $ 2,400
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(UNITED STATES LINES.) "Leviathan." Bronze commemorative plaque from the bulkhead of the ship, documenting the war service of the ship, 17 1/2x24 inches. Circa 1923

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Plaque reads: "S.S. 'Leviathan' - Seized by the United States Government - April 6th 1917, - In Transport Service during the War; - Carried 96,804 Officers and Men - to Europe on Ten Trips, Leaving New York on First Trip - December 25th 1917 - after the Armistice Returned - 93,746 Officers and Men."