May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 384

Unsold
Estimate: $ 350 - $ 500
(UNITED STATES LINES.) "Leviathan." Manuscript notes and diary compiled by an engineer (?) during the ship's final voyage from New York to the scrappers in Rosyth, Scotland. 25 pages. Small 8vo, original wrappers. January-February 1938

Additional Details

Interesting survival, kept by an unnamed person in the crew during the final sailing of the ship. Begins with detailed account of the fuel oil and fresh water consumed. There follows running times, distances run on given days, etc. The ships officers are named, wages of certain crew members are noted, and a crew list is given (broken into American and English). Two pages are given over to repairs necessary for the boilers. The little book ends with a ten page diary of sorts in which are detailed fires on the ship and various mechanical failures.