Various: pre-war - Circa 1874 State Line fleet brochure w/ deck plans Safmarine 5" by 18") to show

5" by 18") to show color destination and ship photos

Tourist Class Ball Room and Lounge

After Home Lines sold out the ship went to Premier to become the STARSHIP ATLANTIC and then onto MSC where she sailed as MELODY

sample cabin photos and lay-outs

These ships were built in the early 1950s when loosening Allied restrictions allowed Germany to reenter the merchant marine

Various: pre-war - Circa 1874 State Line fleet brochure w/ deck plans Safmarine 5" by 18") to showState Steamship Company A twelve page, circa 1874 fleet brochure (3. 5" by 6") with information on the newly formed State Line. The line was founded in 1872 to sail the Glasgow New York route. The original fleet of six is listed: STATE OF ALABAMA (1873), STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (1873), STATE OF VIRGINIA (1873), STATE OF GEORGIA (1873), STATE OF INDIANA (1874), and STATE OF NEVADA (1874). Glowing text lauds the luxury onboard: "The elegant Saloon is