1928 DECK PLANS - SS ORIZABA & SS SIBONEY - YORK AND CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:27894080 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Featured Refinements: Steamship |
The NEW YORK AND CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY operated under various names from 1841-1954. It's specialty was mail, cargo and passenger transport from NYC to the Mexican Gulf ports, Nassau and Cuba. It was very successful until a series of mishaps starting in the 1930's with a fire aboard one of it's newest ships the SS Morro Castle in 1934 that killed more than 130 passengers, to date still the most casualties involving an American passenger ship.The SS ORIZABA and th...e SS SIBONEY were sister ships built in 1918 and immediately requisitioned by the US Navy to wartime duty as troop transport ships when the US joined the allies in WW1. They each regularly transported more than 3000 troops across the Atlantic during the 2 years or so that they were controlled by the US government. The SIBONEY made about 17 round trips and the ORIZABA about 15. They were returned to their owners in 1920 and then requisitioned again in 1941 for WW11 where they continued as troop transports and in the case of the SIBONEY later as a hospital ship.Both ships had a displacement of about 11300 tons, a length of 443 ft and a beam of 60 ft with a speed of between 16-18 knots. The speed varied even more after they were converted for military use, depending on cargo, troop complement and design changes required by their new use.SS ORIZABA survived from 1918 until 1963 and the SS SIBONEY from 1918 until 1957.The document for sale measures 17" x 27.5" opened and 3.5" x 8.75" folded. It can be opened or closed with 4 unfoldings or foldings. There is one horizontal fold and 7 vertical folds. Details of the condition are described under "conditions" and the photos give quite a clear example of what you would be buying.On the bottom left hand corner is printed "JANUARY 1928 - 3M - R".Given that this document is printed on onionskin paper, a delicate and easily damaged paper stock, the condition of this piece is incredibly fine, particularly given its age.So an interesting piece of ephemera for a collector of Steamship or Transportation or Military History memorabilia.
This can be shipped by letter-mail for $4.00 USD without tracking or insurance or for $12.00 USD if the purchaser prefers to include those options. It's likely the letter would work just fine but there are no guarantees with that option. Thank you for your interest.
This can be shipped by letter-mail for $4.00 USD without tracking or insurance or for $12.00 USD if the purchaser prefers to include those options. It's likely the letter would work just fine but there are no guarantees with that option. Thank you for your interest.
