DELBRASIL: 1940 - Final, final Captain's Farewell Dinner menu from August 1943Delta Line A Captain's Farewell Dinner menu dated August 21, 1943, from the DELBRASIL. The meal must have held special poignancy as upon arrival back in New Orleans the ship was requisitioned by the Navy, never to return to Delta Line. This 6. 5" by 7" menu features a lovely color portrait of the DELBRASIL outbound from Rio de Janeiro with famed mountains Sugarloaf and Corcovado in the distance. Reflecting wartime conditions, the menu was none too

In the 1950s the company director's wife handled the decor

the theatre

the French Line still kept up their standards

and redwoods in California

Photos include a portrait

Both boasted the then-unusual feature of private verandahs for many First Class cabins which you can see marked as "Terrazas" on Promenade Deck

North German Lloyd: A fold-out

government subsidies ran out in 1973

Initially the ARGENTINA MARU had three classes with a large 3rd Class area for immigrants

Cabin Class carried 400 and unseen down below another 1

Also included are a fleet list of ten

The SAGAFJORD had been designed to undertake a limited number of two-class transatlantic crossings each year