Letter 1929 V.Hal-Dampfer " Havelland " Between Crete And Port Said To Singapore
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You are bidding on an interesting one 1929 letter.
Writtenon the twin screw motor ship "Spreewald"
(passenger steamer), a Sister ship of the "Münsterland" and "Rheinland" sailing to East Asia. Built for the Hamburg-America Line. Launched: 12. Aug 1922; Completion: 10th January 1923; 22 January 1923: Maiden voyage Hamburg - New York; Rebuilt in 1930 for South America service (renamed "General San Martin"), chartered in 1934 and purchased by Hamburg-Süd in 1936, 1940: Navy accommodation ship. On the 25th. January 1945 taken over as a hospital ship by the Medical Service East. After the war, English captured and renamed the British troop carrier "Empire Deben". The ship was remarkable in that its machinery consisted of high-speed oil machines in connection with gear transmissions.
Dated
"Between Crete / Port Said, 5/5/1929."
Written by a Fritz addressed to his father.
The writer is on his way to Singapore. About his health, especially about his clothes.
Written on very strong Hamburg-Amerika Line letterhead.
Scope:
Slightly written on 3 pages out of 4 (18.8 x 13.9 cm).
Condition:Slightly browned and creased, ins. good. Please also note the pictures!
Internal note: Folder 6c/7
Writtenon the twin screw motor ship "Spreewald"
(passenger steamer), a Sister ship of the "Münsterland" and "Rheinland" sailing to East Asia. Built for the Hamburg-America Line. Launched: 12. Aug 1922; Completion: 10th January 1923; 22 January 1923: Maiden voyage Hamburg - New York; Rebuilt in 1930 for South America service (renamed "General San Martin"), chartered in 1934 and purchased by Hamburg-Süd in 1936, 1940: Navy accommodation ship. On the 25th. January 1945 taken over as a hospital ship by the Medical Service East. After the war, English captured and renamed the British troop carrier "Empire Deben". The ship was remarkable in that its machinery consisted of high-speed oil machines in connection with gear transmissions. The writer is on his way to Singapore. About his health, espec
Writtenon the twin screw motor ship "Spreewald"
(passenger steamer), a Sister ship of the "Münsterland" and "Rheinland" sailing to East Asia. Built for the Hamburg-America Line. Launched: 12. Aug 1922; Completion: 10th January 1923; 22 January 1923: Maiden voyage Hamburg - New York; Rebuilt in 1930 for South America service (renamed "General San Martin"), chartered in 1934 and purchased by Hamburg-Süd in 1936, 1940: Navy accommodation ship. On the 25th. January 1945 taken over as a hospital ship by the Medical Service East. After the war, English captured and renamed the British troop carrier "Empire Deben". The ship was remarkable in that its machinery consisted of high-speed oil machines in connection with gear transmissions. The writer is on his way to Singapore. About his health, espec
| Material |
Papier |
| Sprache |
Deutsch |
| Original/Faksimile |
Original |
| Genre |
Reise |
| Eigenschaften |
Erstausgabe |
| Eigenschaften |
Signiert |
| Erscheinungsjahr |
1929 |
| Produktart |
Handgeschriebenes Manuskript |