{"id":10790107447577,"title":"MATSONIA: 1927 - Postwar deck plan from 1946, sold to Home Lines 1948","handle":"matsonia-1927-postwar-deck-plan-from-1946-sold-to-home-lines-1948","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatson Lines:  A fold-out (27\" by 28\") tissue plan for the MATSONIA dated April 1946.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat was month when the U.S. Navy released her back to Matson after four years of troopship duty.  Following a quick overhaul, she left on her first post-war civilian voyage on May 22. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan shows six decks in detail.  All her pre-war splendors are there - a succession of public rooms up on A Deck, spacious Lanai Suites on B Deck, and an H-shaped Dining Salon down on D Deck.  I suspect that in reality the MATSONIA was rather shabby after arduous trooping.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than fully restore the former MALOLO in the expensive post-war market, Matson sold the ship to Home Lines in 1948.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-09-05T11:38:12-04:00","created_at":"2026-09-05T11:38:10-04:00","vendor":"FR","type":"- Deck Plans","tags":["- Deck Plans","A to Z: 100s of Ships","Matson Lines","New Items"],"price":4500,"price_min":4500,"price_max":4500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":53110541353241,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"12709","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"MATSONIA: 1927 - Postwar deck plan from 1946, sold to Home Lines 1948","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4500,"weight":113,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/12709.jpg?v=1788622543","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/12709-1.jpg?v=1788622543"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/12709.jpg?v=1788622543","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":52925693985049,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.447,"height":1338,"width":598,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/12709.jpg?v=1788622543"},"aspect_ratio":0.447,"height":1338,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/12709.jpg?v=1788622543","width":598},{"alt":null,"id":52925694017817,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.032,"height":1237,"width":1276,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/12709-1.jpg?v=1788622543"},"aspect_ratio":1.032,"height":1237,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/12709-1.jpg?v=1788622543","width":1276}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eMatson Lines:  A fold-out (27\" by 28\") tissue plan for the MATSONIA dated April 1946.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat was month when the U.S. Navy released her back to Matson after four years of troopship duty.  Following a quick overhaul, she left on her first post-war civilian voyage on May 22. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan shows six decks in detail.  All her pre-war splendors are there - a succession of public rooms up on A Deck, spacious Lanai Suites on B Deck, and an H-shaped Dining Salon down on D Deck.  I suspect that in reality the MATSONIA was rather shabby after arduous trooping.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than fully restore the former MALOLO in the expensive post-war market, Matson sold the ship to Home Lines in 1948.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}