{"id":8071645659417,"title":"ATHENIA \u0026 LETITIA - Deluxe interiors brochure w\/ silver trim c. 1936","handle":"athenia-letitia-deluxe-interiors-brochure-w-silver-trim-c-1936","description":"Donaldson Atlantic Line: A deluxe, sixteen-page interiors brochure from around 1936 for the LETITIA and ill-fated ATHENIA.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCabin\/Tourist class ships never had it this good – silver foil trim throughout, a wonderful deco cover illustration, and lots of clear b\u0026amp;w photos. One reason might be that the original version of this brochure from a year earlier also featured all the Cunard Line Canadian service ships. Indeed, the cover of that brochure featured the same image but with Cunard orange and black funnel livery, not the Donaldson black and white shown here. But in 1935 Cunard with its deep pockets cut its association with Anchor and Donaldson lines. Donaldson apparently kept the brochure design.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhotos from the LUTITIA include the Cabin Class Dining Room, Tourist Class Smoking Room, and a Tourist Class cabin for two. ATHENIA photos show the Tourist Class Verandah Cafe and the Tourist Class Dining Room. Photos unidentified as to vessel show from Cabin Class a deluxe stateroom, a regular stateroom, Writing Room, Drawing Room, Lounge, and Sun Deck. Tourist Class images show the Social Room and two views of deck scenes. In the center is a route map, portraits of each ship, photos of the captains, and destination pics.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe unlucky ATHENIA famously was the first liner casualty of WW2, sunk by German U-boat the very day the war began. LETITIA served as both an armed merchant cruiser and a hospital ship during the war. 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One reason might be that the original version of this brochure from a year earlier also featured all the Cunard Line Canadian service ships. Indeed, the cover of that brochure featured the same image but with Cunard orange and black funnel livery, not the Donaldson black and white shown here. But in 1935 Cunard with its deep pockets cut its association with Anchor and Donaldson lines. Donaldson apparently kept the brochure design.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhotos from the LUTITIA include the Cabin Class Dining Room, Tourist Class Smoking Room, and a Tourist Class cabin for two. ATHENIA photos show the Tourist Class Verandah Cafe and the Tourist Class Dining Room. Photos unidentified as to vessel show from Cabin Class a deluxe stateroom, a regular stateroom, Writing Room, Drawing Room, Lounge, and Sun Deck. Tourist Class images show the Social Room and two views of deck scenes. In the center is a route map, portraits of each ship, photos of the captains, and destination pics.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe unlucky ATHENIA famously was the first liner casualty of WW2, sunk by German U-boat the very day the war began. LETITIA served as both an armed merchant cruiser and a hospital ship during the war. Afterward she was renamed CAPTAIN COOK and sailed on until 1960.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcellent condition."}