{"id":8695592681753,"title":"PRINCIPESSA MALFALDA: 1909 - First Class interiors brochure from disaster ship","handle":"principessa-malfalda-1909-first-class-interiors-brochure-from-disaster-ship","description":"Italian Line: A twenty-page interiors brochure (5\" by 6.25\") from around 1922 for the ill-fated PRINCIPESSA MAFALDA. The text is in Spanish.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs you may recall, MAFALDA's sister was the laughing stock of the 20th century maritime world. The PRINCIPESSA JOLANDA was launched fully equipped to great fanfare, and promptly capsized when she hit the water. The wreck was scrapped on the spot. Fortunately the PRINCIPESSA MAFALDA managed to stay upright, at least during her launch. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the time of her maiden voyage in 1909, the PRINCIPESSA MAFALDA was considered the most luxurious vessel on the Genoa - South American route. She boosted an entire deck's worth of ornate public rooms and was even fitted with elevators. Besides a portrait-at-sea, photos from First Class show the Dining Salon, Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, a la Carte Restaurant, Winter Garden, Smoking Room, Children's Room, Music Salon, Wedding Suite, five different cabins, and Verandah. Also show is the Second Class Dining Salon and Smoking Room. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJust five years after this brochure was issued, a fading PRINCIPESSA MAFALDA was on her last crossing before being scrapped. On October 25, 1927, the port propeller shaft broke while the vessel was off the coast of Brazil. The shaft ripped a large hole through the hull . Efforts to seal the watertight door to the shaft were unsuccessful because the door was too rusty. As the ship settled by the stern, panic broke out among the Third Class passengers as they struggled to reach the boat deck. 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The text is in Spanish.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs you may recall, MAFALDA's sister was the laughing stock of the 20th century maritime world. The PRINCIPESSA JOLANDA was launched fully equipped to great fanfare, and promptly capsized when she hit the water. The wreck was scrapped on the spot. Fortunately the PRINCIPESSA MAFALDA managed to stay upright, at least during her launch. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the time of her maiden voyage in 1909, the PRINCIPESSA MAFALDA was considered the most luxurious vessel on the Genoa - South American route. She boosted an entire deck's worth of ornate public rooms and was even fitted with elevators. Besides a portrait-at-sea, photos from First Class show the Dining Salon, Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, a la Carte Restaurant, Winter Garden, Smoking Room, Children's Room, Music Salon, Wedding Suite, five different cabins, and Verandah. Also show is the Second Class Dining Salon and Smoking Room. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJust five years after this brochure was issued, a fading PRINCIPESSA MAFALDA was on her last crossing before being scrapped. On October 25, 1927, the port propeller shaft broke while the vessel was off the coast of Brazil. The shaft ripped a large hole through the hull . Efforts to seal the watertight door to the shaft were unsuccessful because the door was too rusty. As the ship settled by the stern, panic broke out among the Third Class passengers as they struggled to reach the boat deck. In the end, despite being in calm seas with warm water, despite the close proximity of rescue ships, and despite taking five hours to sink, 314 people died out of 1,259 onboard, make the disaster the worst in Italian maritime history. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGood condition."}