{"product_id":"republic-1907","title":"REPUBLIC: 1907 - Large \u0026 deluxe 1931 cruise brochure w\/ plans \u0026 pics","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnited States Lines:  A deluxe, twenty-four page brochure for West Indies cruises in early 1931 on the ex-German liner REPUBLIC.  These voyages were the swan song for the REPUBLIC's passenger service as shortly after she became a troop transport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering the ship was long-in-the-tooth and excess capacity in the depths of the Depression, USL fluffed up her role: \"This winter, firmly established as the Queen of the Spanish Main ... the REPUBLIC will sally forth FIVE TIMES to embellish and add lustre to a title so richly deserved.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEight pages provide travelogue, sailing schedules, and a route map.  The final pages are a gem for ship-lovers.  Two fold-outs, one as long as forty-four inches, provide detailed views of six decks.  On back of each are b\u0026amp;w interior photos showing design cues from the early 1900: Promenade Deck, Social Hall, Smoking Room, Main Staircase, Writing Room, Gymnasium, and a two-berth cabin. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe ship  first sailed as Hamburg American Line's PRESIDENT GRANT.  She was seized by the U.S. in 1917 to become a troop transport.  In 1924 USL introduced her as the transatlantic REPUBLIC.  In 1931 she went back to troopship use, a role she played until the scrappers in the 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52968966062361,"sku":"2095","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/files\/2095.jpg?v=1786298916","url":"https:\/\/nautiques.net\/products\/republic-1907","provider":"Nautiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}