AMERIKANIS: 1952 - Large Chandris deck plan from 1979Chandris Lines: A large (23" by 33") deck plan from 1979 for the AMERIKANIS, originally Union Castle's KENYA CASTLE of 1952. Eight decks are shown in detail along with a starboard profile with deck locations marked off. Chandris initially planned to convert the laid up Union Castle liner into a two class transatlantic ship, but smartly changed course. When the AMERIKANIS emerged from rebuilding in August 1968, she was a luxurious cruise ship. She

A and C decks

by then Moore McCormack's ARGENTINA

Compania Trasatlantica Espanola (Spanish Line) - A fold-out (20" by 23") tissue deck plan from the 1920s or 1930s for the MANUEL ARNUS

A long lay-up in Greece followed and visitors to the ship in the late 1990s reported she was like a time capsule inside

The USL freighters covered all corners of the globe

The mid-century modern decor shows up in interior photos and unusually

and the Mandarin Restaurant

and JAMAICA

Cunard Line: From the early 1950s

photos show the Sports Deck

twenty-four page deck plan brochure for the BRAZIL

It is full of color