Description: Vintage LLOYD SS EUROPA Cigar Ashtray North German Ocean Liner BAKELITE (Late 1929-1963) Great Vintage Condition as pictured...Circa 1935 SS Europa was an ocean liner originally built for the North-German Lloyd line in the late 1920's, with a successful career before and after World War II. The ship, in addition to sister ship SS Bremen, was designed to embody German advancement and expertise in shipbuilding. The sleek new liner was fast, faster than almost anything else afloat at the time, winning the coveted Blue Riband award for the fastest transatlantic passage until the Bremen took it back.After an uneventful WWII, with plans for Germany to either use the ship as a troop transport in the planned operation Sea Lion to take the UK or as an aircraft carrier, the ship essentially waited out the war in Bremerhaven, its home port. In 1945, the allied forces took control, with the US Navy using the ship as a transport for some time before giving the ship to France as reparations for the destroyed Normandie.After a strenuous and almost disastrous refit in Le Havre, the ship was reborn as the SS Liberte, with a successful French career both transporting passengers across the Atlantic and also used as a backdrop in some Hollywood productions before being scrapped in 1963. Please study the pictures & specs and email with any questions...thanks for stopping by Shipping weight is 10 oz.
Price: 58.62 USD
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-25T14:42:11.000Z
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Brand:: Nord Lloyd Lines
Type:: Vintage ashtray
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Vintage:: Circa 1935
Ship Name:: SS Europa
