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Albert Bishop
Period Lithograph on Tin of SS IMPERATOR

Dated 1911

$2,400
£1,843.10
€2,112.17
CA$3,378.61
A$3,784.79
CHF 1,968.56
MX$46,166.59
NOK 25,062.38
SEK 23,632.04
DKK 15,764.63

About the Item

This period lithograph of the S.S. IMPERATOR includes its original period frame with plaque. There are a few nicks on the tin but the condition is overall excellent. SS IMPERATOR was a German ocean liner built for the Hamburg America Line. At the time of her completion in June 1913, she was the largest passenger ship in the world by gross tonnage, surpassing the new White Star liner OLYMPIC. IMPERATOR was the first of three successively larger Hamburg American liners that included SS Vaterland (later the United States Liner LEVIATHAN) and SS Bismarck (purchased and renamed MAJESTIC for the White Star Line transatlantic passenger service). IMPERATOR ran a transatlantic route for 14 months, until the outbreak of World War I, after which she remained in port in Hamburg. After the war, she was briefly commissioned into the United States Navy as USS IMPERATOR and employed as a troop transport, returning American troops from Europe. Following her service with the U.S. Navy, IMPERATOR was handed over to Britain's Cunard Line as part of war reparations, due to the loss of the RMS LUSITANIA, where she sailed as the flagship RMS BERENGARIA for the last twenty years of her career. This is a great period example of illustration art. Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques, artifacts and fine art including pieces of naval and yachting history including the America’s Cup, the age of the clipper ships and merchant ships through to the great passenger and ocean liners of the early 20th Century. We are always seeking to purchase the finest quality maritime and marine themed art.
  • Creator:
    Albert Bishop (1855, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Dated 1911
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35.75 in (90.81 cm)Width: 39.5 in (100.33 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Costa Mesa, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2139211314482

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