ALCOA CAVALIER, CLIPPER & CORSAIR - 1955 interiors & deck plan brochure w/ delightful illustrations Delta Queen Steamboat Company Compania Trasatlantica Espanola (Spanish Line)

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

The three sisters were built with gun mounts so when WW2 arrived they were quickly called up for military service

in decoration and appointments

Opening up the brochure further to 4 panels reveals side-by-side cutaways of each ship with key areas numbered

While the vessels were a dud for Cunard

ALCOA CAVALIER, CLIPPER & CORSAIR - 1955 interiors & deck plan brochure w/ delightful illustrations Delta Queen Steamboat Company Compania Trasatlantica Espanola (Spanish Line)Alcoa Line: A sixteen page Caribbean cruise brochure from 1955 for the streamlined trio ALCOA CAVALIER, ALCOA CLIPPER, and ALCOA CORSAIR. The three passenger decks are rendered in that wonderful isometric, or 3 D, style that made French Line plans from the 1930s so desirable. The furniture in cabins and public rooms cast little shadows. I feel like that with a flick of my finger I could scoot a chair out of the way or rearrange the Lounge. Color