Vintage BOATS & SHIPS Postcard Vierschrauben T.S. "Bremen"

Description: Vintage Postcard - BOATS / SHIPSVierschrauben - T.S. "Bremen"UnpostedPre 1960's is best guesstimate for this card Printed in Western Germany Built in 1939 as PASTEUR for service from France to South America, but due to the outbreak of World War II never entered service, becoming a troopship under the management of Cunard-White Star. In 1945, after the end of the war, her management was transferred back to her French owners, and continued as a troopship, now carrying French troops to Indochina. After being laid-up in 1956, she was sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd who were left without a fleet after the end of the war. They rebuilt her completely as the new Atlantic liner BREMEN, and she entered service in 1959. She was a successful ship, but unfortunately NDL did not replace her original powerplant, and by the late 1960s she was becoming mechanically unreliable. NDL merged with Hapag in 1970 to form Hapag-Lloyd, and in 1971 the mechanically ageing BREMEN was sold to Chandris and renamed REGINA MAGNA. Unfortunately, Chandris had no better luck with the ship's mechanicals than NDL had, and REGINA MAGNA was used only until 1974. Thereafter she became an accomodation ship at Jeddah for Filipino workers, called FILIPINAS SAUDI I. In 1980 she was sold for breaking up in Taiwan, and sank on her way to the breakers. Card measures approx. 5-1/2" X 3-1/2". Check out our other auctions and store as we have several more cards listed at this time along with several other items. We will combine ship whenever possible to save you money. E-mail with any specific questions. Thanks for looking and have a GREAT DAY!!!!On Feb-17-14 at 11:45:53 PST, seller added the following information: Every buyer gets a MyStoreRewards invitation for cash back

Price: 7.49 USD

Location: Glen Rock, Pennsylvania

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