American Export Lines Series

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

American Export Lines Series

Entry/Object ID

K0001.006

Scope and Content

The American Export Line (AEL) was organised in 1919 as the Export Steamship Corporation, and came to be known as AEL in the mid 1920's. The company was the most important U.S.-flag operation between the east coast of the United States and the Mediterranean. The company also operated services to Western Europe and India. Jakob Isbrandtsen became majority shareholder in 1960, and the company became known as American Export isbrandtsen Lines. After a series of poor decisions compunded by ill fortune, the company filed for bankruptcy in 1974. The series consists of two folders: Folder 1: Brochures K0001.006.001 Folder 2: Ships Plans K0001.006.002

Collection

Kingsbury Maritime Ephemera Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Brochure

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

American Export Lines, AEL, Cruise Liners, Cruise Ships, Passenger Liners, Ocean Liners, S.S. Independence, S.S. Constitution, Isbrandtsen, Four Aces, Excalibur, Exochorda, Exeter, Excambion, Laguardia

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1937 - 1965