Delta Line Series

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Delta Line Series

Entry/Object ID

K0001.033

Scope and Content

This series consists of one folder The Delta Line was a subsidiary of the Missippi Shipping Company of New Orleans which operated the first cruise services to South America after the close of WWII. Postwar ships were the first nonmilitary vessels equipped with postwar radar systems. Was unofficially known as "the coffee line" for their coffee-shipping activities at ports of call. The line helped to reestablish trade with South America in the postwar years and operated until 1985.

Collection

Kingsbury Maritime Ephemera Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Folder, File

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Cruise Liners, Cruise Ships, Passenger Liners, Delta Line, Del Norte, Del Mar, Del Sud, Passenger Accomodation, Passenger Activities, Shipbuilding, Shipboard Life, Deck Plans, World Cruises

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1919 - 1985