SS Britanis Life Vest

Object/Artifact

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L2023.2.28

Description

S.S. BRITANIS Life Vest (Circa 1970)

Collection

Peter Knego Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1970

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Jacket, Life

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Preserver, Life

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Water Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Water Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

life jackets

Search Terms

life jacket

Web Links and URLs

https://www.midshipcentury.com/

Interpretative Labels

Label

SS Britanis life vest Built in 1931 for Matson Lines as the SS Monterey for South Pacific service from the US West Coast, the Britanis was one of the longest-lived passenger ships of all time. After heroic service as a troop carrier in World War II, the Monterey was renamed and rebuilt by Matson Lines in 1956 as the Matsonia, then renamed Lurline in 1963. In 1970, she was sold to Chandris Lines (the original parent company of Celebrity Cruises) and renamed Britanis. Finally retired in 1996, she sank while under tow to the shipbreakers on October 21, 2000. Date: circa 1970 Loan from the Peter Knego/MidShipCentury collection