TARSUS: 1931 - Deck plan for NYC cruises before destruction by fireTurkish Maritime: A tissue plan for the S. S. TARSUS, Turkey's largest and most popular passenger ship until being destroyed in a tragic Bosporus fire in 1960. For a short time in the late 1950s Fiesta Cruise Line chartered the ship for cruises out of New York. If the classic lines and counter stern shown in the half tone portrait look familiar, it is because the TARSUS was one of American Export's original 1930s "Four Aces". Christened EXOCHORDA in

the PRINSENDAM departed Vancouver westbound with 320 passengers and 190 crew on a positioning voyage heading towards Indonesia

5" cachet was created in Argentina and was mailed in Buenos Aires on December 21st

The views include the ship departing Southampton on her maiden voyage

Galaxy Club

anglicized her name to AMERICA

The STRATHNAVER sailed only a few more years before heading to the breakers in 1961

Many of the Tourist cabins are as large or larger than those in First Class

largest and finest luxury liner

Binnacle Bar

This fold-out ( 25" by 31") brochure from 1960 shows the swinging NASSAU

Black and white photos show a Verandah (take your pick as there were two on the A Deck Stern

The plan opens to 16" by 20" and shows four decks