The four sheets are individually labeled: "Inboard Profile and Hold Plan"; "Arrg't of 'A' Deck"; "Arrangement of 'B' & 'C' Decks"; and "Arrg't of 'D' and 'E' Decks"; each sheet has numerous notes and references to alterations of the ships interior spaces. Unknown as to when these copies were made. Measurements are for the longest sheet. "Yale Set 1"--on verso of sheet labeled "Arrg't of 'D' and 'E' Decks", in ms., in pencil. "Harvard/Yale"--on verso of each sheet, in ms., in pencil. The Yale and the Harvard were purchased by the Los Angels Steamship Company in 1920 following their Government service during World War I; the vessels were rebuilt at Los Angeles and placed into service in 1921.
Extent
Blueline print ; image 70.3 x 172.6 cm (27 11/16 x 67 15/16 in.) ; overall 73 x 176 cm (28 3/4 x 69 5/16 in.)
Yale (Steamship) Harvard (Steamship) Naval architecture--Designs and plans Passenger ships--United States--Design and construction Coasters (Ships)--United States--20th century Ships--Design and construction--20th century Steamboats--Pacific Ocean--20th century Los Angeles Steamship Company Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Plans, ship
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Plans Vessels Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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