"Proposed re-arrangement of P.M.S.S. Peru : lengthened 50 ft. in way of Fire Room"--title at top of sheet. The drawing shows a profile and the six decks of the Peru . "1/16" = 1 foot"--scale given. In the lower right hand corner is a case/sheet number, "1464-42149." "Peru"--on verso, in ms., in pencil. "Don"--on verso, in ms., in red pencil. Unknown as to when the copy was made. The Peru operated for Pacific Mail between 1892 and 1919; built for PMSSCO by Union Iron Works in 1891-92; she was the second Pacific Mail vessel to carry this name. Focus of item: Peru (1892-1919).
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Blueprint ; image 92.5 x 77.5 cm (36 7/16 x 30 1/2 in.) ; overall 92.5 x 77.5 cm (36 7/16 x 30 1/2 in.)
Peru (Steamship : 1892-1919) Naval architecture--Designs and plans Passenger ships--United States--Design and construction Ships--19th century--Pictorial works Steamboat lines--United States Shipping--Pacific Ocean Steamboats--Design and construction Pacific Mail Steamship Company Union Iron Works (San Francisco) Plans, ship
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Plans Vessels Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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