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America - Australis - Italis
 
Page 2 - America in US Lines Service
 
 
These pages are devoted to the United States Lines' America, which later served for mant years as Chandris Lines' Australis. This page shows postcards as America. Page 1 shows cards of her as Australis in Chandris service, and Page 3 is a set of photos I took of Australis at Southampton in 1977.
 
Australis was completed as the America in 1940. After war service as West Point, she re-entered service with US Lines in 1946. She was bought by Chandris in 1964, operating on the service to Australia from 1965 to 1977. After an unsuccessful attempt to run out of New York for Venture Cruises, again named America, she returned to Chandris as Italis, but was laid up again in 1979.
 
 
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America
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America
(US Lines: 1946-64)
 
An early US Lines official card of America.
I presume the original for this card was painted before completion, since the bridge and forward superstructure bare little resemblance to the finished ship. The short funnels may be as originally built however - they were lengthened by 15 feet before entering service. "The United States Lines SS America largest, fastest and most luxurious ship ever built in the United States. The America is the Queen of the American Merchant Marine and flagship of the United States Lines fleet."
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A later US Lines official card of America.
"This great American-Flag luxury liner of the United States Lines operates in regular trans-Atlantic service to and from Cobh, Ireland; Havre, France; Southampton, England and Bremerhaven, Germany. It is the running-mate of the super-liner United states, the fastest passenger ship in the world."
US Lines -  AMERICA - www.simplonpc.co.uk
 
 
A US Lines official card of the America.
"This popular American flag luxury liner of the United States Lines operates in regular trans-Atlantic service to Ireland, France, England and Germany. She is the running mate of the superliner United States, world's fastest ship. United States Lines operates 53 fast modern cargo ships in regular service between East Coast ports of the USA and Europe, Hawaii, Far East, Australia and New Zealand."
US Lines -  AMERICA - www.simplonpc.co.uk
 
 
A US Lines official card with the United States.
"SS America - great American luxury liner operating in regular Trans-Atlantic service with the superliner United states."
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Roberts & Wrate (Portsmouth), card RW 699 at Southampton.
 
 
Photo-Precision (St Albans), card 3433.
US Lines -  AMERICA - www.simplonpc.co.uk
 
 
A Photochrome (Tunbridge Wells) card.
US Lines -  AMERICA - www.simplonpc.co.uk
 
 
Dearden & Wade (Bournemouth) card 671.
US Lines -  AMERICA - www.simplonpc.co.uk
 
 
Real Photographs (Liverpool) sepia art card 1020.
US Lines -  AMERICA - www.simplonpc.co.uk
 
 
Modern Editions Dubray (Conches, France) card 786 at Cherbourg.
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Modern Editions Dubray (Conches, France) card 787 at Cherbourg.
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CT Postcards card 002, leaving New York in 1940, by John Blake.
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Simplon Postcards sc2013, released May 1992.
Photo by W.Tinnemeyer, 1st July 1978, at New York with Venture Cruise Line.
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