Historical SS HAVANA SS ALEUTIAN Ships Life Ring 1899

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Historical SS HAVANA SS ALEUTIAN Ships Life Ring 1899:
$195.00

A PIECE OF MARITIME HISTORY. Historical SignificantLife Ring fromthe SS ALEUTIAN sunk in Alaska in 1929. Originally built in 1899 as the SS HAVANA serving as a military transport in the Spanish American War. Renamed the SS Panama in 1905 serving a crucial role in the construction of the Panama Canal. Ultimately bought by the Alaska Steamship Company and renamed the SS Aleutian carrying passengers between Seattle and Alaska. See Wikipedia for more details. Reportedlyconverted from coal to oil by ASC.
29\" diameter. Well worn, but SS ALEUTIAN clearly visible.