Home Lines s.s. Atlantic luncheon menu from Thursday June 10, 1954. The menu is 9" x 6 5/8" (229mm x 168mm).

The chef's entree suggestions were creamed macaroni and cheese or French pork roast and the chef recommended cream filled beignets for dessert. The menu front cover has an artist's rendition of the sailing ships Nina, Santa Maria, and Pinta.

The menu is in fair condition.  Page 3 has yellowish marks from where the menu was taped to a scrap book. The back cover has a message written on it and some damage (small surface tear  and glue residue marks at top and bottom from being glued to a photo album page at one point).

The 20,300 ton ss Atlantic entered service in 1927 as the Matson Line ship ss Malalo and at the time was the largest U.S. flag passenger ship.  In 1937 two enclosed decks were added and it was renamed the ss Matsonia.  The ship spent four years during World War II as a troopship from 1942-1946.  It was sold to Home Lines in 1948 and renamed the Atlantic.  In late 1954 Home Lines transferred it to their National Hellenic American line division and renamed it the ss Queen Frederica. Chandris Lines bought it in 1965 and it sailed with them until being laid up in 1973.  It was scrapped in 1977.