New ship Steamship "Havelland", 1958

1 image. New ship Steamship "Havelland", 18 April 1958. Joyce Hintz (Miss Los Angeles Harbor); Doctor Gerhard Ritzel (German Consul in Los Angeles); Captain Georg(cq) Pietch (captain of the steamship).; Supplementary material reads: "Gershon. Monday early. Illus. New ship. 1.2 -- Joyce Hintz, 'Miss Los Angeles Harbor' learns German signal to engine room from bridge of maiden-voyage. S.S. Havelland as Dr. Gerhard Ritzel, German consul in Los Angeles, looks on and Captain. Georg (correct) Pietsch explains that 'Langsam' means 'slow ahead', 'hal b' half-ahead, and 'Voll', full ahead".