A collection of memorabilia from the SS United States and other ocean liners was recently sold at auction.

The auction catalog featured objects from the Mark Perry Collection, ranging from ship models, posters and oil paintings to onboard signage, technical items, light fixtures and ashtrays.

Highlights included furniture and objects that were once onboard liners such as the SS United States, the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth.

Chairs, rugs, drawer chests, glasses, fans, plates, cabinets, pool railings and benches were among the items.

More than 280 lots were sold, with bidders paying as much as $32,000 for a decorative life ring from the SS United States.

Other high-value items from the 1952-built vessel included a set of five-inch bowls, which sold for $12,000, and a dining room table lamp, which went for $11,000.

Bidders also paid top dollar for lots from the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth, with rugs from the former Cunard vessels selling for more than $8,000.

A life ring from the Queen Elizabeth also sold for $8,000, while ship models of the SS United States and other ocean liners fetched more than $1,000 each.

While the Queen Elizabeth was scrapped in the 1970s, the Queen Mary continues to serve as a hotel and museum in Long Beach, California.

After spending nearly 60 years in layup, the SS United States is being prepared to become the world’s largest artificial reef.

Acquired by Okaloosa County in late 2024, the 53,000-ton vessel will be sunk 22 miles south of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Currently undergoing remediation in Alabama, the former ocean liner is expected to become a tourist attraction and marine wildlife hotspot.