red star line

[knecht]

I have a plate (possible 2nd or 3rd class passenger) from the red star line that was brought up from the bottom of the Pacific ocean. All my research tells me that the red star line sailed the Atlantic so I'm wondering how this plate ended up in the Pacific?

[heathfield]

Winter was traditionally a slow time for European trans-Atlantic shipping companies, with some ships standing idle.
In the 1920s, several companies started offering winter cruises to warmer climes as a means of keeping the ships in work. Red Star Lines was one of these, and their vessel S.S. Belgeland departed New York on 4th December 1924 on a round-the-world cruise, calling at 60 ports in 14 countries. Maybe it ran into a bit of heavy weather in the Pacific - hence the find. (Or maybe just a clumsy steward!).