The archive, which fills 30 boxes, also includes the household and estate accounts, including the servants' wages, and papers on Rockingham Forest, the Nene Navigation and coal mining.
Markku Kanerva, director of sales for marine design company Deltamarin said that while the vessel is modeled after the legendary liner the diesel-powered ship will even have four decorative smoke stacks mimicking the coal-powered originals it will meet modern navigation and safety requirements.