760:
2266:
831:
887:
2967:
2962:
46:
197:
179:
161:
928:. Her keel was badly damaged in the collision, but the ship managed to reach the port of Cadiz under her own power. Her passengers and crew were evacuated, but the ship continued sinking, listing to starboard side. She eventually sank to the bottom of the shallow harbour, remaining only partially submerged.
964:
was designed with a fairly traditional profile. She had a fairly low superstructure compared to her hull, with the forward part of the superstructure rounded and the rear part tiered to accommodate swimming pools. She was equipped with two funnels, the forward one being a dummy.
747:
in May 1964, with the delivery date set in
October 1965. She set on her last transatlantic crossing in SAL colours from New York on 21 August 1965, arriving in Gothenburg on 5 October 1965. Ten days later she was delivered to the North German Lloyd.
569:, the large newbuild that had been planned during the late 1930s, never entered service for them because of the war, with the remaining fleet consisting of ageing ships. The company took delivery of their first post-war ship, the fourth
802:
797:
to New York. In NGL service the ship followed a similar arrangement as she had with the
Swedish American Line, with transatlantic crossings during the (northern hemisphere) summer and cruises during the rest of the year.
679:
summer season, and on luxury cruises during the rest of the year. She was a highly successful vessel, and already in
September 1954 SAL decided to order a slightly larger ship (eventually named
991:
service the two ribands on the hull were replaced with a thinner black one, while the funnels were painted yellow with a blue top and the large blue "C" logo of Costa painted on both of them.
624:(1941). After contacting 50 shipyards around the world about the prospects of buildings their new ship, SAL placed an order for their new ship with the De Schelde shipyard in
1534:
983:
service she received the traditional black hull of a transatlantic liner, with the funnels and cargo cranes in front of the ship painted buff. Following the merger into
2515:
2814:
979:
s hull and superstructure were painted all-white, with funnels and masts painted yellow, and SAL's blue three crowns logo painted on both funnels. In
2692:
3021:
2174:
1527:
759:
732:, the Swedish American Line placed an order for yet another new ship in August 1963. In preparation for the delivery of the new ship—also named
987:, her hull was repainted white with orange and blue decorative ribands, and the blue Hapag-Lloyd logo was added to her now orange funnels. In
1402:
1277:
1190:
3016:
2799:
2265:
3001:
3011:
1520:
2508:
1357:
1726:
587:, with the prospect of building a new ship in mind. Based on the results of the research, the company decided to order a 20,000
2845:
935:
was refloated and laid up. The damages were judged to be too severe to be repaired with acceptable costs, and she was sold to
2075:
1670:
2943:
2685:
1598:
31:
612:
and would incorporate many design elements, most notably the twin stack profile, from his previous design work on the MS
2501:
1638:
2167:
2970:
2966:
2961:
2957:
2707:
2003:
1741:
1622:
636:
256:
1928:
1298:
2678:
2347:
1678:
1418:
2834:
2480:
2011:
827:
was used exclusively for cruising. In either 1971 or 1972 she was re-painted in the new Hapag-Lloyd livery.
606:
2572:
2882:
2876:
2738:
2160:
1936:
1920:
1773:
917:
672:
576:, in 1948. She was a small cargo/passenger liner far removed from the luxury of her pre-war predecessors.
539:
639:. The name "Kungsholm" was a traditional one, having been the name of two previous SAL ships. The newest
3006:
2996:
2893:
2855:
2247:
2019:
1904:
1880:
1821:
1702:
1606:
1558:
969:
559:
501:
97:
2580:
2564:
562:, the company that had been pioneers of cruising during the 1920s, was left in a difficult situation.
2757:
2417:
2404:
2035:
1964:
1757:
1710:
1694:
1686:
1654:
857:
816:
400:
830:
2991:
2717:
1995:
1979:
1944:
1853:
1829:
1789:
1646:
1614:
1544:
912:
colours and set in cruise traffic. Her career with Costa was short however, as on 29 July 1984 the
763:
733:
680:
676:
617:
563:
133:
886:
2626:
2410:
2383:
1781:
980:
774:
744:
588:
505:
346:
103:
1662:
1182:
1176:
2911:
2294:
2067:
1861:
1733:
1398:
1363:
1353:
1273:
1186:
936:
295:
852:
As the 1970s were drawing to a close, Hapag-Lloyd started planning a new ship to replace the
709:
departed on the first-ever around the world cruise made by a SAL vessel. In May 1957 the new
2932:
2670:
2634:
2548:
2473:
2354:
2334:
2312:
2115:
1971:
1805:
1797:
1749:
1630:
687:
2446:
2341:
2320:
2212:
2198:
2131:
2059:
2027:
1837:
1574:
1566:
625:
497:
227:
2778:
2466:
2439:
2390:
2362:
2327:
2233:
2219:
2107:
1912:
1896:
1582:
823:. Hapag-Lloyd decided to abandon transatlantic service in 1971, and from there on the
2985:
2900:
2824:
2804:
2642:
2432:
2254:
2226:
2205:
2183:
988:
909:
890:
872:
668:
520:
139:
671:
on 24 November 1953. During her time with the
Swedish American Line she was used on
2789:
2748:
2459:
2452:
2424:
2376:
2368:
2287:
2240:
2152:
2091:
2083:
1765:
1456:
786:
555:
184:
1061:
2922:
2650:
2556:
2524:
2397:
2145:
1. Ordered by
Norddeutscher Lloyd, captured incomplete by Allied forces in 1945.
1888:
984:
834:
820:
805:
509:
489:
485:
462:
458:
335:
331:
190:
109:
45:
1512:
2599:
2123:
2099:
1987:
1813:
1482:
664:
570:
493:
291:
223:
154:
17:
2540:
2493:
2280:
2051:
1718:
1367:
1147:
1122:
1094:
940:
543:
35:
591:
combined ocean liner / cruise ship that could accommodate 802 passengers.
1243:
583:
was delivered, SAL had already begun market research on both sides of the
1590:
1347:
841:
594:
The ship was designed by the established
Swedish American Line designer,
584:
542:
on 29 July 1984. The vessel was refloated later that year, but sent to a
801:
785:(a traditional name in the NGL fleet), given refit and moved under the
2043:
1306:
794:
202:
172:
166:
2663:
Years indicate year of entry into service with Hapag-Lloyd
Cruises.
2728:
1426:
925:
921:
885:
845:
829:
800:
758:
695:
691:
535:
531:
310:
306:
793:
set on her first transatlantic crossing for her new owners from
2674:
2497:
2156:
1516:
631:
On 18 October 1952 the new ship was launched and christened MS
871:
was sold to
Independent Continental Lines, a subsidiary of
900:
Following the sale to
Independent Continental Lines, the
815:
In
September 1970 the North German Lloyd merged with the
1003:
had nine decks, six of which were passenger accessible.
947:
arrived in Barcelona under tow, where she was scrapped.
373:
60 m (196 ft 10 in) from keel to mast top
1206:
Rosén, Bo; Ohrelius, Bengt; Koivistoinen, Eino (1959).
1178:
The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860–1994
2867:
2706:
2610:
2591:
2532:
2273:
2190:
1956:
1873:
1551:
1507:
Rosén, Ohrelius, Koivistoinen (1959). pp. 10–11, 74
472:
843 passengers (122 first class, 721 tourist class)
432:
802 passengers (176 first class, 626 tourist class)
643:was delivered to her owners on 30 September 1953.
713:was delivered and entered service alongside the
605:He was the technical director at parent company
2686:
2509:
2168:
1528:
721:was drydocked and refitted with stabilizers.
8:
1397:. London: Greenwitch Editions. p. 118.
1117:
1115:
492:built in 1953 by the De Schelde shipyard in
1380:Rosén, Ohrelius, Koivistoinen (1959). p. 15
1336:Rosén, Ohrelius, Koivistoinen (1959). p. 13
1237:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1083:
504:. Between 1965 and 1981 she sailed for the
2693:
2679:
2671:
2516:
2502:
2494:
2175:
2161:
2153:
1535:
1521:
1513:
1450:
1448:
1446:
1444:
1388:
1386:
1349:Cruise ships : an evolution in design
1293:
1291:
1289:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1225:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1217:
1148:"Making of the Kungsholm of 1953 (page 3)"
1123:"Making of the Kungsholm of 1953 (page 2)"
1095:"Making of the Kungsholm of 1953 (page 1)"
424:21 kn (38.89 km/h) service speed
2701:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1984
875:, with a delivery date in November 1981.
1270:The Liner: Retrospective and Renaissance
1181:. Mineola: Dover Publications. pp.
1170:
1168:
30:For other ships with the same name, see
1210:(in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 74.
1011:
579:In 1948, during the same year that the
114:1981–1985:Independent Continental Lines
1423:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1303:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1152:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1127:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1099:A tribute to the Swedish American Line
1055:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1039:
1037:
1035:
519:. From 1981 until 1984 she sailed for
40:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1025:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1015:
7:
943:to be scrapped. On 2 April 1985 the
863:. With the delivery date of the new
686:) based on the same design from the
598:who had designed the three previous
546:shipbreaker in 1985 for scrapping.
381:13.85 m (45 ft 5 in)
365:23.50 m (77 ft 1 in)
25:
1457:"Kungsholm – Europa – Columbus C"
724:Encouraged by the success of the
698:to become a running mate for the
313:, 29 July 1984. Scrapped in 1985.
2965:
2960:
2264:
2184:Ships of the Costa Cruises fleet
195:
177:
159:
126:1953–1965: Swedish American Line
44:
1175:Miller, William H. Jr. (1995).
3022:Ships of Swedish American Line
867:set in December 1981, the old
663:set on her maiden voyage from
345:21,164 GRT; 4,153 tonnes
1:
129:1965–1970: North German Lloyd
32:List of ships named Kungsholm
789:flag. On 9 January 1966 the
445:General characteristics (as
318:General characteristics (as
3017:Maritime incidents in Spain
1352:. London: Conway Maritime.
357:182.89 m (600 ft)
3038:
3002:Maritime incidents in 1984
2942:September (unknown date):
1346:Dawson, Philip S. (2000).
1327:Dawson (2005). pp. 174–175
773:Following delivery to the
637:Princess Sibylla of Sweden
389:9 (6 passenger accessible)
257:Princess Sibylla of Sweden
29:
3012:Ships built in Vlissingen
2955:
2661:
2262:
2143:
1640:Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
769:on the Outer Weser (1966)
444:
317:
58:
43:
1393:Le Goff, Oliver (1999).
550:Concept and construction
530:She sank in the port of
1743:Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
1419:"Kungsholm 1953 – 1965"
1268:Dawson, Philip (2005).
931:On 1 November 1984 the
673:transatlantic crossings
2739:No 5 dumb hopper barge
2592:Former Chartered ships
1728:Kronprinzessin Cecilie
1272:. Conway. p. 80.
1062:"M/S Kungsholm (1953)"
916:accidentally rammed a
897:
849:
812:
770:
2573:Hanseatic Inspiration
1712:Prinz Eitel Friedrich
970:Swedish American Line
889:
833:
804:
762:
560:Swedish American Line
502:Swedish American Line
401:Burmeister & Wain
98:Swedish American Line
817:Hamburg America Line
705:In January 1955 the
508:and their successor
1616:Friedrich der Große
1545:Norddeutscher Lloyd
1483:"M/S Europa (1981)"
856:, also to be named
677:northern hemisphere
596:Eric Christiansson,
134:Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
2405:Costa neoRomantica
2384:Costa Mediterranea
1481:Asklander, Micke.
1244:"MS Kungsholm III"
1242:Goossens, Reuben.
1060:Asklander, Micke.
981:North German Lloyd
898:
850:
813:
775:North German Lloyd
771:
745:North German Lloyd
628:on 1 April 1950.
589:gross register ton
506:North German Lloyd
305:Partially sunk at
104:North German Lloyd
2977:
2976:
2668:
2667:
2491:
2490:
2391:Costa neoClassica
2328:Costa Celebration
2150:
2149:
1759:George Washington
1696:Kaiser Wilhelm II
1688:Kronprinz Wilhelm
1461:Simplon Postcards
1404:978-0-86288-274-7
1279:978-1-84486-049-4
1192:978-0-486-28137-7
554:After the end of
476:
475:
406:combined 13503 kW
267:30 September 1953
259:
16:(Redirected from
3029:
2969:
2964:
2948:
2938:
2927:
2917:
2906:
2888:
2860:
2850:
2840:
2829:
2819:
2809:
2793:
2783:
2773:
2763:
2752:
2742:
2732:
2722:
2695:
2688:
2681:
2672:
2581:Hanseatic Spirit
2565:Hanseatic Nature
2518:
2511:
2504:
2495:
2398:Costa neoRiviera
2268:
2177:
2170:
2163:
2154:
1973:Herzogin Cecilie
1648:Kaiser Friedrich
1537:
1530:
1523:
1514:
1508:
1505:
1499:
1498:
1496:
1494:
1478:
1472:
1471:
1469:
1467:
1452:
1439:
1438:
1436:
1434:
1425:. Archived from
1415:
1409:
1408:
1390:
1381:
1378:
1372:
1371:
1343:
1337:
1334:
1328:
1325:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1314:
1305:. Archived from
1295:
1284:
1283:
1265:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1254:
1239:
1212:
1211:
1203:
1197:
1196:
1172:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1158:
1144:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1133:
1119:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1091:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1057:
978:
968:In her original
819:(HAPAG) to form
743:was sold to the
688:Ansaldo shipyard
538:after ramming a
283:24 November 1953
275:24 November 1953
254:
253:18 October 1952
201:
199:
198:
183:
181:
180:
165:
163:
162:
148:Port of registry
48:
41:
21:
3037:
3036:
3032:
3031:
3030:
3028:
3027:
3026:
2982:
2981:
2978:
2973:
2951:
2941:
2930:
2920:
2909:
2891:
2874:
2868:Other incidents
2863:
2853:
2843:
2832:
2822:
2812:
2796:
2786:
2776:
2766:
2755:
2745:
2735:
2725:
2715:
2702:
2699:
2669:
2664:
2657:
2606:
2587:
2528:
2522:
2492:
2487:
2426:Costa Tropicale
2342:Costa Concordia
2321:Costa Atlantica
2269:
2260:
2213:Costa Fascinosa
2199:Costa Deliziosa
2186:
2181:
2151:
2146:
2139:
1952:
1869:
1656:Großer Kurfürst
1547:
1541:
1511:
1506:
1502:
1492:
1490:
1487:Fakta om Fartyg
1480:
1479:
1475:
1465:
1463:
1454:
1453:
1442:
1432:
1430:
1429:on 9 March 2008
1417:
1416:
1412:
1405:
1392:
1391:
1384:
1379:
1375:
1360:
1345:
1344:
1340:
1335:
1331:
1326:
1322:
1312:
1310:
1309:on 9 March 2008
1297:
1296:
1287:
1280:
1267:
1266:
1262:
1252:
1250:
1241:
1240:
1215:
1205:
1204:
1200:
1193:
1174:
1173:
1166:
1156:
1154:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1131:
1129:
1121:
1120:
1113:
1103:
1101:
1093:
1092:
1081:
1071:
1069:
1066:Fakta om Fartyg
1059:
1058:
1013:
1009:
997:
976:
958:
956:Exterior design
953:
896:In Miami (1984)
884:
757:
657:
649:
647:Service history
626:The Netherlands
552:
498:the Netherlands
484:was a combined
399:2 × 8-cylinder
394:Installed power
245:18 October 1952
228:The Netherlands
196:
194:
178:
176:
160:
158:
54:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3035:
3033:
3025:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2984:
2983:
2975:
2974:
2956:
2953:
2952:
2950:
2949:
2939:
2928:
2918:
2907:
2889:
2871:
2869:
2865:
2864:
2862:
2861:
2854:Unknown date:
2851:
2841:
2830:
2820:
2810:
2794:
2784:
2774:
2764:
2753:
2743:
2733:
2723:
2712:
2710:
2704:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2697:
2690:
2683:
2675:
2666:
2665:
2662:
2659:
2658:
2656:
2655:
2647:
2639:
2631:
2623:
2614:
2612:
2608:
2607:
2605:
2604:
2595:
2593:
2589:
2588:
2586:
2585:
2577:
2569:
2561:
2553:
2545:
2536:
2534:
2530:
2529:
2523:
2521:
2520:
2513:
2506:
2498:
2489:
2488:
2486:
2485:
2478:
2471:
2464:
2457:
2450:
2443:
2440:Costa Victoria
2436:
2429:
2422:
2415:
2408:
2401:
2394:
2387:
2380:
2373:
2366:
2363:Costa Luminosa
2359:
2352:
2351:
2350:
2338:
2331:
2324:
2317:
2310:
2303:
2292:
2285:
2282:Angelina Lauro
2277:
2275:
2271:
2270:
2263:
2261:
2259:
2258:
2251:
2248:Costa Smeralda
2244:
2237:
2234:Costa Pacifica
2230:
2223:
2220:Costa Favolosa
2216:
2209:
2202:
2194:
2192:
2188:
2187:
2182:
2180:
2179:
2172:
2165:
2157:
2148:
2147:
2144:
2141:
2140:
2138:
2137:
2129:
2121:
2113:
2105:
2097:
2089:
2081:
2073:
2065:
2057:
2049:
2041:
2033:
2025:
2017:
2009:
2001:
1993:
1985:
1977:
1969:
1960:
1958:
1954:
1953:
1951:
1950:
1942:
1934:
1926:
1918:
1910:
1902:
1894:
1886:
1877:
1875:
1871:
1870:
1868:
1867:
1859:
1851:
1843:
1835:
1827:
1819:
1811:
1803:
1795:
1787:
1779:
1771:
1763:
1755:
1747:
1739:
1731:
1724:
1716:
1708:
1700:
1692:
1684:
1680:Prinzess Irene
1676:
1672:Princess Alice
1668:
1660:
1652:
1644:
1636:
1628:
1620:
1612:
1604:
1596:
1588:
1580:
1572:
1564:
1555:
1553:
1549:
1548:
1542:
1540:
1539:
1532:
1525:
1517:
1510:
1509:
1500:
1473:
1440:
1410:
1403:
1382:
1373:
1358:
1338:
1329:
1320:
1299:"SAL Timeline"
1285:
1278:
1260:
1213:
1208:Laivojen Kirja
1198:
1191:
1164:
1139:
1111:
1079:
1010:
1008:
1005:
996:
993:
957:
954:
952:
949:
883:
877:
756:
750:
717:. In 1961 the
659:The brand new
656:
650:
648:
645:
616:II (1938) and
551:
548:
474:
473:
470:
466:
465:
455:
451:
450:
442:
441:
438:
434:
433:
430:
426:
425:
422:
418:
417:
414:
410:
409:
408:
407:
404:
395:
391:
390:
387:
383:
382:
379:
375:
374:
371:
367:
366:
363:
359:
358:
355:
351:
350:
343:
339:
338:
328:
324:
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1431:. Retrieved
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222:De Schelde,
214:1 April 1950
185:West Germany
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2835:USCGC
2770:Columbus C.
2525:Hapag-Lloyd
2412:Costa Playa
2307:Columbus C.
2300:Carla Costa
2125:Weserstrand
1957:Cargo ships
1823:Scharnhorst
1704:Scharnhorst
1560:Deutschland
985:Hapag-Lloyd
972:livery the
945:Columbus C.
933:Columbus C.
914:Columbus C.
906:Columbus C.
881:Columbus C.
835:Hapag-Lloyd
821:Hapag-Lloyd
806:Hapag-Lloyd
787:West German
675:during the
527:Columbus C.
510:Hapag-Lloyd
490:cruise ship
486:ocean liner
463:cruise ship
459:ocean liner
336:cruise ship
332:ocean liner
234:Yard number
191:Panama City
189:1981–1985:
171:1965–1981:
153:1953–1965:
138:1981–1985:
132:1970–1981:
110:Hapag-Lloyd
108:1970–1981:
102:1965–1970:
96:1953–1965:
83:Columbus C.
81:1981–1985:
75:1965–1981:
69:1953–1965:
2992:1952 ships
2986:Categories
2885:Kitty Hawk
2826:Mercedes I
2806:Lady Odiel
2760:Devonshire
2708:Shipwrecks
2651:Columbus 2
2461:Federico C
2133:Greifswald
2101:Weserstrom
1791:Berlin III
1608:Barbarossa
1248:ssMaritime
1007:References
918:breakwater
894:Columbus C
665:Gothenburg
600:Stockholms
540:breakwater
494:Vlissingen
413:Propulsion
347:deadweight
292:IMO number
280:In service
250:Christened
224:Vlissingen
155:Gothenburg
2933:USS
2912:HMS
2903:Kittiwake
2901:USS
2894:USS
2883:USS
2758:HMS
2643:Hanseatic
2454:Eugenio C
2289:Bianca C.
2117:Weserberg
2109:Weserwald
2093:Gotenland
1997:Westfalen
1882:Wittekind
1831:Gneisenau
1543:Ships of
1001:Kungsholm
974:Kungsholm
962:Kungsholm
941:Barcelona
779:Kungsholm
741:Kungsholm
739:—the old
736:Kungsholm
730:Gripsholm
726:Kungsholm
719:Kungsholm
715:Kungsholm
711:Gripsholm
707:Kungsholm
700:Kungsholm
683:Gripsholm
661:Kungsholm
654:Kungsholm
641:Kungsholm
633:Kungsholm
620:Stockholm
614:Stockholm
581:Stockholm
573:Stockholm
566:Stockholm
544:Barcelona
481:Kungsholm
457:combined
330:combined
320:Kungsholm
71:Kungsholm
51:Kungsholm
36:MS Europa
2931:21 Sep:
2910:13 Jun:
2892:23 Apr:
2875:21 Mar:
2857:Machitis
2844:23 Dec:
2837:Campbell
2833:29 Nov:
2823:23 Nov:
2813:21 Nov:
2797:20 Oct:
2787:12 Sep:
2777:21 Aug:
2767:29 Jul:
2756:17 Jul:
2736:11 Apr:
2726:29 Mar:
2627:Finnstar
2600:Columbus
2557:Europa 2
2468:Franca C
2348:disaster
2298: /
2085:Hannover
1965:Tübingen
1890:Willehad
1783:Columbus
1767:Zeppelin
1493:18 March
1466:18 March
1433:18 March
1368:43419400
1313:18 March
1253:18 March
1157:18 March
1132:18 March
1104:18 March
1072:18 March
937:Mirak SA
858:MS
842:Taormina
734:MS
681:MS
607:Broström
585:Atlantic
571:MS
564:MS
500:for the
469:Capacity
429:Capacity
264:Acquired
242:Launched
121:Operator
53:in 1954.
2921:7 Sep:
2914:Jupiter
2896:Bergall
2847:Mercury
2780:Zingara
2749:Marques
2746:3 Jun:
2716:1 Feb:
2482:Maria C
2296:Carla C
2013:Pommern
1981:Locksun
1922:Breslau
1898:Coblenz
1839:Potsdam
1775:München
811:at sea.
403:diesels
378:Draught
342:Tonnage
296:5197664
294::
219:Builder
211:Ordered
59:History
2816:Topeka
2719:Skaros
2654:(2012)
2646:(1991)
2638:(1981)
2635:Europa
2630:(1979)
2622:(1970)
2619:Europa
2603:(1997)
2584:(2021)
2576:(2019)
2568:(2019)
2560:(2013)
2552:(1999)
2549:Europa
2544:(1990)
2541:Bremen
2475:Italia
2135:(1945)
2127:(1944)
2119:(1944)
2111:(1943)
2103:(1943)
2096:(1942)
2087:(1939)
2079:(1937)
2071:(1930)
2056:(1927)
2053:Ganter
2048:(1926)
2039:(1922)
2023:(1913)
2015:(1913)
2007:(1909)
1991:(1905)
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