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109:National Hellenic American Line
1031:The Ocean Liner Virtual Museum
378:during the winter season. The
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154:Home Lines were connected to
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864:(Egone Missio Archives) in
862:Fondo Egone Missio Archives
404:Freeport Bahama Enterprises
168:Nicolaos Vernicos-Eugenides
97:Nicolaos Vernicos-Eugenides
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1510:Defunct shipping companies
1397:Mario C. & Kalle Id.
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1344:"M/S Bergensfjord (1956)"
324:was transferred to Genoa—
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233:and placed alongside the
119:was an Italian passenger
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511:in 1985, becoming their
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1144:"Kungsholm (II)/Italia"
1003:"Swedish American Line"
288:to New York as well as
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1148:The Great Ocean Liners
1081:"M/S Kungsholm (1928)"
1055:"S/S Virginian (1905)"
977:The Great Ocean Liners
216:Norwegian America Line
1427:"M/S Atlantic (1982)"
193:Swedish American Line
172:Hamburg Atlantic Line
160:Swedish American Line
1505:Defunct cruise lines
1460:"M/S Homeric (1986)"
1403:Project Michelangelo
1378:Project Michelangelo
1231:"S/S Oceanic (1965)"
517:Holland America Line
442:German Atlantic Line
360:in 1954 and renamed
348:in 1953 and renamed
318:Hamburg-America Line
271:South Atlantic Lines
164:Hamburg-America Line
135:. Although based in
133:Holland America Line
67:Holland America Line
1314:"T/S Shalom (1964)"
1142:Henrik Ljungström.
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509:Premier Cruise Line
356:was transferred to
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1458:Micke Asklander.
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1342:Micke Asklander.
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1284:Reuben Goossens.
1265:Simplon Postcards
1229:Micke Asklander.
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1079:Micke Asklander.
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1201:Ian Boyle.
1118:ss Maritime
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943:Ian Boyle.
376:The Bahamas
310:Southampton
290:Southampton
57:Acquisition
30:cruise ship
26:Ocean liner
1489:Categories
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1441:2008-01-09
1408:2008-01-09
1383:2008-01-09
1358:2008-01-19
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876:References
866:Monfalcone
554:Home Lines
117:Home Lines
88:Key people
17:Home Lines
1261:"Oceanic"
781:Sunk 2001
572:Argentina
533:Westerdam
469:Raffaello
438:Hanseatic
430:Caribbean
350:Jerusalem
346:Zim Lines
342:Argentina
330:Barcelona
239:Kungsholm
235:Argentina
220:Argentina
63:Successor
795:Atlantic
671:Atlantic
609:Homeland
521:Atlantic
495:Atlantic
478:Atlantic
380:Homeland
366:Mariposa
354:Atlantic
322:Homeland
302:Homeland
258:Atlantic
253:Matsonia
22:Industry
858:Oceanic
834:1986–88
826:Homeric
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