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900:'s large cargo hold enabled her to carry large quantities of provisions in wartime, but U.S. authorities, then neutral in the conflict, viewed the ship with suspicion, fearing she might make a secret stopover in Halifax to recover Canadian troops. From 12 April 1917 to 28 February 1919, the ship served under the Liner Requisition Scheme and carried troops and ammunition across the Atlantic after the entry by the United States into the war.
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had gone into the hold to work coal for her furnaces. One was an electrician, Leslie Ablett, who was rigging a cluster of electric lights by which the stokers were to work. Three were stokers who had been sleeping in the open on the hatch cover because it was a hot summer night. One of the stokers sleeping on the hatch cover was blown overboard Two liners,
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suffered a gas explosion in her number three hold, which she was using as a reserve coal bunker. The explosion killed five crewmen, severely injured another three, tore the hatch off the hold, broke and twisted girders and beams and started a coal fire. Some of the dead and injured were stokers who
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could carry 425 first class, 500 second class, and 1,900 third class passengers (all accompanied by 560 crew members). From 1919, she was redesigned to carry 400 first class, 465 second class and 1,300 third class passengers. Finally, from 1928, her capacities were transformed to carry 506 cabin
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were often used to supply the Royal Navy with fuel. During this period, on 26 January 1918, while docked at Pier 60 in New York, she was the victim of a fire when barrels of oil stored on her deck caught fire. The firefighters managed to control the flames by flooding the bridge and throwing the
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proved to be very popular with customers for her luxurious facilities (she was the first ocean liner to have
Turkish baths and an indoor swimming pool) despite a lower service speed than her Southampton running mates. An incident occurred on 10 October 1908, when it was discovered that four crew
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therefore had a black hull with a red base, all topped by a white superstructure. Her funnels were buff-colored crowned with black cuff, and the ship had four masts intended to serve as support for the lookout's nest, as well as for the cables of the wireless telegraphy. She had four continuous
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was increasingly used for cruises. In 1928, when she returned from the
Mediterranean, she was reconverted again, this time to become a "cabin class" ship offering more affordable rates. Making her first crossing in this capacity on 28 April 1928; she quickly met with great success in this area.
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became part of the new fleet, but was clearly superfluous given her age. After a final voyage in
September, she was immobilised, and sold in November to Japanese wreckers for £48,000. She left Liverpool for the last time on 19 December 1934, her longest voyage ever; to be scrapped at
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on 8 May 1907, arriving in New York on 16 May 1907 with 2,502 passengers onboard (365 first class, 335 second class and 1,802 third class), completing the crossing in 7 days, 1 hour and 45 minutes at an average speed of 17.02 knots. The liner sailed under the command of
Captain
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members were stealing passenger luggage and concealing it in the ship for subsequent resale. Their booty is estimated at £4,000, a very significant sum for the time. Another incident occurred in
November 1909, when the liner ran aground in the entrance to the
1075:. In May of the same year, and despite her being eighteen years of age, she broke her speed record by crossing between New York and Liverpool in 7 days and 6 minutes, at an average speed of 17.86 knots. At the same time, with less transatlantic traffic, the
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stood out from her sister ships for the luxury of her facilities. In addition to the sumptuous dining room topped with a glass roof, the smoking room adorned with stained glass, the veranda café and the lounges she shared with its sister ships, she was the
584:, changed its policy to embark on the construction of ships which no longer sought to dominate in the area of speed, but to transport passengers en masse and regularly on spacious and comfortable liners. This resulted in the commissioning of the
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with a 222.2 m length, 23 m width and 16 m draft. She was slightly bulkier than her predecessor, with a gross tonnage of 24,541 and a net tonnage of 15,638, making her one of the largest liners in the world when she entered service (the
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as a reserve ship, as the
British economy seemed to recover little by little. The following summers were not more prolific and the liner only made a few cruises off the Iberian Peninsula and occasional crossings of the Atlantic.
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reached New York on 13 August. Marine insurance agents came aboard and assessed the damage at less than $ 1,000. Temporary repairs were made before she began her return voyage to
Liverpool on 19 August.
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was the only one of the four which was never the world's largest ship. However, she was the largest, the fastest, and the most luxurious of the Big Four, being the first ocean liner to have an indoor
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useless. She served as an experimental ground for a very low-cost weekend cruise in the summer of 1931, but the operation was inconclusive and her
September cruises were cancelled. In 1932, the
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made her last crossing from
Southampton before joining her sister ships on the Liverpool route. She remained there until World War I, although she also made cruises between New York and the
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decks, as well as an upper deck and several superstructures. In 1911, she distinguished herself from her sister ships by having the front part of her promenade deck fitted with windows.
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during its construction; the ship measured nearly 3,000 tons more than its predecessor, but it was in return slightly slower: its machines not having been modified. In the case of the
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shipyards in
Belfast in December 1903, but she wasn't completed until May 1907, a strangely long delay. This delay could be explained by the fact that the shipyards were building the
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was among the ships that continued their civilian transatlantic service, while carrying many provisions. In 1917, she was requisitioned and served as a troop transport.
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before joining, from 1911, her sister ships on the secondary route from Liverpool. They were in fact slow liners intended to provide a service at moderate prices. When
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by a few hundred tons), but she was equipped significantly more powerful machines in order to allow her to maintain a better speed. Her name, in reference to the
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continued to provide regular service on the Liverpool route while other White Star liners were requisitioned. They were quickly joined by three ships of the
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on its way to New York, then in August 1910 when the liner's stokers mutinied in Southampton. On 26 June 1911, following the entry into service of the
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burnt barrels into the sea. When the war was over, the liner was fully refurbished, and her facilities were modified to carry fewer passengers.
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1168:'s successful 1933 "Peace Cruise" in the Baltic, in 1934, the British Boy Scouts and Girl Guides chartered her for a similar cruise with
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s rescued passengers and crew returned to Britain aboard her, departing from New York on 2 May 1912. The passengers included disgraced
676:. She was then completed in dry dock and delivered to her company on 25 April 1907, before sailing to Liverpool for her maiden voyage.
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returned to service on 3 September 1919, once again on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York service, reopening the route along with the
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After the war, she was refitted several times and was gradually used for cruises, which became her main services in the 1930s. When
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and White Star Line merged in 1934, she was quickly deemed unnecessary and sold at the end of the year. She was scrapped in
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was finally withdrawn from the Southampton route after a last crossing, on 14 December 1921, in view of the arrival of the
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made a combined 37 crossings and carried a combined 59,660 passengers for an average of 1,612 passengers per crossing.
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only exceeding her by 40 gross tons). However, her appearance remained the same as with her three sister ships. The
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overtook her by only 40 tons), and the company organized a departure with great fanfare for her maiden voyage from
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entered service, she was celebrated by the White Star Line as "the largest ship in the world" (although the
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carried a career high 31,202 passengers over 21 crossings for an average of 1,486 passengers per crossing.
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From 1923 onwards, the Big Four made regular stops in Boston before arriving in New York. In 1925, the
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carried 28,458 passengers over 16 crossings for an average of 1,779 passengers per crossing.
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588:, four large, moderate-speed liners ordered at the start of the new century. The first, the
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sailed from Liverpool on 18 April 1912 and arrived in New York on 27 April 1912. Some of
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which served the company for almost thirty years at the end of the previous century.
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was chartered by Welsh people living in the United States who wanted to go to the
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The 'Big Four' of the White Star Fleet: Celtic, Cedric, Baltic & Adriatic
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on board in the Mediterranean, under the command of Commander CP Freeman,
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At the end of the 19th century, White Star Line, under the leadership of
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reached New York, her passengers raised $ 7,000 to help their families.
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was returned to Red Star Line service. From January through June 1920,
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erupted. She was now only used during the summer. The arrival of the
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resumed their normal courses. The injured were treated in the ship's
508:. She was the fourth of a quartet of ships of more than 20,000
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s wireless operator signalled that there was no further danger, so
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at the same time, with a similar profile. Harland and Wolff built
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Shifrin, Malcolm (2015). "Chapter 23: The Turkish bath at sea".
1275:. 51,120 cu ft (1,448 m) of her cargo holds were
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In 1929, cruises no longer managed to be profitable enough. The
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734:. It also had the advantage of allowing a French stopover in
1200:. During that spring, White Star Line merged with its rival
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She was launched on 20 September 1906, the same day as the
1684:"Adriatic safe here; think short circuit made gas explode"
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class, 560 tourist class, and 404 third class passengers.
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was put to rest in Liverpool throughout the winter as the
1651:"Adriatic explosion kills 5, injures 4 of crew in midsea"
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was scrapped. She was followed the following year by the
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maintained the Southampton service on her own, until the
1964:"List of Vessels Fitted with Refrigerating Appliances".
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sailed from Liverpool on 29 March 1934, and called at
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On a westbound voyage at 01:30 on 10 August 1922 near
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Years indicate year of entry into White Star service.
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Falling Star, Misadventures of White Star Line Ships
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was thus assigned to this new service alongside the
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After her maiden voyage, she was transferred to the
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647:, it was decided to give her a size similar to the
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952:returned to service on 25 June. Throughout 1920,
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531:She began her career on the brand new route from
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1132:. Nevertheless, the company decided to keep the
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1869:. Vol. II. London: Lloyd's Register. 1930
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1028:s crew fought and extinguished the fire. Her
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1162:made her last transatlantic crossing. After
606:in 1904. The fourth ship in the series, the
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
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475:51,120 cu ft (1,448 m)
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2170:"RMS Adriatic: Finest of Four (1907)"
1120:further contributed to rendering the
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2058:. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing.
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1244:displayed similar dimensions to the
1240:Being the last of the Big Four, the
2073:Eaton, John; Haas, Charles (1989).
903:During the war, the bunkers of the
3173:Ocean liners of the United Kingdom
2146:"The Turkish baths on SS Adriatic"
850:died in 1910 while a passenger in
628:number three of its North Yard in
14:
1710:Keane, William (18 August 1922).
1521:Othfors, Daniel (23 March 2018).
1286:Cooling-room of the Turkish baths
1269:quadruple-expansion steam engines
3193:Steamships of the United Kingdom
3183:Ships built by Harland and Wolff
1096:in New York harbor, October 1932
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661:previous liner of the same name
150:(1907) (1911-1919) (1922-1934)
1:
3142:List of White Star Line ships
2054:de Kerbrech, Richard (2009).
2014:Anderson, Roy Claude (1964).
1320:List of White Star Line ships
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526:Victorian-style Turkish baths
433:18 knots (33 km/h) (max)
3188:Ships of the White Star Line
2056:Ships of the White Star Line
1776:. 20 August 1922. p. 19
1151:HKNW were superseded by the
1014:, changed course to come to
2127:Newman, Jeff; Baber, Mark.
2035:. Stroud, Gloucestershire:
1888:"Steamers and Motorships".
1860:"Steamers and Motorships".
1748:. 16 August 1922. p. 8
1741:"Adriatic's damage $ 1,000"
1658:. 12 August 1922. p. 1
817:during the winter of 1911.
719:, who transferred from the
562:Conception and construction
416:Quadruple-expansion engines
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3168:Maritime incidents in 1922
2213:Big Four (White Star Line)
388:52.6 ft (16.0 m)
380:75.6 ft (23.0 m)
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1252:Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
1158:On 24 February 1934, the
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703:Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
688:A postcard depicting the
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2077:. Patrick Stephens Ltd.
2031:Chirnside, Mark (2016).
1713:"Nurses on the Adriatic"
924:from the stern, between
372:729 ft (222 m)
2150:Victorian Turkish Baths
1342:Victorian Turkish Baths
1073:Eisteddfod Genedlaethol
912:Later career and demise
573:just before launching,
329:General characteristics
162:(1907-1911) (1919-1921)
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2129:"R.M.S. Adriatic (II)"
1527:The Great Ocean Liners
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118:Cunard-White Star Line
2092:Haws, Duncan (1990).
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98:Oceanic Steam Nav Co.
1345:. Historic England.
1186:Villefranche-sur-Mer
732:Olympic-class liners
692:after her 1911 refit
446:Boats & landing
1170:Robert Baden-Powell
1008:United States Lines
610:, was ordered from
16:British ocean liner
2144:Shifrin, Malcolm.
1774:The New York Times
1746:The New York Times
1718:The New York Times
1689:The New York Times
1656:The New York Times
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2158:"R.M.S. Adriatic"
2065:978-0-7110-3366-5
2037:The History Press
1421:Harland and Wolff
1352:978-1-84802-230-0
848:Alexander Agassiz
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1221:, in 1935.
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864:World War I
858:World War I
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533:Southampton
502:ocean liner
348:Ocean liner
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3163:1906 ships
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3019:Pittsburgh
2347:Red Jacket
2016:White Star
1998:GG Archive
1977:4 December
1901:4 December
1873:4 December
1780:4 December
1752:4 December
1724:4 December
1695:4 December
1662:4 December
1417:"Adriatic"
1326:References
772:, and the
673:Mauretania
422:Propellers
409:Propulsion
213:In service
208:8 May 1907
47:April 1907
3075:Britannic
3067:Laurentic
2995:Haverford
2923:Britannic
2907:Vaderland
2883:Zealandic
2835:Laurentic
2739:Victorian
2715:Corinthic
2467:Britannic
1952:Haws 1990
1940:Haws 1990
1821:Haws 1990
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1453:Haws 1990
1182:Gibraltar
1153:call sign
1140:In 1934,
1111:Britannic
1055:. Before
1053:Liverpool
1041:Lafayette
1003:Lafayette
881:Vaderland
836:chairman
784:RMS
736:Cherbourg
708:Liverpool
696:When the
558:in 1935.
512:, dubbed
404:16 000 hp
278:Call sign
197:Completed
156:Cherbourg
140:Liverpool
130:Liverpool
3122:Big Four
3059:Calgaric
3051:Albertic
3011:Majestic
2939:Justicia
2843:Megantic
2827:Adriatic
2779:Republic
2747:Armenian
2563:Magnetic
2555:Majestic
2547:Teutonic
2475:Germanic
2427:Adriatic
2419:Republic
2387:Atlantic
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2174:Archived
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1292:Adriatic
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920:View of
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456:Capacity
441:5000 nmi
338:Big Four
322:Onomichi
189:Launched
160:New York
148:New York
104:Operator
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3094:Classes
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2915:Lapland
2899:Ceramic
2891:Titanic
2867:Olympic
2859:Traffic
2851:Zeeland
2787:Canopic
2763:Romanic
2707:Athenic
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2635:Delphic
2627:Georgic
2587:Naronic
2571:Nomadic
2443:Traffic
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2328:Oceanic
2320:Olympic
2312:Planned
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2178:– video
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950:Olympic
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938:Lapland
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893:Lapland
887:Zeeland
826:Titanic
807:Olympic
786:Olympic
745:Oceanic
630:Belfast
626:slipway
617:Amerika
504:of the
354:Tonnage
238:1294061
175:Belfast
167:Builder
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