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448:
446:
441:
412:
410:
409:
362:30,030
337:
289:26,300
264:
175:West Germany
72:
66:
60:
41:
29:
1515:Loss of MV
1453:Flying Gull
1333:White Eagle
1146:Rexton Kent
1130:Bright Star
940:"Hanseatic"
938:Sharp, PJ.
899:Sharp, PJ.
812:Sharp, PJ.
672:1958–1966:
629:1942–1957:
574:1930–1942:
418:ocean liner
353:cruise ship
349:Ocean liner
280:cruise ship
276:Ocean liner
197:Yard number
161:1957–1966:
129:1958–1966:
117:1930–1957:
97:1957–1966:
86:1930–1957:
1603:1929 ships
1597:Categories
1108:Shipwrecks
1019:June 1985.
990:References
850:June 1985.
775:The first
755:The first
494:steamships
221:In service
1527:Hanseatic
1517:Alva Cape
1483:USS
1439:USS
1428:USS
1417:USS
1398:Heraklion
1322:USS
1304:USS
1262:USS
1251:USS
1240:USS
1219:USS
1188:USS
1181:USS
1156:Sand Star
966:The Times
713:Hanseatic
696:Hanseatic
684:Hanseatic
674:Hanseatic
662:Liverpool
594:Babe Ruth
514:Vancouver
466:Hanseatic
338:Hanseatic
216:June 1930
213:Completed
73:Hanseatic
1545:25 Nov:
1538:Oriskany
1534:26 Oct:
1502:10 May:
1481:21 Apr:
1474:Beberibe
1426:30 Dec:
1415:18 Dec:
1405:12 Dec:
1385:30 Nov:
1375:29 Nov:
1365:11 Nov:
1355:10 Nov:
1345:15 Oct:
1331:11 Oct:
1292:14 Sep:
1285:Darlwyne
1281:31 Jul:
1271:25 Jul:
1260:13 Jul:
1249:11 Jul:
1242:Stalwart
1238:25 Jun:
1228:10 Jun:
1207:26 May:
1197:24 May:
1176:Costance
1173:21 Apr:
1163:11 Mar:
1143:22 Feb:
1136:Mi Amigo
1127:20 Jan:
1118:MV
1116:10 Jan:
844:Archived
731:See also
717:New York
506:railroad
490:Far East
488:and the
434:Scotland
394:Capacity
321:Capacity
243:: 161430
205:Launched
112:Operator
1524:7 Sep:
1485:Gantner
1419:Colahan
1395:8 Dec:
1388:Pionere
1274:Koula F
1231:Dixmude
1200:Kaitawa
1153:4 Mar:
949:2 March
910:2 March
823:2 March
721:Hamburg
587:Pacific
522:Glasgow
428:on the
416:was an
359:Tonnage
286:Tonnage
257:Hamburg
183:Builder
163:Hamburg
49:History
1441:Corson
1358:Shibam
1324:Suisun
1253:Naifeh
1221:Tingey
1052:
1034:
1003:
928:p. 61.
889:p. 61.
863:p. 85.
802:p. 46.
698:at sea
656:) and
596:, who
502:Canada
486:Europe
370:Length
297:Length
172:
154:
1548:Doris
1504:RMMV
1315:USNS
1183:Lewis
784:HAPAG
744:Notes
430:Clyde
426:Govan
386:Speed
313:Speed
191:Govan
81:Owner
1584:1967
1571:1965
1536:USS
1335:/ex-
1050:ISBN
1032:ISBN
1001:ISBN
951:2008
912:2008
825:2008
449:RMS
436:for
411:RMS
378:Beam
345:Type
305:Beam
272:Type
248:Fate
232:1966
224:1930
54:Name
1295:Hai
1283:MV
1166:Evi
777:SS
757:SS
711:TS
709:GRT
694:TS
548:GRT
500:to
464:TS
432:in
424:at
364:GRT
291:GRT
200:634
1599::
1450:,
1444:,
1320:,
1186:,
1179:,
1133:,
1038:;
1030:.
1007:;
942:.
903:.
816:.
791:^
764:CP
723:,
647:,
625:.
554:.
469:.
189:,
165:,
1094:e
1087:t
1080:v
953:.
914:.
827:.
640:.
351:/
340:)
278:/
267:)
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