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with gilt capitals. The saloon measured 65 by 54 feet, and was 9 feet high in the lowest part. A central cupola of handsome design, 25 feet long and 15 feet wide, rose to a height of 20 feet, and gave abundant light and ventilation." "The staterooms are large and well lighted and ventilated. Every facility for comfort is provided in the cabin. The ladies' drawing room is furnished in a costly manner, and is on the promenade deck. The latter extends nearly the entire length of the vessel. The wood work of the ladies' drawing room, the
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s side was described by one passenger as big enough for a horse and carriage. While the chief officer, who had been on duty on the bridge at the time of the collision and had scantly seen the lights of the schooner before she plowed into the liner's side, described the collision as being merely 'a
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run of 7 days, 2 hours, 18 minutes (17.12 knots). On her return to New York, she also won the Blue Riband with a westbound voyage of 6 days, 10 hours, 10 minutes (18.56 knots). However, the Guion Line was in financial difficulty because in
January 1884, Stephen Guion's older brother, William
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could be salvaged. However, the hull broke open when the ship hit the bottom. The loss amounted to $ 3,166,000 including $ 1.25 million for the ship, $ 700,000 for her cargo, $ 216,000 in passenger baggage, and $ 1 million for currency and other valuables carried in the mails.
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and noted to have seen the first boat launched to be completely filled with them. She then noted that the officers in charge of the evacuation and several male passengers managed to regain order on the boat deck over these men. During the evacuation, the first-class cricketer
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to schedule fortnightly sailings with express liners in each direction. On alternate weeks, Guion's sailings used ships that were considerably slower. Guion needed two additional ships for a balanced weekly service. When Cunard started to build a new fleet for its weekly
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glancing blow', several passengers who had been quartered in cabins close to the point of collision described it as being a terrible crash. An unsuccessful attempt was made by the crew to plug the hole with canvas. Two hours after the collision, the captain ordered
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had a 70-inch-diameter (1,800 mm) high-pressure cylinder flanked by two 104-inch-diameter (2,600 mm) low-pressure cylinders. The engine generated 12,500 indicated horsepower as compared to 8,300 for
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was the last iron record breaker. She had nine transverse watertight bulkheads, five iron decks, and a strong turtle-back deck forward and aft as a protection from the heavy seas.
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proved successful because of her speed, and the Navy started to pay annual subsidies to passenger lines to make suitable ships available on call. When war fears abated,
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NDL later declined compensation with the gentlemanly message: "Highly gratified having been instrumental in saving so many lives. No claim." Douglas R. Burgess, Jr.,
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subsidizing suitable ships for quick conversion in the event of a crisis. She returned to Cunard service in
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was now redundant on the New York express service, and Cunard announced that she was to be transferred to the
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834:"Oregon - Scuba Diving - New Jersey & Long Island New York"
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765:"1884 - Tesla Arrives in New York - Nikola Tesla Timeline"
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224:1,432 passengers in three classes
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1479:Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
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254:Cunard Line
242:Blue Riband
169:7,375
1494:1883 ships
1458:Categories
1431:71°44â˛00âłW
1428:40°31â˛00âłN
1075:Ly-ee-Moon
1014:Shipwrecks
958:1876â1879
926:1884â1885
685:References
477:Queenstown
375:built for
313:Guion Line
266:Royal Navy
246:Guion Line
193:Propulsion
129:In service
92:Guion Line
85:1883â1884
1384:HMS
1371:HMS
1358:HMS
1345:HMS
1332:HMS
1319:HMS
1296:Belleisle
1294:HMS
1283:Albatross
1281:HMS
1256:HMS
1171:Allahabad
1111:Normanton
318:Liverpool
274:Admiralty
262:chartered
201:Sail plan
1360:Minotaur
1270:Cuxhaven
1232:Germanic
903:Records
676:diamonds
646:SS
573:schooner
322:New York
282:New York
278:schooner
250:Atlantic
244:for the
221:Capacity
121:Launched
115:Scotland
80:Operator
70:Namesake
30:Guion's
1381:24 Dec:
1373:Monarch
1368:24 Dec:
1355:24 Dec:
1347:Serapis
1342:24 Nov:
1334:Swallow
1329:17 Nov:
1304:13 Sep:
1291:18 Jul:
1266:20 Apr:
1240:27 Mar:
1228:14 Jan:
1155:c. Dec:
1143:24 Dec:
1123:Lucerne
1119:18 Nov:
1107:24 Oct:
1095:13 Oct:
1071:30 May:
1051:Taiaroa
1047:11 Apr:
1035:14 Mar:
1023:30 Jan:
965:Etruria
933:Etruria
631:Phantom
592:Phantom
562:Sinking
558:route.
547:Etruria
439:dynamos
410:Arizona
399:⁄
389:⁄
348:Arizona
302:Arizona
264:to the
166:Tonnage
103:Builder
39:History
1410:1887 â
1403:â 1885
1386:Sultan
1135:Mexico
1131:9 Dec:
1083:5 Jun:
1039:Oregon
1027:Fulmar
945:Alaska
912:Alaska
884:
669:Oregon
664:Oregon
657:Oregon
639:Oregon
616:Oregon
612:Oregon
604:Oregon
588:Oregon
568:Oregon
556:Boston
552:Oregon
541:Umbria
533:Oregon
529:Oregon
521:Oregon
505:Oregon
494:Oregon
490:Oregon
486:Oregon
482:Oregon
470:Alaska
466:Oregon
435:Oregon
420:Oregon
416:Oregon
406:Alaska
382:Alaska
377:Oregon
366:Oregon
356:Oregon
352:Alaska
344:Alaska
340:Oregon
334:Oregon
330:Alaska
326:Oregon
308:Alaska
286:Oregon
268:as an
258:Oregon
233:Oregon
177:Length
74:Oregon
64:Oregon
1308:Ancon
1258:Jumna
1203:Unkn:
1195:Boyne
1191:Unkn:
1179:Unkn:
1167:Unkn:
1159:Unebi
1087:Alpha
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648:Fulda
642:'
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214:knots
209:Speed
111:Govan
109:, in
1321:Tyne
1316:Oct:
1278:May:
1253:Mar:
1245:Java
1059:May:
882:ISBN
864:2018
544:and
525:Moor
441:and
437:had
433:The
371:The
350:and
305:and
260:was
185:Beam
145:Fate
140:1886
132:1883
60:Name
16:Ship
651:of
586:SS
231:SS
212:18
171:GRT
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