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The ship was 279 feet 8 inches (85.24 m) long, with a beam of 44 feet 4 inches (13.51 m). She had a depth of 15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m) and a draught of 18 feet 4.5 inches (5.60 m).
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574:. She was allocated to the reserve fleet on 23 October 1946. On 28 April 1948, she was sold to the
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726:. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited.
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inches (90 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Waggon-und
Maschinenbau
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616:. She served until 18 October 1965 when her cargo shifted on a voyage from
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on receiving her distress call, but it lost sight of her after nightfall.
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in 1946 and sold into merchant service in 1948. In 1952, she was sold to
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The ship was built in 1944 by
Flensburger Schiff-Gesellschaft,
853:. No. 56456. London. 19 October 1965. col D, p. 11.
671:). Of her 23 crew, 22 were rescued by the British motorship
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753:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS"
114:Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation (1948-51)
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608:was sold to the Southern Star Shipping Co,
111:United States Maritime Commission (1946-48)
81:United States Maritime Commission (1946-48)
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593:was sold to Compagnia Maritime Estrella,
496:inches (39 cm) and two cylinders of
16:For other ships with the same name, see
827:. United States Maritime Administration
783:. United States Maritime Administration
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93:Southern Star Shipping Co Ltd (1963-65)
1847:World War II merchant ships of Germany
871:. No. 19 October 1965. p. 7.
551:. Her port of registry was changed to
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865:"Marlin Crew Arrives In Georgia Port"
722:Mitchell, W.H.; Sawyer, L.A. (1995).
90:Compagnia Maritime Estrella (1951-63)
7:
1867:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
543:was built for Knohr & Burchard,
307:279 ft 8 in (85.24 m)
1877:Merchant ships of the United States
576:Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation
315:44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
85:Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation
78:Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
413:Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
323:15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
189:Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
117:P D Marchessini & Co (1951-63)
14:
685:. The Coast Guard had despatched
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572:United States Maritime Commission
108:W A Souter & Co Ltd (1945-46)
1907:Shipwrecks of the Carolina coast
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849:"Crew Leap From Sinking Ship".
586:. Delivery was on 28 May 1948.
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75:Knohr & Burchard (1944-45)
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380:Location of the sinking of
215:Code Letters GSNY (1945-46)
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559:GSNY and United Kingdom
781:"Front of Custody Card"
563:180739 were allocated.
427:(MoWT) and was renamed
267:General characteristics
825:"Back of Custody Card"
589:On 15 September 1951,
1892:Steamships of Liberia
1842:Steamships of Germany
692:to the assistance of
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758:. Plimsoll Ship Data
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1826:Categories
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1613:Cedarville
1566:Shipwrecks
1515:Ocean ship
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1301:Weserstrom
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1266:Weserbrück
1231:Tannhauser
1119:Kattenturm
1112:Karlshafen
1007:Elmenhorst
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1766:Amaryllis
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1196:Santander
1168:Pagenturm
1098:Imkenturm
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958:Brünhilde
923:Adamsturm
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1000:Eichberg
972:Cuxhaven
951:Betzdorf
584:$ 65,733
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545:Hamburg
536:History
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421:Germany
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1633:Marlin
1577:Catala
1077:Huelva
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630:Marlin
626:Canada
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382:Marlin
349:Marlin
304:Length
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1714:K-159
1673:Noemi
1607:Kitak
1486:Th–Ty
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1476:Si–Sy
1471:Sa–Sh
1401:Co–Cy
1396:Ca–Cl
1189:Sanga
1161:Oliwa
1154:Njong
1147:Mungo
965:Celia
944:Benue
930:Äolus
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320:Depth
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