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1324:"The History of the 69th Artillery C.A.C. In the Great War"
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jointly owned
Aberdeen Line. In 1928 White Star took over
1011:"List of Vessels Fitted with Refrigerating Appliances".
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route was changed to serve
Liverpool instead of London.
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For the
Panamanian-registered tanker "Demosthenes", see
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592:whose combined power output was rated at 1,075
1114:. Vol. II. London: Lloyd's Register. 1930
1086:. Vol. II. London: Lloyd's Register. 1933
1394:(2nd ed.). London: Alexander Moring Ltd.
1020:. Vol. I. London: Lloyd's Register. 1930
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298:29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
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604:triple-expansion steam engines
515:, which was launched in 1910.
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1173:Shipping Wonders of the World
1147:University of New South Wales
1105:"Steamers & Motorships".
1077:"Steamers & Motorships".
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644:built by Harland and Wolff.
282:500.6 ft (152.6 m)
88:George Thompson & Co Ltd
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723:Commonwealth of Australia
695:Royal Albert Dock, London
674:. The company advertised
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1483:Troop ships of Australia
1437:Demosthenes (ship, 1911)
616:John Brown & Company
373:1,200 third class berths
244:Scrapped 18 October 1931
1346:"Blaze fought on ships"
1169:"Steam Turbine Engines"
953:"Voyage of Demosthenes"
436:refrigerated cargo ship
360:15 knots (28 km/h)
249:General characteristics
1463:Ships built in Belfast
370:100 first class berths
867:Blyth, Northumberland
1439:at Wikimedia Commons
1390:Dowling, R (1909) .
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748:On 29 December 1915
555:submarine signalling
468:was a statesman and
392:submarine signalling
1411:Wilson, RM (1956).
990:"The 'Demosthenes'"
958:The Daily Telegraph
551:wireless telegraphy
464:people and events.
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1302:Flotilla Australia
1235:. Tees-Built Ships
1058:. Tees-Built Ships
969:– via Trove.
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1052:"Pericles"
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717:Troop ship
634:, and the
606:drove her
588:driven by
545:From new,
455:troop ship
330:Propulsion
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681:The Times
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107:Aberdeen
93:Operator
75:Namesake
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131:Builder
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