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1042:"CompañĂa Transatlántica Española"
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690:were HPBG.
577:cargo liner
525:Nationalist
518:prison ship
492:sister ship
476:ocean liner
452:sister ship
300:ocean liner
165:Yard number
1565:1912 ships
1559:Categories
1434:Sandy Hook
1425:Shipwrecks
1209:, URD–URU.
1075:, IND–ING.
959:References
720:Montevideo
680:registered
652:sea trials
600:had three
523:In 1939 a
502:After the
372:Propulsion
1135:Dunn 1973
955:in 1942.
935:Argentina
897:Argentina
857:Argentina
841:Argentina
812:in 1928.
684:Barcelona
676:call sign
650:. On her
625:Laurentic
552:Dumbarton
480:mail ship
432:by 1914:
241:call sign
239:by 1914:
181:Completed
159:Dumbarton
134:Barcelona
1454:Red Wing
1450:Spring:
1358:(1914).
953:Valencia
866:By 1934
815:By 1926
747:New York
716:Tenerife
539:Building
484:Scotland
407:Capacity
173:Launched
117:Operator
86:Namesake
946:Uruguay
939:Uruguay
909:Uruguay
901:Uruguay
890:Uruguay
888:aboard
875:Uruguay
868:Uruguay
861:Uruguay
839:became
833:Uruguay
831:became
777:AlmerĂa
767:in 1919
733:In the
694:Service
682:her at
631:Olympic
533:Uruguay
513:Uruguay
337:Draught
306:Tonnage
151:Builder
99:Uruguay
78:Uruguay
39:History
1286:
1194:, IND.
708:Malaga
686:. Her
633:-class
604:. Her
602:screws
546:built
471:was a
391:screws
321:Length
202:1913:
97:1931:
91:1912:
76:1931:
70:1912:
1452:USFS
1344:(PDF)
949:'
871:'
737:both
712:Cádiz
598:Otaki
586:Otaki
581:Otaki
570:'
531:sank
473:steam
448:Notes
399:Speed
353:Decks
345:Depth
140:Route
107:Owner
59:Spain
1479:1940
1466:1938
1284:ISBN
1261:2020
1236:2020
1207:1934
1192:1926
1164:2020
1117:2020
1073:1914
1054:2020
1023:2020
994:2020
899:and
859:and
835:and
808:and
779:and
741:and
718:and
670:and
592:and
478:and
389:3 Ă—
377:2 Ă—
364:700
329:Beam
296:Type
283:Fate
206:HPBG
65:Name
1543:Dec
1538:Nov
1533:Oct
1528:Sep
1523:Aug
1518:Jul
1513:Jun
1508:May
1503:Apr
1498:Mar
1493:Feb
1488:Jan
799:GRT
792:GRT
722:to
648:NHP
622:'s
550:at
466:SS
366:NHP
315:NRT
311:GRT
243:EDI
168:969
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