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SS Polonia (1910)

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In 1930, the East Asiatic Company sold its Latvian subsidiary to Polish owners, who renamed the company Polskiego Transatlantyckiego Towarzystwa Okrętowego ("Polish Transatlantic Shipping Company Limited" or PTTO). The ships were operated by
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single-ended boilers with a total heating surface of 15,114 square feet (1,404 m). Her boilers were heated by 18 corrugated furnaces with a grate surface of 363 square feet (34 m).
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was 450.0 ft (137.2 m) long, her beam was 56.2 ft (17.1 m) and her draught was 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m). Her tonnages were 7,500 
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Gdynia America Line rapidly modernised, taking delivery of the new
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management. In 1920, she was returned to the East Asiatic Company.
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in 1936 for its premier transatlantic service. The company sold
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in the First World War, when she was briefly operated by
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The engines were fed by six 215 14: 1137:Ships of the Gdynia-America Line 822: 547:The ship had twin four-cylinder 498:service until 1930 and then for 325: 318: 311: 304: 289: 282: 275: 268: 256: 249: 242: 235: 21: 122:Russian American Line (1910–17) 1112:Ships built on the River Clyde 1: 679:, joined the company fleet. 381:450.0 ft (137.2 m) 549:quadruple-expansion engines 516:Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd 264:code letters PBRC (1930–33) 178:Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd 1153: 663:to Francesco Pittaluga in 526:, named after the city of 479:and was registered in the 473:in 1910, originally named 389:56.2 ft (17.1 m) 1107:Passenger ships of Russia 1102:Passenger ships of Poland 1097:Passenger ships of Latvia 808:Gibbs, CR Vernon (1970). 405:31.3 ft (9.5 m) 368:tonnage under deck 5,896 344: 39: 20: 345:General characteristics 514:ordered the ship from 831:at Wikimedia Commons 629:, the Latin name for 93:Russian American Line 1127:Steamships of Russia 1122:Steamships of Poland 1117:Steamships of Latvia 829:Polonia (ship, 1910) 706:Scottish Built Ships 512:East Asiatic Company 448:submarine signalling 138:Baltic American Line 99:Baltic American Line 865:Gdynia America Line 639:Gdynia America Line 615:Shipping Controller 530:in western Russia. 144:Gdynia America Line 132:Shipping Controller 108:Gdynia America Line 611:October Revolution 469:that was built in 431:processing systems 1074: 1073: 827:Media related to 559:and cylinders of 455: 454: 438:direction finding 231:NDCV (until 1930) 1144: 858: 851: 844: 835: 826: 813: 795: 789: 783: 782: 780: 778: 771:Lloyd's Register 768: 758: 749: 748: 746: 744: 737:Lloyd's Register 734: 724: 718: 717: 715: 713: 698: 572: 571: 567: 564: 424:1,596 passengers 330: 329: 323: 322: 316: 315: 309: 308: 294: 293: 287: 286: 280: 279: 273: 272: 261: 260: 254: 253: 247: 246: 240: 239: 225:142313 (1917–20) 153:Port of registry 25: 18: 1152: 1151: 1147: 1146: 1145: 1143: 1142: 1141: 1077: 1076: 1075: 1070: 987: 965: 935: 905: 867: 862: 820: 807: 804: 799: 798: 790: 786: 776: 774: 766: 760: 759: 752: 742: 740: 732: 726: 725: 721: 711: 709: 700: 699: 690: 685: 595: 586: 569: 565: 562: 560: 540:and 4,519  508: 430: 410:Installed power 324: 317: 310: 303: 288: 281: 274: 267: 255: 248: 241: 234: 223:official number 35: 12: 11: 5: 1150: 1148: 1140: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1079: 1078: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1060: 1052: 1044: 1036: 1028: 1020: 1012: 1004: 995: 993: 989: 988: 986: 985: 976: 974: 967: 966: 964: 963: 955: 946: 944: 937: 936: 934: 933: 925: 916: 914: 907: 906: 904: 903: 895: 887: 878: 876: 869: 868: 863: 861: 860: 853: 846: 838: 819: 818:External links 816: 815: 814: 803: 800: 797: 796: 794:, p. 174. 784: 750: 719: 687: 686: 684: 681: 607:Russian Empire 594: 591: 584: 507: 504: 481:Russian Empire 453: 452: 451: 450: 445: 440: 432: 426: 425: 422: 418: 417: 411: 407: 406: 403: 399: 398: 395: 391: 390: 387: 383: 382: 379: 375: 374: 361: 357: 356: 351: 347: 346: 342: 341: 338: 334: 333: 332: 331: 301: 300:SPEB (1934–39) 295: 265: 262: 232: 226: 217: 216:Identification 213: 212: 209: 208:Out of service 205: 204: 203:September 1910 201: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 175: 171: 170: 169: 168: 162: 154: 150: 149: 148: 147: 141: 135: 129: 123: 118: 114: 113: 112: 111: 105: 104:PTTO (1930–34) 102: 96: 88: 84: 83: 82: 81: 75: 67: 63: 62: 61: 60: 54: 46: 42: 41: 37: 36: 32:port of Gdynia 26: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1149: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1084: 1082: 1067: 1066: 1061: 1059: 1058: 1053: 1051: 1050: 1045: 1043: 1042: 1037: 1035: 1034: 1029: 1027: 1026: 1021: 1019: 1018: 1013: 1011: 1010: 1005: 1003: 1002: 997: 996: 994: 990: 984: 983: 978: 977: 975: 973: 968: 962: 961: 956: 954: 953: 948: 947: 945: 943: 938: 932: 931: 926: 924: 923: 918: 917: 915: 913: 908: 902: 901: 896: 894: 893: 888: 886: 885: 880: 879: 877: 875: 870: 866: 859: 854: 852: 847: 845: 840: 839: 836: 832: 830: 825: 817: 811: 806: 805: 801: 793: 788: 785: 772: 765: 764: 757: 755: 751: 738: 731: 730: 723: 720: 707: 703: 697: 695: 693: 689: 682: 680: 678: 677: 672: 671: 666: 662: 658: 657: 652: 651: 647: 642: 640: 634: 632: 628: 624: 620: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 592: 590: 588: 580: 576: 558: 554: 551:driving twin 550: 545: 543: 539: 535: 531: 529: 525: 521: 517: 513: 505: 503: 501: 497: 493: 489: 486: 483:. 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port of Gdynia
Kursk
Poland
Russian American Line
Baltic American Line
Gdynia America Line
Cunard Line
Shipping Controller
Baltic American Line
Gdynia America Line
Liepāja
Gdynia
Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd
official number
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Ocean liner

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