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2. SS Drottningholm - Wikipedia

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   The world's first steam turbine merchant ship, TS King Edward, was launched in 1901.She was a technological and commercial success, but was only a 502 GRT excursion steamship making short-sea trips in and around the Firth of Clyde, and her running costs – and hence passenger fares – were higher than those of her competitors with conventional reciprocating engines.

3. Merchant ship - Wikipedia

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   A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This is in contrast to pleasure craft , which are used for personal recreation, and naval ships , which are used for military purposes.

4. SS Mariposa (1931) - Wikipedia

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   In 1947, the ship was mothballed for six years at Union Iron Works in Alameda, California. Her engines were overhauled by Todd San Francisco Division. Home Lines bought her and renamed her SS Homeric, sailing her to Trieste for reconstruction to allow 1243 passengers: 147 first class and 1,096 tourist class. Her gross register tonnage increased ...

5. Cargo liner - Wikipedia

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   A cargo liner, also known as a passenger-cargo ship or passenger-cargoman, is a type of merchant ship which carries general cargo and often passengers. They became common just after the middle of the 19th century, and eventually gave way to container ships and other more specialized carriers in the latter half of the 20th century.

6. SS John W. Brown - Wikipedia

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   SS John W. Brown is a Liberty ship, one of two still operational and one of three preserved as museum ships. [6] As a Liberty ship, she operated as a merchant ship of the United States Merchant Marine during World War II and later was a vocational high school training ship in New York City for many years.

7. SS Statendam (1924) - Wikipedia

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   The next day the gold was taken from the ship in armoured cars to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. [38] In January 1936 NASM reclassified Rotterdam, Volendam and Veendam, as cabin class ships, and announced that Statendam would become cabin class that May, after she completed her cruising season. Her one-way fares would be reduced from ...

8. 15th century shipwreck reveals ‘surprising’ cargo and weapons ...

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   While exploring a 500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, divers discovered “surprising” cargo and weapons that may have helped repel pirates.

9. Oneida (1841 ship) - Wikipedia

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   The date stated on the ship's passenger list is the date used for arrival. The table also shows the number of passengers for each voyage. The number of steerage passengers and cabin passengers is shown for voyages where the passenger list identified the two passenger classes. The June 3 to July 14, 1848 voyage was made from Liverpool, England. [7]