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Transpacific Steam: The Story of Steam
Navigation from the Pacific Coast of North America to the Far East and the Antipodes, 1867-1941.
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1185:1 Oct:
1172:Alpagot
1152:Liberté
1122:Gunilda
1087:6 Jun:
1050:Sechelt
1040:Yongala
955:Batavia
911:of the
870:(cloth)
702:p. 223.
657:p. 145.
496:Tirpitz
492:Stettin
433:Empress
419:Empress
360:Empress
321:Empress
296:History
266:Britain
232:was an
186:51.2 ft
167:Tonnage
103:Builder
40:History
1322:Nymphe
1090:Bayard
1080:Merida
866:
841:
687:p. 12.
672:p. 13.
643:p. 52.
313:Barrow
242:Barrow
175:Length
111:Barrow
97:Canada
83:Canada
80:
53:Canada
1301:Hawke
1228:Delhi
1188:Ixion
1101:Samar
747:. n/a
547:Notes
334:left
199:Speed
70:Owner
1378:1912
1365:1910
1070:Asia
864:ISBN
839:OCLC
753:2020
498:for
414:Soya
411:and
369:was
340:Suez
287:RMS
285:and
280:RMS
268:and
227:RMS
183:Beam
157:Type
141:Fate
120:1890
59:Name
587:SS
576:SS
485:SS
451:SS
425:CP
408:Aso
1393::
1297:,
1280:,
1242:,
1239:A1
1175:,
837:.
776:^
743:.
632:^
601:^
240:,
109:,
1005:e
998:t
991:v
755:.
20:.
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