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591:, Hawaii, carrying passengers and cargo between 1910 and 1917. SS Wilhelmina is referenced in a book called From Job to Job Around the World, written by Alfred C.B. Fletcher. Gutenburg EBook #55336.
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746:Huntington
737:Wilhelmina
702:Wilhelmina
695:Wilhelmina
675:Wilhelmina
671:destroyers
660:Wilhelmina
656:Wilhelmina
625:Wilhelmina
621:Wilhelmina
581:Wilhelmina
565:Wilhelmina
499:Wilhelmina
479:Wilhelmina
461:1-pounders
444:Wilhelmina
439:Complement
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297:In service
281:Wilhelmina
218:Wilhelmina
188:1 May 1918
182:Wilhelmina
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49:Wilhelmina
1433:HMS
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220:(ID-2106)
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1417:23 Dec:
1408:SS
1406:14 Dec:
1399:Hertford
1389:Saguenay
1347:30 Dec:
1337:25 Dec:
1327:24 Dec:
1311:23 Dec:
1304:Hyperion
1293:22 Dec:
1283:21 Dec:
1273:19 Dec:
1262:17 Dec:
1252:11 Dec:
1245:Calabria
1235:Stolwijk
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451:Armament
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87:Namesake
1445:Persier
1435:Warwick
1428:Tetcott
1396:7 Dec:
1379:1 Dec:
1266:Acheron
1255:Rotorua
1242:8 Dec:
1232:7 Dec:
1225:Regulus
1221:6 Dec:
1208:Cameron
1204:5 Dec:
1186:2 Dec:
1115:55°43′N
994:steamer
963:England
947:Halifax
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898:Hoboken
880:Bassens
775:Fairfax
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1214:Nimbin
1190:Forfar
1118:15°6′W
1060:
990:tanker
955:Canada
629:France
528:convoy
508:Hawaii
407:Length
402:13,250
1340:Jumna
1314:Breda
957:, to
793:'
609:Chile
538:, to
431:Speed
423:Draft
344:Owner
308:1930s
287:Owner
107:Route
97:Owner
1474:1941
1466:1940
1458:1939
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1206:HMS
1073:here
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767:Hull
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459:2 Ă—
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386:U-94
380:Fate
365:1940
333:Name
316:Sold
313:Fate
300:1919
276:Name
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