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America

America

Paperback

Series: Lanasta - Liners

General World HistoryNaval History

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ISBN10: 908616255X
ISBN13: 9789086162550
Publisher: Lanasta
Published: Jul 31 2019
Pages: 52
Language: English
The S.S. 'America' was an ocean liner which entered service in 1940 for the United States Lines. She was designed by the famous naval architect William Francis Gibbs. In the 54 years between her introduction and her wrecking in 1994, she had eight different owners (of which one twice) and sailed under the names of 'America' (carrying this name three different times), 'West Point', 'Australis', 'Italis', 'Noga', 'Alferdoss' and 'American Star'. She served most in passenger service as S.S. 'America' and S.S. 'Australis'. In this number of Liners the story of this remarkable ship. This book presents an overview of the development and operational use of the 'S.S. 'America' ocean liner with many photos and illustrations from 1940 until 1964.

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