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The list of ship launches in 1925 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1925.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class
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Notes
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6 January
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Germany
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Reichsmarinewerft
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Wilhelmshaven
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Emden
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Light cruiser
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For Reichsmarine
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8 January
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United Kingdom
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Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd
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Blyth
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Hebburn
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Cargo ship
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For Huddart Parker Ltd.[1]
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12 January
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Germany
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Deutsche Werke
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Kiel
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Topeka
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Cargo ship
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For A/S Norge-Mexico Gulflinjen.[2]
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15 January
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Alynbank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[3]
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10 February
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United Kingdom
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Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd
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Blyth
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Thisbe
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Cargo ship
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For Sociètè Navale Caennaise.[4]
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12 February
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Elmbank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[5]
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23 February
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Japan
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Mitsubishi
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Kobe
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Ro-68
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Type L4 submarine
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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24 February
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United Kingdom
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Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Inanda
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Cargo liner
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For Charente Steamship Co Ltd
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25 February
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Inverlago
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Tanker
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For Lago Shipping Co.[6]
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13 March
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United Kingdom
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William Simons and Co. Ltd.
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Renfrew
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Patrick Stewart
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Cable ship
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renamed HMIS Investigator and converted into a survey ship for the Royal Indian Navy
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14 March
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Germany
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Deutsche Werke
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Kiel
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Schwarzenfels
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Merchant ship
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renamed Schwabenland and converted to a seaplane tender for Deutsche Luft Hansa's South Atlantic airmail in 1934
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25 March
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Inverossa
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Tanker
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For Lago Shipping Co.[7]
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26 March
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Govan
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Rawalpindi
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Passenger ship
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For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
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6 April
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Inverpool
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Tanker
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For British Mexican Petroleum Company.[8]
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7 April
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Saratoga
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Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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For United States Navy
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8 April
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Forresbank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[9]
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23 April
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Invercaibo
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Tanker
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For Lago Shipping Co.[10]
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24 April
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Hythe
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Ferry
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For Southern Railway.[11]
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8 May
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Norway
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Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted
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Fredrikstad
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Dronning Maud
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Passenger ship
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For Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskipsselskap
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8 May
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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King James
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Cargo ship
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For King Line.[12]
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21 May
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Nairnbank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[13]
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22 May
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Haslemere
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Ferry
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For Southern Railway.[14]
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26 May
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Inverruba
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Tanker
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For Lago Shipping Co.
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May
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Germany
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Seebeckwerft
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Wesermünde
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Weser
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Fishing trawler
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For Hochseefischerei Bremerhaven
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18 June
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Weirbank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[15]
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23 June
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Whitstable
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Ferry
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For Southern Railway.[16]
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7 July
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Asturias
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Passenger ship
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For Royal Mail Line.[17]
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7 July
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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King Malcolm
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Cargo ship
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For King Line.[18]
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14 July
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Larchbank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[19]
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21 July
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United Kingdom
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Cammell Laird
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Birkenhead
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Sulaco
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Reefer ship
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For Fyffes Line
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5 August
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Japan
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Kure Naval Arsenal
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Kure
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I-53 (I-153)
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Kaidai III-type submarine
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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6 August
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff Ltd
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Greenock
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Rajputana
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Ocean liner
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For P&O.[20]
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18 August
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Fratton
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Ferry
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For Southern Railway.[21]
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26 August
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Netherlands
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P. Smit Jr. Shipbuilding and Machine Factory
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Rotterdam
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Jääkarhu
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Icebreaker
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For the Finnish Board of Navigation.
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1 September
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Germany
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Travewerk Gebroeders Goedhardt AG
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Lübeck
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Riga
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Cargo ship
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For Lübeck Linie AG
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1 September
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Temuco
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Tender
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For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[23]
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2 September
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Gascony
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Cargo ship
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For David MacIver & Co.[24]
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2 September
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Japan
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Kure Naval Arsenal
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Kure
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I-55 (I-155)
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Kaidai III-type submarine
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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3 September
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United Kingdom
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Armstrong Whitworth
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Walker
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Nelson
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Nelson-class battleship
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For Royal Navy
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18 September
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Germany
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Seebeckwerft
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Wesermünde
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Ferdinand Niedermeyer
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Fishing trawler
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For Grundmann & Gröschel
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24 September
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Levernbank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[25]
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25 September
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Japan
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Mitsubishi
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Kobe
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Ro-65
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Type L4 submarine
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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3 October
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Japan
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Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
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Yokosuka
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I-58 (I-158)
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Kaidai III-type submarine
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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3 October
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United States
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Bethlehem Shipbuilding Fore River Shipyard
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Quincy, Massachusetts
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Lexington
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Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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For United States Navy
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28 October
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Madrid
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Cargo ship
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For Argentine Navigation Co.[26]
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29 October
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Myrtlebank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[27]
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14 November
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Germany
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Blohm & Voss
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Hamburg
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Hamburg
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Ocean liner
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For Hamburg America Line.[28]
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17 November
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United Kingdom
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Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
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Troon
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Scillonian
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Ferry
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For Isles of Scilly Steamship Company.
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25 November
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Sweden
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Kockums
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Malmö
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Childar
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Merchant
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For Weil & Amundsen Rederi A/S, Halden, Norway
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28 November
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Marthara
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Cargo ship
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For MacLay& MacIntyre Ltd.[30]
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30 November
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United Kingdom
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Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
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Amble
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Southgate
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Tanker
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For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd.[31]
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3 December
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Olivebank
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Cargo ship
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For Bank Line.[32]
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17 December
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United Kingdom
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Cammell Laird
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Birkenhead
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Rodney
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Nelson-class battleship
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For Royal Navy
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17 December
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France
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Brest Dock Yard
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Brest
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Duquesne
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Duquesne-class cruiser
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For French Navy
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19 December
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Colonial
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Cargo ship
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For T. & J. Harrison.[33]
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29 December
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Roma
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Cargo ship
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For Argentine Navigation Co.[34]
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31 December
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United Kingdom
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Cook, Welton & Gemmell
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Beverley
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William Scoresby
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Research vessel
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For the Crown Agents for the Colonies.
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Aldous Ltd.
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Brightlingsea
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Aidie
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Thames barge
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For R. & W. Paul Ltd.[36]
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Gebrüder Schäfer
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Völklingen
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Anna Leonie
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Towed riverboat
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Aldous Ltd.
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Brightlingsea
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Barbara Jean
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Thames barge
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For R. & W. Paul Ltd.[37]
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Carinthia
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Refrigerated cargo liner
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For Cunard Line.
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik AG
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Hamburg
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Grohm
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Fishing trawler
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For Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Deutsche Werft.
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Hamburg
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Las Palmas
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Cargo ship
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For Oldeburg Portuguese Line.
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Atlas Werke
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Bremen
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Leander
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Cargo ship
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For Neptun Line AG
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Unknown date
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France
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Société des Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire
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St. Nazaire
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Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
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Ocean liner
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For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Amsterdam
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Workman, Clark and Company
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Belfast
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Antinous
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Cargo ship
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For New Egypt & Levant Shipping Co. Ltd.
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.
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Brimscombe
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Hubert
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Tug
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For F. A. Ashmead & Co. Ltd.[41]
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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John Brown & Co. Ltd.
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Glasgow
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Lumen
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Tanker
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For H. E. Moss & Co. Ltd.
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Michael H.
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Motor barge
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For J. Harker Ltd.
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Cochrane & Son Ltd.
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Selby
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Nobleman
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Tug
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For United Towing Co. Ltd.
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Cochrane & Son Ltd.
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Selby
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Prizeman
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Tug
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For United Towing Co. Ltd.
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Ranchi
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Ocean Liner
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For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Ranpura
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Ocean Liner
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For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Schiffs-und Dockbauwerft Flender
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Lübeck
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Reval
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Cargo ship
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For Lübeck Linie AG
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Unknown date
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Sweden
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Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad
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Malmö
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Skåneland
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Cargo ship
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For Angfartyg AB Tirfing
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Unknown date
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Germany
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AG Weser
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Bremen
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Sorrento
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Cargo ship
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For Robert M Sloman Jr
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Norderwerft.
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Hamburg
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Wiedau
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Cargo ship
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For Budsier Reederei & Berugungs AG.
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