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The list of ship launches in 1924 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1924.
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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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5 January
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United States
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Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
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Quincy, Massachusetts
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S-47
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S-class submarine
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For United States Navy
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6 February
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United Kingdom
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Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
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Wallsend-on-Tyne
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Aurania
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Ocean liner
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For Cunard Line
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23 February
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United Kingdom
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Cammell Laird
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Birkenhead
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De Grasse
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Ocean liner
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For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
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15 March
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Japan
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Maizuru Naval Arsenal
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Maizuru, Kyoto
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Hatakaze
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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21 March
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France
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Arsenal de Lorient
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La Motte-Picquet
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For Marine Nationale
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17 April
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United States
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William Cramp and Sons
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Memphis
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21 April
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Japan
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Fujinagata Shipyards
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Osaka
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Asanagi
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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23 April
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United Kingdom
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Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
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Troon
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Medway Queen
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Paddle steamer
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For New Medway Steam Packet Company
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23 April
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Japan
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Sasebo Naval Arsenal
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Sasebo, Nagasaki
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Yūnagi
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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2 May
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United Kingdom
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William Denny & Bros Ltd
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Dumbarton, Scotland
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Dinard
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ferry
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2 May
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United Kingdom
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J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd
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Woolston
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Jamnagar
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Coaster
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For HH The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar
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3 May
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United States
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Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock
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San Pedro, California
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Catalina
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Passenger ship
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For William Wrigley Jr.
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19 May
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United Kingdom
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Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd
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Glasgow
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Takliwa
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Cargo liner
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For British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd.
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21 May
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France
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Arsenal de Brest
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Brest
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Primauguet
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For Marine Nationale
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18 June
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Limited
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Barrow in Furness
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Adventure
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Minelaying cruiser
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For Royal Navy
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18 June
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United Kingdom
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Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Greenock
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Hector
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Cargo liner
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For Ocean Steamship Co Ltd
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17 July
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United States
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Kittery, Maine
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V-1
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Barracuda-class submarine
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For United States Navy
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29 September
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France
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Saint Nazaire
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Léopard
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For Marine Nationale
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September
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United Kingdom
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John Brown & Company
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Clydebank
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Princess Kathleen
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Cargo liner
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For Canadian Pacific Steamships
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5 December
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Canada
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Saint John Shipbuilding
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Saint John, New Brunswick
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Kipawo
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Ferry
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First ship built by the yard. For Dominion Atlantic Railway
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10 December
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Australia
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Cockatoo Island Dockyard
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Sydney
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Cape Leeuwin
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Lighthouse tender
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For Queensland Department of Commerce
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14 October
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United Kingdom
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Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Govan
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Letitia
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Ocean liner
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For Anchor-Donaldson Ltd
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27 November
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Japan
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Uraga Dock Company
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Uraga
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Oite
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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6 December
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France
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Chantiers Navals Français
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Caen
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Ouragan
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For Marine Nationale
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27 December
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United States
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Kittery, Maine
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V-2
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Barracuda-class submarine
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For United States Navy
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28 December
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Italy
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Ansaldo
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La Spezia
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Ocean liner
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For Società di Navigazione Transatlantica
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Unknown date
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United States
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Alexander Hamilton
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Steamship
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For Hudson River Day Line
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Neptun AG
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Rostock
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Alk
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Cargo ship
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For Roland Linie AG
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
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Jarrow
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Antenor
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Ocean liner
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For Alfred Holt and Company
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Greenock
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Centaur
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Cargo liner
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For Alfred Holt and Company
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Workman, Clark & Co Ltd
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Belfast
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City of Venice
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Passenger ship
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For Ellerman Lines
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd
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West Hartlepool
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Corinthic
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Cargo ship
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For W H Cockerline & Co Ltd, Hull
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Unknown date
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United States
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American Ship Building Company
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Lorain, Ohio
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Greater Buffalo
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Paddlewheeler
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For Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
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Unknown date
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United States
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Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp
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Morris Heights, New York
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Janey III
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Yacht
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For Clifford C Hemphill
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Furness Shipbuilding
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Haverton Hill-on-Tees
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Kamloops
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Lake freighter
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For Canada Steamship Lines
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Philip and Son
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Dartmouth
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Kingswear Castle
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Paddle steamer
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For Great Western Railway
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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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Klio
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Cargo ship
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For Neptun Line
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Levenwood
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Coaster
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For Joseph Constantine & Co Ltd
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Harland and Wolff
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Greenock
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Razmak
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Passenger ship
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For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
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Unknown date
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Denmark
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Burmeister & Wain Maskin og Skibsbyggeri
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Copenhagen
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Rigel
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Cargo ship
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For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
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Unknown date
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United States
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New Jersey Transportation & Drydock Co
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Yale
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Passenger ship
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Unknown date
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United States
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Zodiac
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Schooner
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For William H. Hand, Jr.
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd
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Woolston
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Satellite
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Tender
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For Trinity House[1]
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See also
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References
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.