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Days York Modern: As indicative of the equipment of a modern steamship, the following brief description of the Independence, launched at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Quincy, Mass., shipyard in 1950, and designed for service between New York and Mediterranean ports, may be of interest. She is the first transatlantic luxury liner to have not only all passenger accommodations but also the entire quarters for officers and crew completely air-conditioned. Her overall speed of over 26 knots makes her one of the fastest American merchant ships ever built. As a cruising speed of 22i/? knots, she can arrive at Naples from New York City in about eight days york modern.
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Gernsheim, Helmut and Gernsheim, Alison. The History of Photography from the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of The Modern Era. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1969.
Gernsheim, Helmut. The Origins of Photography. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1982. Bibl. (The first of 3 vols., comprising the 3rd ed. of Gernsheim's History of Photography.)
Two of McKay's finest clippers established. records on that lengthy run. His Lightning's 63 days york modern from Melbourne to Liverpool in 1853 was never equaled, while his James Baines, named for her owner, in 1854 set up two records—12 days york modern from New York to Liverpool, then 63 days york modern from Liverpool to Melbourne, a record that stood for 15 years. |
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