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Cruise Ships and Liners built before 1950 - 3 photos
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Brgds
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Pictured is in the port of Miami and in the background is famous Sears building built in 1929, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Interesting details here:
http://cruiselinehistory.com/cruise-ship-history-ss-florida-sails-to-havana-cuba-in-1952-for-4200-per-person-including-two-nights-aboard-ship-a-day-in-havana-and-all-meals-today-americans-can-travel-to-china-but-not-cub/
Brgds
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Ialso mean that port is Chicago("sears" on the building in the background),and suppose the ship is Florida.
Kind Regards
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IDNo: 5511667 Year: 1931
Name: FLORIDA Keel:
Type: Passenger/cargo Launch Date: 7.3.31
Flag: USA Date of completion: 5.31
Tons: 4945 Link: 1837
DWT: Yard No: 342
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP: 111.2 Country of build: USA
Beam: 17.2 Builder: Newport News SB
Material of build: Location of yard: Newport News
Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn): 2ST-19.5
Naval or paramilitary marking :
A: *
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Subsequent History:
67 LE PALAIS FLOTANT
Disposal Data:
BU Santander 16.6.68 (hotel hulk 1967)
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