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SS Aberdeen was a British cargo liner completed in 1882. She was designed for service from London to Australia, and was the first ship to be successfully powered by a triple expansion steam engine . The triple expansion engine very quickly became the standard choice for the entire industry, with its predecessor, the two cylindered compound ...
Two Aberdeen men died in a single-car accident at around 1:20 a.m. Saturday at 129 Street and 393 Avenue, eight miles northeast of Aberdeen, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol.
Charles Cayzer died in 1916, with his sons continuing to run the company. In 1918 they acquired and incorporated the assets of the Scottish Shire Line. Despite suffering losses in the First World War, the company had recovered by the 1930s to become the largest cargo carrying concern in the world.
SS Burstow was a 927 GRT coaster launched by John Lewis & Co of Aberdeen in 1927. [11] She was sold in 1931 to new owners who named her Nephrite. [11] Stephenson Clarke bought her in 1946 and renamed her Portslade to replace the vessel sunk in 1940. [11] In 1954 Stephenson Clarke sold her to new owners who renamed her Rosefleet.
An Aberdeen trawler that wrecked on the Ve Skerries, Shetland. [5] Empire Conveyor United Kingdom: 22 June 1940 A cargo ship torpedoed by U-122 off Barra Head. Flying Phantom United Kingdom: 19 December 2007 A tug that sank in foggy conditions in the River Clyde at Clydebank. HMS Goldfinch Royal Navy: 19 February 1915
MV Hrossey and her sister ship, MV Hjaltland were cboth constructed in 2002 at Aker Finnyards in Finland. [1]In 2013 after Serco being awarded the NorthLink ferries contract MV Hrossey underwent several refurbishments as a part of its rebranding, including new “sleeping pods” and bold livery featuring a beckoning Viking.
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Boeing 707 of TAR at Malpensa Airport in 1981. The airline was set up in December 1969 by Carlos F. Martinez Guerrero and several of his associates. Operations commenced in July 1970, however, the first aircraft, a Canadair CL-44 freighter did not commence service with the airline until March 1971.