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Motor Vessel Georgic. New York, Jan. 8 - (AP) - Britain's mightiest motor liner, the sleek 27.759-ton Georgic, has come back from a bomb-blasted hulk (...)
Motor Vessel Georgic. New York, Jan. 8 - (AP) - Britain's mightiest motor liner, the sleek 27.759-ton Georgic, has come back from a bomb-blasted hulk (...)

Motor Vessel Georgic. New York, Jan. 8 - (AP) - Britain's mightiest motor liner, the sleek 27.759-ton Georgic, has come back from a bomb-blasted hulk (...)

Date1/8/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Motor Vessel Georgic. New York; Jan. 8 - (AP) - Britain's mightiest motor liner; the sleek 27.759-ton Georgic; has come back from a bomb-blasted hulk to sail again in war service. eight minutes the ship was aflame. Capt. Greig decided to take the Georgic into shallow water and beach her. Communications between the [Incomplete]
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0014227F
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