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Page 57
... ship . Built round - hulled , like a bowl , so heavy ice would lift her from the water instead of crushing in her sides , the Polhavet pitched and rolled worse than any vessel I had ever been on before . The sturdy old ship had ...
... ship . Built round - hulled , like a bowl , so heavy ice would lift her from the water instead of crushing in her sides , the Polhavet pitched and rolled worse than any vessel I had ever been on before . The sturdy old ship had ...
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... Ship ! ” . The next night big ice floes crashing against the ship woke us time and again . At 3 a . m . a very strong bump jarred me out of sound sleep . A few minutes later word came down , " Prepare to abandon ship ! " The rudder had ...
... Ship ! ” . The next night big ice floes crashing against the ship woke us time and again . At 3 a . m . a very strong bump jarred me out of sound sleep . A few minutes later word came down , " Prepare to abandon ship ! " The rudder had ...
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... ships in which I served . Another is the South African Lawhill , al- ready an old ship when I sailed in her a quarter - century ago ; her days are numbered . Öthers are the Finnish Passat and Viking . A few other hulls survive , but no ...
... ships in which I served . Another is the South African Lawhill , al- ready an old ship when I sailed in her a quarter - century ago ; her days are numbered . Öthers are the Finnish Passat and Viking . A few other hulls survive , but no ...
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Saudi Arabia Oil Kingdom 20 illustrations in color from naturalcolor photographs | xii |
Birds Cont | xiii |
St Kitts island | xiv |
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