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21st March 2020, 08:53 AM
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Re: Inaptly named!!!
I was in Mena al Ahmadi in 1954 and saw it , the crowd who were painting over the wall painted It on the stern
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21st March 2020, 09:00 AM
#12
Re: Inaptly named!!!
Originally Posted by
happy daze john in oz
As far as can be seen there has never been a ship by the name of S.S. Phyllis.
PHYLLIS CARGO SHIP 1876-1918 - WRECK WRAK EPAVE ...
https://www.wrecksite.eu › wreck
2 Apr 2015 - PHYLLIS CARGO SHIP 1876-1918, wreck, wreck database. ... WRECK SITE. british SS Phyllis (+1918). Details ... propulsion: steam. date built ...
PHYLLIS CARGO SHIP 1917-1936 - WRECK WRAK EPAVE ...
https://wrecksite.eu › wreck
PHYLLIS CARGO SHIP 1917-1936, wreck, wreck database. ... SS Phyllis (+1936) ... engine: 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw, ...
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21st March 2020, 10:27 AM
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Re: Inaptly named!!!
Instead of SS if had been SV ( sailing vessel ) would have been a bit closer JS
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21st March 2020, 03:49 PM
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Re: Inaptly named!!!
Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
I also think this ship is inaptly named.
Titan uranus.
Would have been aptly named if operated by UCL
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