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At Sea Aboard the Manchuria May 1914 Letter
Prof A W Cain recounts the voyage of the steamship Manchuria from San Francisco to Manila in May 1914. He notes ship dimensions 616 by 60 feet, 81 feet keel depth, 48 feet deck clearance, 770 passengers, and 16 000 tons freight capacity. He describes daily travel about 850 miles, first class accommodations, onboard recreation, safety gear, wireless links, and a tale of tropical zone superstition aboard.
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Eprron Nugent
Manchuria
San Francisco
Pacific
Manila
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
High Sea
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Titanic
Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wireless News
Tropic
Boston
Japan
States
A. W. Carn