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Originally Posted by YM-Mundrabilla
Our fearless Tmac was on TV (again) in Melbourne last night. Something about Cunard's Justicia which was torpedoed in 1918 and the loss of one of the U boats involved.
Not Tmac's fault but irritating (to me anyway) that every passenger vessel mentioned in the show was described as a 'cruise liner'.
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Of course they were called Cruise Liners when in fact they were cattle trucks. The Statue of Liberty's plaque stated “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”. It did not say "Give me your Toffs, your Filthy Rich Bankers yearning to oppress the poor immigrants.
In Tmac's defence H&W only designed and built ships to owners requirements. The Justica, Yard 436, built for OSNC id described by H&W as a Passenger Ship.