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In 1963, Eastern Steamship Line sold the SS Evangeline to the Chadade Steamship Company, Panama, which formed a new subsidiary line, Yarmouth Cruise Line. The SS Evangeline was re-named Yarmouth Castle. On 12 November 1965 Yarmouth Castle departed Miami for Nassau, with 376 passengers and 176 crew members aboard, a total…

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Stella Maris is a resort town in Long Island, and was established in 1963. Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation Stella Maris Inn Postal Services Sub Post Office

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In 1963, Eastern Steamship Line sold the SS Yarmouth to the Chadade Steamship Company, Panama, which formed a new subsidiary line, Yarmouth Cruise Line.  Following the disaster of her sister-ship related to safety issues, the SS Yarmouth, was retired in 1966. References Get Travelling Wikipedia: Eastern Steamship Line (1965) Wikipedia: SS…

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In 1963, Eastern Steamship Line sold the SS Evangeline and SS Yarmouth to the Chadade Steamship Company, Panama, which formed a new subsidiary line, Yarmouth Cruise Line. The SS Evangeline was re-named Yarmouth Castle. Fleet Yarmouth Yarmouth Castle References Get Travelling Wikipedia: Eastern Steamship Line (1965) Wikipedia: SS Yarmouth Castle

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  In the early 1960s, the hotel director of the Grand Bahama Hotel and Country Club, Charles Sammons, requested the construction of two Chinese junks, at a cost of USD$15,000 each, for junkets between Grand Bahama and Sandy Cay. The junks, named Wing Wong and Hi Lee, sailed under Captain…

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  The M/S Grand Bahama was a 160 foot, 225 passenger, luxury liner. The liner was constructed in 1950 by Glommens Mek. Verksted, Norway, and was christened the M/S Romsdal. In 1962 it was purchased by by William Shipping Co., Inc, Monrovia. In 1963 it began sailing between West Palm…

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Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas Phone 95321 Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston 30, Mass., U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Colour by Ronald Lightbourn Year: 1963 Series: P52300 (Type EB)

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