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Several steamships have borne the name Donau, after the German name for the river Danube:
Several steamships have borne the name Sirius:
Several motor ships have borne the name Monte Rosa after Monte Rosa, the highest mountain in Switzerland:
Several steamships have borne the name Pfalz, after the Palatinate region in Germany:
Several steamships have borne the name Stella:
Two steamships have borne the name Nordnorge, after the Norwegian name for Northern Norway:
Several steamships have borne the name Irma:
Several motor ships have borne the name Midnatsol:
Two motor ships have borne the name Nordnorge:
Two motor ships have borne the name Nordlys:
Five steamships have borne the name Bosnia, after Bosnia:
Several steamships have borne the name Main:
Three motor ships have borne the name Fernglen:
Two motor ships have borne the name Schwabenland, after the Swabia region in Germany:
Several motor ships have borne the name Sama:
References
- ↑ "Polarlys (5280930)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 1 December 2013.
