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passenger-cargo liner [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

... ships [that] provided a combined service for cargo, passengers and mail. Such vessels carried larger quantities of cargo and fewer passengers than the pure passenger liner, the exact quantity of each depending on individual ship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

[...] type de navires qui transportait des passagers en nombre limité (300 à 500) et des marchandises [...] [mais qui] ne répond plus aux impératifs du transport de passagers (manque de confort) et des marchandises (brièveté des escales, horaires à respecter).

Key term(s)
  • paquebot-mixte

Spanish

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