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1947 The troopship John Ericsson burns in a New York port
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0:19Now PlayingDate: 17th March 1947
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Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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FIRES Fire breaks out on troopship John Ericsson on New York waterfront and threatens Queen Elizabeth
NEW YORK Troopship John Ericsson threatens the liner Queen Elizabeth on waterfront
ELIZABETH QUEEN. LINER. Fire on troopship John Ericson threatens liner in New York waterfront
United States of America; Disasters and Accidents; Ships and Boats
conflagration, inferno, blaze, firefighters, peacetime, post-war, postwar
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