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    SS Sirius was a Norwegian iron-hulled steamship built in Germany in 1885. Sirius spent over 55 years sailing with cargo, regular passengers and tourists...
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  • SS Sirius (1872) was a 323-ton cargo ship built as Fredrik in 1872, by Ahlberg shipbuilders in Eckerna, Sweden. Twice renamed, the second time Sirius...
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  • HMS Sirius (82) was a Dido-class light cruiser in World War II. HMS Sirius (F40) was a Leander-class frigate in service until 1994. SS Sirius (1837)...
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    offering sacrifices to the Dog Star, Sirius and to Zeus to bring cooling breezes while awaiting the reappearance of Sirius in summer; if the star rose clear...
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    the Irish Sea steamer Sirius from the St. George Steam Packet Company for two voyages to beat Great Western. While the Sirius left Cork, Ireland four...
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  • under SS Sophocles, chartered by New Zealand Shipping Company (1883-1884) and chartered by Spanish government (1900). Scrapped in 1908. Belgic 1885 1885–1903...
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    second steamer, Sirius. Worried, Chambers left the company and was replaced by John Cunningham, but business did not improve. Sirius had to be sold before...
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    response to a number of sinkings in the area, most notably that of the SS Sirius in January 1847. The cost of the lighthouse was estimated in 1849 to be...
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    This is about 13 billion times brighter than the next brightest star, Sirius, which has an apparent magnitude of −1.46. One astronomical unit (about...
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    from Earth. Looking towards the sky around Orion from Alpha Centauri with Sirius near Betelgeuse, Procyon in Gemini, and the Sun between Perseus and Cassiopeia...
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