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Hardegen was given command of U-123, and on Jan. 12, 1942, about three weeks after departing from the German base in France, his submarine sank the British freighter Cyclops near Nova Scotia, killing 99 crew members.
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Eight different commercial variants have been built including the still-in-production 747-8F freighter version.
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Nathan Carman was rescued days later by a passing freighter off the coast of Martha's Vineyard after being found floating in an emergency raft.
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See this magnificent feat of engineering—along with the massive freighters and tiny tugboats traversing its waters—in action, both from an observation platform overlooking the locks or aboard an exciting boat tour.
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The line from Superior, Wisconsin, to Sarnia, Ontario, replaced freighters that posed a greater environmental risk and which could not transport crude oil year-round because of ice on the Great Lakes, the report said.
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The freighter is packed with SUVs on its decks and a dangerous stowaway hiding in its hull.
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The 86 migrants from that freighter were picked up by the Coast Guard cutter Tahoma.
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But the freighter with the press was still headed to Idaho City.
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First Known Use of freighter
1622
FREIGHTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of freighter for English Language Learners
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: a large ship that is used to carry goods
FREIGHTER Defined for Kids
Definition of freighter for Students
: a ship or airplane used to carry freight
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