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b. [18-?]
Frederic James was born in Worcester, England, and served 27 years at sea, both in the mercantile marine and the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy. He served as the Harbour Master in Hong Kong from 1901 to 1903. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War I.
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1870 - present
One of the oldest and largest shipping companies in the world. By the 1920s the company was operating regular passenger and cargo ship services linking Japan and Vancouver and Seattle, Southeast Asia, the Indies, and Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Now known widely as NYK. After losing all but one of its vessels in WWII, NYK re-emerged and now operates worldwide.
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