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Big band leader Duke Ellington played here and it was one of the first nightclubs to have an integrated clientele
"This Is New York"
500 a night
The ship was eventually taken out of service in 1969 and replaced by a smaller liner
The Georgic held the record as the largest vessel to sail up the Thames
Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Dogs Big band leader Duke EllingtonThe Paquebot Tonkin was part of the French Messageries Maritimes fleet. Launched in 1898 from the yards of La Ciotat, the Tonkin initially worked the Marseille Saigon Yokohama route, with space for 185 first class passengers, 86 second class and 77 third class. This menu, from February 1899, would be from one of her earliest voyages. The Tonkin took her name from the French term for northern Vietnam, which was occupied by the French at the time.
