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The Samaria's last recorded Cuxhaven sailing, 1950

CuxhavenPier 21, Halifax

The last recorded Cuxhaven sailing of the Samaria's displaced-persons charter reached Halifax on 8 October 1950 with 1,431 passengers. Cuxhaven then disappeared from the itinerary and passenger numbers halved during 1951; the charter had ended.