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MS Hans Hedtoft, the Glossary

MS Hans Hedtoft was a Danish cargo passenger liner that struck an iceberg and sank on 30 January 1959 on her maiden voyage off the coast of Western Greenland.^[1]

33 relations: Augo Lynge, Bremerhaven, Cape Farewell, Greenland, Cargo liner, Code letters, Copenhagen, Danish krone, Denmark, Folketing, Frederikshavn, Genealogy, Greenland, Hans Hedtoft, Iceberg, List of ships sunk by icebergs, Maniitsoq, Margrethe II, Maritime call sign, Ministry of Defence (Denmark), Narsarsuaq Air Base, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nuuk, Parish, Parish register, Pound sterling, Qaqortoq, Rivet, Sisimiut, Small Time Giants, SOS, Time (magazine), USCGC Campbell (WPG-32), West Germany.
1959 disasters in Denmark
1959 in Denmark
January 1959 events in North America
Maritime incidents in 1959
Passenger ships of Denmark
Ships sunk by icebergs

Augo Lynge

Augustinus "Augo" Telef Nis Lynge (born 16 October 1899 in Fiskenæsset (today Qeqertarsuatsiaat) – died 30 January 1959 off Cape Farewell, Greenland) was a Greenlandic politician, educator, poet, novelist and Kalaaleq nationalist who was the first Greenlandic representative in the Danish parliament and died during the sinking of the.

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Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven (Bremerhoben) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany.

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Cape Farewell, Greenland

Cape Farewell (Nunap Isua; Kap Farvel) is a headland on the southern shore of Egger Island, Nunap Isua Archipelago, Greenland.

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Cargo liner

A cargo liner, also known as a passenger-cargo ship or passenger-cargoman, is a type of merchant ship which carries general cargo and often passengers.

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Code letters

Code letters or ship's call sign (or callsign) were a method of identifying ships before the introduction of modern navigation aids.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Danish krone

The krone (plural: kroner; sign: kr.; code: DKK) is the official currency of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, introduced on 1 January 1875.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Folketing

The Folketing (Folketinget), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

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Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.

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Genealogy

Genealogy is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages.

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Greenland

Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat,; Grønland) is a North American island autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Hans Hedtoft

Hans Hedtoft Hansen (21 April 1903 – 29 January 1955) was a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1947 to 1950 and again from 1953 until his death in 1955.

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Iceberg

An iceberg is a piece of freshwater ice more than long that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water.

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List of ships sunk by icebergs

A non-exhaustive listing of ships which have sunk as a result of striking ice masses of larger than "growler" or pack size (such collisions with minor ice are comparatively common, usually resulting in less damage). MS Hans Hedtoft and list of ships sunk by icebergs are ships sunk by icebergs.

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Maniitsoq

Maniitsoq, is a town in Maniitsoq Island, western Greenland located in the Qeqqata municipality.

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Margrethe II

Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024.

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Maritime call sign

Maritime call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to ships and boats.

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Ministry of Defence (Denmark)

The Danish Ministry of Defence (Forsvarsministeriet, short FMN) is a ministry in the Danish government.

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Narsarsuaq Air Base

Bluie West One, later known as Narsarsuaq Air Base and Narsarsuaq Airport, was built on a glacial moraine at what is now the village of Narsarsuaq, near the southern tip of Greenland.

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region.

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Nuuk

Nuuk (Nuuk, formerly Godthåb) is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Parish

A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese.

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Parish register

A parish register, alternatively known as a parochial register, is a handwritten volume, normally kept in the parish church of an ecclesiastical parish in which certain details of religious ceremonies marking major events such as baptisms (together with the dates and often names of the parents), marriages (with the names of both partners), and burials (within the parish) are recorded.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.

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Qaqortoq

Qaqortoq, formerly Julianehåb, is a city in, and the capital of, the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen.

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Rivet

A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.

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Sisimiut

Sisimiut, formerly known as Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, the second-largest city in Greenland, and the largest Arctic city in North America.

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Small Time Giants

Small Time Giants is an alternative rock band from Greenland.

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SOS

SOS is a Morse code distress signal, used internationally, originally established for maritime use.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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USCGC Campbell (WPG-32)

USCGC Campbell (WPG-32) was a Secretary-class (also known as) United States Coast Guard ship built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1935-1936 and commissioned in 1936.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Hans_Hedtoft

Also known as Hans Hedtoft (ship).

MS Hans Hedtoft, the Glossary

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See also

1959 disasters in Denmark

1959 in Denmark

January 1959 events in North America

Maritime incidents in 1959

Passenger ships of Denmark

Ships sunk by icebergs

References