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rcades carried 770 First Class and 772 Tourist Class passengers. On A Deck, the void behind the funnel was filled with a semi-enclosed games deck called the Stadium. The rationale behind this was primarily to place the navigating bridge amidships, where the deck officers had a commanding view of the bow and stern. It was considered that the

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