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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
Author Archives: donships
No.1390 Carnival Destiny launched in 1995
101,353GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9070058 Carnival Sunshine 2013 Carnival Cruise Line Images: Mark Bean & Scott Himowitz
No.711 General W G Haan launched in 1945
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Transoregon 1969 Hudson Waterways Mayaguez 1975 Puerto Rico Marit Amco Trader 1982 Merchant Terminal Corp Trader 1985 Cresswood Group Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22158.htm
No.712 Marine Shark launched in 1945
12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Vancouver Charleston 1968 Litton Industries Scrapped 1988 Not the best image & not the most interesting of ships
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Navy Ship, troopship
Tagged Charleston, Kaiser, marine Shark, US Maritime Commission, Vancouver
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No.713 Marine Cardinal launched 1945
12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Vancouver Baltimore 1967 Sea Land Service San Pedro 1970 Reynolds Leasing Scrapped Kaohsiung 1988 Image attribution: Frank O Braynard
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Container Ship, Navy Ship
Tagged Baltimore, Kaiser, Marine Cardinal, San Pedro, US Maritime Commission, Vancouver
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No.714 General Stuart Heintzelmann launched in 1945
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Mobile 1968 Sea Land Service Scrapped Inchon 1984 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22159.htm
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Container Ship, US Army
Tagged General Stuart Heintzelmann, Inchon, Kaiser, Mobile, Richmond California, US Navy
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No.344 Esperance Bay launched in 1921
13,853grt for Commonwealth Government by Beardmore, Glasgow Arawa 1936 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Newport 1955 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection & Alexander Turnbill Library Image from Lisbon Image attribution: Alexander Turnbill Library
No.345 Montclare launched in 1921
16,314grt for Canadian Pacific by John Brown, Clydebank HMS Montclare 1939 Royal Navy Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1958
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Canadian Pacific, Clydebank, Inverkeithing, John Brown, Montclare, Royal Navy
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No.346 Columbus launched in 1922
32,354grt for North German Lloyd from Schichau, Danzig Scuttled Atlantic 1939 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Columbus_(1922)
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Columbus, Danzig, Nord Deutsche Lloyd, North German Lloyd, Schichau, Scuttled
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No.347 Diomed launched in 1922
10,354grt for Blue Funnel Line from Workman Clark, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1952 Photo by Basil Feilden
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Blue Funnel Line, Dalmuir, Diomed, Workman Clark
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