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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.356 City of Nagpur launched in 1922
10,138grt for Ellerman Lines from Workman Clark, Belfast Torpedoed by U75 off Fastnet in the Atlantic 1941 City of Nagpur, Vandyck or Voltaire) and Canadian Pacific’s unmistakable Empress of Britain,
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, City of Nagpur, Ellerman Line, torpedoed, U75, Workman Clark
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No.358 Volendam launched in 1922
15,434grt for Holland-America Line from Harland & Wolff, Govan Scrapped Hendrik Ido Ambacht 1952 3 images from Clyde ships website
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Govan, Harland & Wolff, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Holland America Line, Volendam
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No.682 General M C Meigs launched in 1944
17,707grt for US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny In 1972 while under tow to the Suisun Bay layup facility, she broke her tow in a storm, and ran aground off the coast of Washington State, where she … Continue reading
Posted in Class P2-S2-R2 (11 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Federal SB & DD Co, General M C Meigs, Kearny, US Navy
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No.683 General M L Hersey launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Pittsburgh 1968 Sea Land Service St Louis 1968 Sea Land Service Scrapped 1979 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22148.htm U.S. Military Sea Transportation Service transport USNS General M. L. Hersey underway 1952
No.684 Admiral R E Coontz launched in 1944
17,100grt for US Navy from Bethlehem Steel Co, Alameda, California Gen Alexander M Patch 1947 US Army Scrapped Brownsville 2003 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22122.htm
No.685 General J H McRae launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy Kaiser, Richmond California Transhawaii 1969 Hudson Waterways Aguadilla 1975 Puerto Rico Marit Amco Voyager 1985 Merchant Terminal Corp Voyager 1985 Janet Navigation Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 Image attribution: David Wright
No.686 General R E Callan launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California General H H Arnold 1963 US Air Force Scrapped 1982 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22139.htm
No.1875 Viking Sky launched in 2016
47,842GT for Viking Ocean Cruises from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9650420 Image attribution: Tony Davis, Oliver Seseman, Tom Gulbrandsen & Marinko Radulic
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9650420, Marghera, Viking Ocean Cruises, Viking Sky
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No.915 Transvaal Castle launched 1961
32,697grt for Union-Castle Line from John Brown, Clydebank IMO: 5367623 S.A. Vaal 1966 South African Marine Corporation Festivale 1977 Carnival Cruise Lines IslandBreeze 1996 Dolphin Cruise Line The Big Red Boat III 1998 Premier Cruise Line The Big Boat 2003 Breakers … Continue reading
