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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.
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No.339 Cristóbal Colón launched in 1921
10,833grt for Cia Trasatlantica by Soc Espanola de Construction Naval, Ferrol Stranded Bermuda 1936
No.340 Andania launched in 1921
13,950grt for Cunard Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle Torpedoed by UA 70 off Iceland 1944 Image attribution: Old Ship Picture Galleries
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Andania, Cunard Line, Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle, torpedoed, UA70
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No.622 Huascaran launched in 1938
10,022grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Beaverbrae 1948 Canadian Pacific Aurelia 1954 Cogedar Line Romanza 1970 Chandris Line Romantica 1991 New Ambassador Fire Cyprus 1998, Scrapped Alexandria Beaverbrae 1948 Canadian Pacific Aurelia by Ben Ayre Romanza 1970 … Continue reading
No.621 Argentina Maru launched in 1938
12,755grt for Osaka Shosen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Kaiyo 1943 Japanese Navy Bombed Beppu Bay 1945
Posted in fire on ship, Japanese, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Argentina Maru, Beppu Bay, Bombed, Japanese Navy, Kaiyo, Mitsubishi, Nagasak, Osaka Shosen KK
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No.623 Panama launched in 1938
10,603grt for Panama Railroad by Bethlehem Steel Co, Quincy James Parker 1941 US Army Panama 1946 Panama Railroad President Hoover 1957 American President Lines Regina 1964 Chandris Line Regina Prima 1973 Chandris Scrapped Aliaga 1985 Image attribution: Jack P Lewis … Continue reading
No.624 Chrobry launched in 1939
11,442grt for Gdynia-America Line by Nakskov Skibsvaerft, Nakskov Bombed Norway 1940 Image attribution: Naviearmatori Chrobry – Bombed Norway 1940
Posted in Navy Ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bombed, Chrobry, Gdynia-America Line, Nakskov, Nakskov Skibsvaerft, Norway
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No.625 Cristobal launched in 1939
10,021grt for Panama Railroad by Bethlehem Steel Co, Quincy Scrapped in Brownsville 1981
Posted in Navy Ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Bethlehem Steel, Brownsville, Cristobal, Panama Railroad, Quincy
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No.626 Klipfontein launched in 1939
10,544grt for United Netherlands Navigation Co by Smit Jr, Rotterdam Aground near Inhambane, Mozambique 1953 Image attribution: John Sins Klipfontein photo posted on Ship Spotting by Andreas Hoppe
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Inhambane, Klipfontein, Mozambique, Rotterdam, Smit Jr, United Netherlands
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No.627 Andes launched in 1939
25,689grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Ghent 1971 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes ANDES on trials ANDES arriving in Oslo in May 31st 1945, with the Norwegian Government in exile on board
Posted in Cruise ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Andes, Belfast, Ghent, Harland & Wolff, royal Mail Line
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No.628 Oranjefontein launched in 1940
10,544grt for United Netherlands Navigation Co by Smit Jr, Rotterdam Fontein 1967 Breakers Scrapped in Bilbao 1969 Image attribution: Frank van der Heul, Allan Green Collection & Andreas Hoppe
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Bilbao, Fontein, Oranjefontein, Rotterdam, Smit Jr, United Netherlands
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