10,006grt for British India Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I 29 in the Indian Ocean 1942


10,006grt for British India Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I 29 in the Indian Ocean 1942


21,998grt for Atlantic Transport Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Scrapped in Bo’ness 1934
Like her sister, short-lived due to the Depression


17,707grt for CGT French Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Empress of Australia 1953 Canadian Pacific
Venezuela 1956 Sicula Oceanica SpA
Scrapped La Spezia 1962
Colour by Daryl LeBlanc





Image: Paulo Piccione

The changes over the years

17,491grt for Union Steamship Co of New Zealand from Fairfield, Glasgow
Scrapped in Dalmuir 1953
Image attribution: Allan Green Collection




11,198grt for Blue Funnel Line from Scott´s, Greenock
Bombed Colombo 1942
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hector_(F45) A Japanese air raid sank her in Ceylon in 1942. In 1946 she was raised and scrapped


12,304GT for Shanghai Haixing from Merwede, Hardinxveld IMO: 9110822
Image attribution: Mr KIM, S Harlandt & Seongwoo Seo on Marine Traffic
Jonathan Boonzaier added: I sailed on the Arafura Lily from Shanghai to Inchon and back in 2000. She was a lovely ship, well equipped for a comfortable voyage. But the service was terrible and the food even worse. Here are some photos: https://flickr.com/…/worlddisc…/albums/72157614527618998




30,882GT for Kyuetsu Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9135262
Ferry Himuka 2004 Marine Express
Ariadne 2006 Hellenic Seaways
Image attribution: E. Kristofersson from faktaomfartyg, Arxipelagos photo gallery, Eleni Patsetaki & Marios Ferentinos



