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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.
Category Archives: Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships)
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.691 General M M Patrick launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Boston 1968 Sea Land Service Scrapped Texas 2010 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22150.htm
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Tagged Boston, General M M Patrick, Kaiser, Richmond California, Texas, US Navy
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No.692 General W C Langfitt launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Transindiana 1969 Hudson Waterways Scrapped Brownsville 1983 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22151.htm USAT General W. C. Langfitt arriving Yokohama, Japan, circa 1948. Ex-USS General W. C. Langfitt in merchant service as the Seatrain Corp. containership SS … Continue reading
No.694 General Omar Bundy launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Portmar 1964 Calmar SS Co Port 1976 Ashley Steamship Co Poet 1979 Hawaiian Eugenia Sank Atlantic 1980 Portmar
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Tagged American Export Line, General Omar Bundy, Kaiser, Poet, Portmar, Richmond California, sank, US Navy
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No.696 General R M Blatchford launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Stonewall Jackson 1970 Waterman Carriers Alex Stephens 1973 Waterman Carriers Scrapped Kaohsiung 1980 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22153.htm USS General R. M. Blatchford (AP-153) on a Magic Carpet cruise entering San Francisco Bay in 1945.
No.697 General William Weigel launched in 1944
17,812grt for US Navy by Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22119.htm
No.698 General Le Roy Eltinge launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Robert E Lee 1969 Waterman Carriers Robert Toombs 1973 Waterman Carriers Scrapped Kaohsiung 1980 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22154.htm Photo – General Le Roy Eltinge at Sasebo, Japan 1951
The World's Passenger Ships 