Category Archives: Emigrant Ship

No.815 Africa launched in 1951

Posted on June 7, 2023 by donships

11,427grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Protea 1976 Freighter Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1980 Image attribution: Trevor Jones Africa in Aden Chris Davy’s photo from Aden

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No.745 Athenic launched in 1946

Posted on June 6, 2023 by donships

15,187grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1969 Image attribution: William Hall Raine National Library NZ, George Wiseman & Marc Piché

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No.747 Media launched in 1946

Posted on June 6, 2023 by donships

15,465grt for Cunard-White Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank Flavia 1961 Cogedar Flavian 1982 Flavian Shipping Lavia 1986 Lavia Shipping Fire 1989, scrapped Kaohsiung Image from: John Gibbard & Panama Maru Naoyuki

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No.653 Laid down as Mormacmail 1942

Posted on June 6, 2023 by donships

12,053grt for Moore-McCormack Lines by Seattle Tacoma SB Corp, Tacoma but launched as an aircraft carrier for US Navy HMS Tracker 1943 Royal Navy Corrientes 1949 Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero Scrapped in Antwerp 1964

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No.658 USS Glacier launched in 1943

Posted on June 6, 2023 by donships

14,687grt for US Navy Seattle-Tacoma SB Corp, Tacoma HMS Atheling 1943 Royal Navy Roma 1950 Flotta Lauro Scrapped in Savona 1967 Sistership SYDNEY was renamed ROMA 1967-1970 (to confuse matters) 2 images from Fremantle Ports Roma as a cargo ship

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No.660 USS Jamaica launched in 1942

Posted on June 6, 2023 by donships

12053grt for US Navy by Seattle Tacoma SB Corp, Tacoma HMS Shah 1943 Royal Navy Salta 1949 Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero Scrapped in Buenos Aires 1966 During the LAKONIA fire in Dec 1963, the Argentine passenger ship Salta arrived … Continue reading →

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No.303 Ballarat launched in 1920

Posted on June 5, 2023 by donships

13,065grt for P & O Line by Harland & Wolff, Greenock Scrapped in Briton Ferry 1935

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No.908 Oriana launched in 1959

Posted on June 5, 2023 by donships

41,915grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co from Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow IMO: 5264742 In P&O white from 1964, left the fleet in 1986 Static attraction initially in Japan then China. Scrapped Zhangjiagang, China 2005 after typhoon damage Four Aden views from Steve … Continue reading →

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No.909 Canberra launched 16 March 1960

Posted on June 5, 2023 by donships

45,733grt for P & O Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan 1997. IMO: 5059953 Image attribution: Four Aden views – Mine, Penelope Owen & Alan Greenwood

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No.314 Baradine launched in 1920

Posted on June 4, 2023 by donships

13,144grt for P&O Branch Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1936

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