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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: fire on ship
No.56 Runic launched in 1900
12,482grt for White Star Line Harland & Wolff, Belfast New Sevilla 1930 Sevilla Whaling (converted into a whaling ship- registered in London) Torpedoed by U 138 off Galway 1940 Image copyright: Allan Green Collection
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Harland & Wolff, New Sevilla, Runic, torpedoed, U138, White Star Line
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No.553 Neptunia launched in 1931
Neptunia launched in 1931, 19,475grt for Cosulich Soc Triestina di Nav by CR dell’ Adriatico, MonfalconeTorpedoed Mediterranean 1941 by HMS Upholder. The submarine was commanded for her entire career by Lieutenant-Commander David Wanklyn, and became the most successful British submarine … Continue reading
No.50 Vaderland launched in 1900
12,018 Red Star Line by John Brown, Clydebank Southland 1915 Red Star Line Torpedoed by U 70 off Tory Island, Ireland Renamed during the Great War as the Dutch word Vaderland was considered too similar to the German Vaterland. Image … Continue reading
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Tagged Clydebank, John Brown, red Star Line, Southland, torpedoed, Tory Island, Vaderland
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No. 549 Conte di Savoia launched in 1931
48,502grt for ‘Italia’ Flotta Riunite by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Bombed 1943, later scrapped at Monfalcone Colourations by Steve Walker Color
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Tagged Adriatico, Bombed, Conte di Savoia, Flotta Riunite, Italia, Monfalcone
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No.494 Lafayette launched 1929
25,178grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Fire Le Havre 4 May 1938, scrapped in Rotterdam Photos and detailed history at http://thegreatoceanliners.com/articles/lafayette-ii/ Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Stewart Ruskin
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Tagged CGT, French Line, Lafayette, Penhoet, Rotterdam, St Nazaire
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No.779 Oslofjord launched in 1949
16,844grt for Norwegian America Line from Nederlandsche Sb Mij, Amsterdam Fulvia 1969 Costa Armatori Fire, sank Canary Islands 1970 Roger Aves added: Launched by N.V. Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouv, Amsterdam for NAL. 11.1949 delivered. 11.1966 Refit started by shipbuilders. 2.1967 … Continue reading
No.402 Oronsay launched in 1924
20,001grt for Orient Line by John Brown, Clydebank Torpedoed by Italian submarine Archimede off West Africa 1942. She survived an attack at St Nazaire when the Lancastria was lost. My father was aboard when she was bombed off Ireland in … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Archimede, Clydebank, John Brown, Lancastria, Orient SN Co, Oronsay, St Nazaire, torpedoed
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No.46 Main launched in 1900
10,067grt for North German Lloyd by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. Scrapped 1925 An interesting history at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Main_(1900) particularly with the lucky escape after the fire
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Tagged Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Main, Nord Deutsche Lloyd, North German Lloyd
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No.466 Nieuw Zeeland launched in 1928
10,906grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij from Rotterdamsche DD Mij Torpedoed by U380 in the Mediterranean 1942; not the U407 in many publications Bridge photo 21 July 1930
The World's Passenger Ships 