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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: Navy Ship
No.387 Slamat launched in 1923
11,406grt for Rotterdam Lloyd from De Schelde, Vlissingen Bombed Nauplia 1941 in the Battle of Greece. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Slamat
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bombed, de Schelde, Greece, Rotterdam Lloyd, Slamat, Vlissingen
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No.299 Empress of Canada launched in 1920
21,517grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Torpedoed by Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci, South Atlantic 1943 Of approximately 1,800 people on board, 392 died. 149 of the fatalities were Italian prisoners of war Photo: Steve Walker Color & Edwin … Continue reading
No.300 Buckeye State launched in 1920
1920grt for 14,123 US Shipping Board by Bethlehem SB Corp, Sparrow’s Point President Taft 1922 Pacific Mail SS Co Williard A. Holbrook 1941 US Army Scrapped Maryland 1952 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22044.htm Willard A. Holbrook in Australia
No.679 General E T Collins launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California New Orleans 1969 Containership Chartering Guayama 1975 Puerto Rico Marit Eastern Kin 1981 United Southern Shipping Sank in the Pacific 1982 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22147.htm
No.701 General C H Muir launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy by Kaiser, Richmond California Chicago 1969 Pacific Far East Line San Juan 1976 Farrell Lines Scrapped 1988 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22142.htm
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Chicago, General C H Muir, Kaiser, Richmond California, San Juan, US Navy
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No.702 Admiral H T Mayo launched in 1944
17,100grt for US Navy Bethlehem Steel Co from Alameda, California Gen Nelson M Walker 1947 US Army Scrapped Brownsville 2004 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22125.htm Image attribution: Rene Beauchamp
No.654 HMS Fencer launched in 1942
14,708grt for the Royal Navy by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco Sydney 1950 Flotta Lauro Roma 1967 Flotta Lauro (replacing the earlier ROMA) Galaxy Queen 1971 Sovereign Cruise Ships Lady Dina 1972 G Kotzovolis Caribia 2 1973 Marimina Shipping … Continue reading
No.711 General W G Haan launched in 1945
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Transoregon 1969 Hudson Waterways Mayaguez 1975 Puerto Rico Marit Amco Trader 1982 Merchant Terminal Corp Trader 1985 Cresswood Group Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22158.htm
No.712 Marine Shark launched in 1945
12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Vancouver Charleston 1968 Litton Industries Scrapped 1988 Not the best image & not the most interesting of ships
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Navy Ship, troopship
Tagged Charleston, Kaiser, marine Shark, US Maritime Commission, Vancouver
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No.713 Marine Cardinal launched 1945
12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Vancouver Baltimore 1967 Sea Land Service San Pedro 1970 Reynolds Leasing Scrapped Kaohsiung 1988 Image attribution: Frank O Braynard
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Container Ship, Navy Ship
Tagged Baltimore, Kaiser, Marine Cardinal, San Pedro, US Maritime Commission, Vancouver
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