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No.212 Aquitania launched in 1913

Posted on May 13, 2023 by donships

45,647grt for Cunard Line from John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped in Faslane 1950 Served as a troopship in both world wars Two images coloured by Steve Walker Leaving New Zealand during WW2 Cunard White Star RMS Aquitania passing Royal Pier, Southampton … Continue reading →

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No.231 Porthos launched in 1914

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

12,633grt for Messageries Maritimes by Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux Bombed Casablanca 1942 Port Said Image from Rich Turnwald

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No.232 Euripides launched in 1914

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

14,947grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Akaroa 1932 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Antwerp 1954 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color The Euripides at Princes Pier, Port Melbourne

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No.235 Zeppelin launched in 1914

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

14,167grt for North German Lloyd from Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Ormuz 1920 Orient SN Co Dresden 1927 North German Lloyd Stranded Stavanger 1934 Ein Matrose der kaiserlichen Kriegsmarine, with the Zeppelin bhind

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No.236 Missanabie launched in 1914

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

12,469grt for Canadian Pacific from Barclay Curle, Glasgow Torpedoed UB 87 off Cobh 1918

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No.238 Sphinx launched in 1914

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

11,375grt for Messageries Maritimes from Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Subiaco 1940 Italian capture Bombed Genoa 1942 (Kludas). May 1943 : transferred to Germans. Sent to Genoa and became Italian ship Subiaco. Bombed in night 4 – … Continue reading →

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No.239 Massilia launched in 1914

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

15,147grt for Cie Sudatlantique from Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer Sunk Marseille 1944, scrapped at La Seyne Massilia was the Roman city on the site of what is now Marseille

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No.222 Orduña launched in 1913

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

15,507grt for Pacific Steam Nav Co and built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1951 My photos and Stephen Carey’s – My parents waving off Orduna, Singapore Model photo from Stephen Tindle

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No.224 André Lebon launched in 1913

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

13,682grt for Messageries Maritimes from Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Scrapped La Ciotat 1952 http://messageries-maritimes.org/alebon.htm The André Lebon as a  hospital ship 1916-18 – P Ramona The André Lebon in August 1918 in Vladivostok – P Ramona

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No.225 Patria launched in 1913

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

11,885grt for Cyprien Fabre by Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne Sabotaged Haifa 1940 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc Color Fabre Line’s PATRIA R.A. Snook via Rich Turnwald Fabre Line’s PATRIA, mid-1930s. from Rich Turnwald

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