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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: ocean liner
No.766 Karanja launched in 1948
10,294grt for British India Line from Stephen, Glasgow Nancowry 1976 Shipping Corporation of India Scrapped in Bombay 1988 Image attribution: Trevor Jones
No.764 Ceramic launched 1947
15,896grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Scrapped in Antwerp 1972 Image attribution: Chris Finney From Gordy Ross
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Antwerp, Birkenhead, Cammell Laird, Ceramic, Shaw Savill & Albion
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No.763 Império launched in 1947
13,186grt for Cia Colonial from John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1974 A Portuguese liner to Africa Image attribution: Luis Miguel Correia & Karsten Petersen
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Tagged Cia Colonial, Clydebank, Império, John Brown
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No.431 Hamburg launched 14 Nov 1925
In service 1926, 21,132grt for Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg She was sunk in 1945, raised and converted into a whale factory ship Yuri Dolgoruki 1955 USSR (in service 1960) Scrapped 1977 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Hamburg_(1925) Images from Panamamaru, Mellahn & … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, USSR, Whale factory, Yuri Dolgoruki
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No.432 Saturnia launched 19 Dec 1925
In service 1927, 23,940grt for Cosulich Soc Triestina by Cant Nav Triestino, Monfalcone IMO: 5314597 Frances Y. Slanger 1945 US Navy Saturnia 1946 Italia SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1966 Image attribution: John O’Leary & Earle G Boyd Prewar image … Continue reading
No.433 Carnarvon Castle launched in 1926
20,063grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Mihara Japan 1962 Image from Rich Turnwald Collection & Trevor Jones She was patched up using plates salvaged from the Graf Spee in Montevideo. Image from Trevor Jones Image … Continue reading
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Carnarvon Castle, Harland & Wolff, Mihara, Union Castle
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No.434 Roma launched in 1926
32,583grt for Navigazione Generale Italiana from Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente Aquila 1943 Italian Navy She was taken over by the German occupation forces in 1943 but was partially scuttled by Italian co-belligerents two years later. After the end of the conflict, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansaldo, Aquila, Italian Navy, Navigazione Generale Italiana, Roma, Sestri Ponente
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No.435 Ile de France launched 14 Mar 1926
In service 1927 44,356grt for for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Furanzu Maru 1959 Japanese Breakers (& as a film prop) Scrapped in Osaka 1959 Originally with 3 funnels Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc & Steve Walker Color Image … Continue reading
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Tagged CGT French Line, Furanzu Maru, Ile de France, Osaka, Penhoët, St Nazaire
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No.436 Shropshire launched in 1926
10,560grt for Bibby Line from Fairfield, Glasgow Salopian 1939 Royal Navy Torpedoed by U 98 off Cape Farewell 1941
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Bibby Line, Fairfield Glasgow, Royal Navy, Salopian, Shropshire, torpedoed, U98
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No.438 Almeda launched in 1926
12,838grt for Blue Star Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Almeda Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 96 off the Hebrides in 1941 Image attribution: Rick Andrews & Ross Robson via bluestarline.org
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Almeda, Almeda Star, birk, Blue Star, Cammell Laird, torpedoed, U96
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