Category Archives: ocean liner

No.855 Laos launched in 1952

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13,212grt for Messageries Maritimes by Chantiers Naval de La Ciotat Empress Abeto 1970 Cia de Nav Abeto SA Malaysia Raya 1971 Fir Line Fire, scrapped Kaohsiung 1977 Image from Rich Turnwald

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No.854 Pine Tree Mariner launched in 1952

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14,812grt for US Maritime Commission from Bethlehem Steel Co, Quincy Mariposa 1956 Matson Line Jin Jiang 1983 China Ocean Shipping Queen of Jin Jiang 1992 COS Heng Li 1995 COS Nisarutn 1996 COS Scrapped Alang 1996 Images: Chris Howell, James … Continue reading →

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No.852 Kungsholm launched in 1952

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21,141grt for Swedish America Line from De Schelde, Vlissingen Europa 1965 North German Lloyd Columbus C 1981 Costa Armatori Sank Cadiz 1984 after hitting the harbour wall, scrapped Barcelona 1985 During her world cruise in 1962 when I first saw … Continue reading →

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No.851 Tahitien launched in 1952

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12,614grt for Messageries Maritimes by Arsenal de Brest Atalante 1972 Aphrodite Cruises Homericus 1991 Epirotiki Line Scrapped Alang 2004 Image attribution: Ben Ayre Image attribution: Nektarios Papadakis

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No.145 Balmoral Castle launched in 1909

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13,361grt for Union-Castle Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped Newport 1939

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No.144 Ruahine launched in 1909

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10,758grt for New Zealand Shipping Company by Denny, Dumbarton Auriga 1949 Fratelli Grimaldi Scrapped in Savona 1957 Images from John B Hill & John Henry Rigaud

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No.143 Orvieto launched in 1909

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12,133grt for Orient Steam Nav Co from Workman Clark, Belfast Scrapped in UK 1931

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No.142 Mantua launched in 1909

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10,885grt for P & O Line from Caird, Greenock Scrapped Shanghai 1935

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No.141 Otranto launched in 1909

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12,124grt for Orient Steam Nav Co by Workman Clark, Belfast Collision, sank Irish Sea 1918 with huge loss of life Image attribution: Steve Walker Color

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No.776 Moçambique launched in 1948

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12,976grt for Cia Nacional from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Image attribution: Trevor Jones & Luís Miguel Correia Durban Harbour From Rich Turnwald

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