Category Archives: ocean liner

No.850 Santa Maria launched in 1952

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20,906grt for Cia Colonial by Cockerill, Hoboken Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1973 In the news in 1961 for being hijacked http://ssmaritime.com/Vera-Cruze-Santa-Maria.htm Image attribution: José Luís Proença, Arturo E Braam & Jeronimo Rodriguez Rosales with the Vera Cruz, posted as No.821 on … Continue reading →

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No.849 Cambodge launched in 1952

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13,217grt for Messageries Maritimes by Ataliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk Stella V 1970 Sun Line Stella Solaris 1970 Sun Line Scrapped Alang 2003 Image attribution: Bunts on Ship Spotting, Manuel R Aguilera, Ben Ayre & Marco Schoone

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No.848 Jean Laborde launched in 1952

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10,909grt for Messageries Maritimes by Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux Mykinai 1970 CS Efthymiadis Ancona 1971 CS Efthymiadis Eastern Princess 1974 Helite Hellenic Lines Oceanos 1976 Pontos Nav SA Oceanos for Epirotiki from 1981 Famously sank off South Africa 1991 … Continue reading →

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No.847 Général Mangin launched in 1952

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12,457 Cie de Nav Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre from Penhoët, St Nazaire President 1969 Philippine President Line Eastern Queen 1972 Cia de Nav Abeto SA Hizbul Bahr 1977 Bangladesh Shipping Shaheed Salahuddin 1981 Bangladesh Navy Scrapped Chittagong 1985

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No.846 City of Exeter launched in 1952

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13,345grt for Ellerman Lines by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle Mediterranean Sea 1971 MA Karageorgis Tutku 1996 Istanbul Sea Lines Alice 1996 Armon Trading Scrapped Aliaga 1998 Images: Malcolm Cranfield, Ben Ayre & Chris Howell

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No.845 Free State Mariner launched in 1952

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14,799grt for US Maritime Commission from Bethlehem SB Corp, Sparrow’s Point Monterey 1956 Matson Line (later Flotta Lauro) Monte 2006 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2006 Image attribution: Frank A.Gerhardt, Admeto Verde & Tony Davis

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No.843 Calédonien launched in 1952

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12,712grt for Messageries Maritimes by Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk Nisos Kypros 1972 CS Efthymiadis Island of Cyprus 1972 CS Efthymiadis Scrapped 1975 Image attribution: Philippe P. Brébant & Trevor Jones

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No.844 Pierre Loti launched in 1952

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10,945grt for Messageries Maritimes from Arsenal de Brest Olympia 1970 CS Efthymiadis Patra 1972 CS Efthymiadis Chrysovalandou II 1978 Vanieros Ultramar Eros 1979 Amelia Martin Cia Nav Scrapped Kynosoura, Salamina Image attribution: Bunts & Chris Howell on Ship Spotting Eros

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No.170 Cap Finisterre launched in 1911

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14,503grt for Hamburg-South America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg USS Cap Finisterre & then a Japanese War Prize Taiyo Maru 1920 Toyo Kisen KK Torpedoed US submarine Grenadier off Japan 1942 Image from Rich Turnwald

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No.169 Ballarat launched in 1911

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11,120grt for P & O Line Branch Line from Caird, Greenock Torpedoed by UB 32 off Wolf Rock 1917 Image attribution: Australian War Memorial

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