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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.131 Cincinnati launched in 1908
16,339grt for Hamburg-America Line from Schichau, Danzig Covington 1917 US Navy Torpedoed by U 86 in the Atlantic 1918 From Liverpool Museums
Posted in Emigrant Ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cincinnati, covington, Danzig, Hamburg-America, Schichau, torpedoed, U86, US Navy
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No.809 Augustus launched in 1950
27,090 ‘Italia’ SAN from Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Great Sea 1976 Great Shipping Ocean King 1980 Ocean King Philippines 1983 Ocean King President 1985 Philippine President Line Asian Princess 1987 Philippine President Line Philippine 1999 Philippine President Line Scrapped … Continue reading
No.807 Yapeyú launched in 1950
11,450 Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero from Van der Giessen, Krimpen Petrel 1969 Transportes Oceanicos Cremona 1974 Cormoran SS Co Iran Cremona 1976 Cormoran SS Co Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1980 from DDGHANSA on Ship Spotting
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero, Cormoran, Cremona, Iran Cremona, Kaohsiung, Krimpen, Petrel, Van der Giessen, Yapeyú
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No.937 Eugenio C launched 21 Nov 1964
In service 31 Aug ’66. 30,567grt Costa Armatori from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone IMO 6502024 Eugenio Costa 1987 Costa Armatori Edinburgh Castle 1998 Lowline Shipping The Big Red Boat II 2000 Premier Cruise Line Red Boat 2005 Breakers Broken Up … Continue reading
No.130 Lapland launched in 1908
17,540grt for Red Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Japan 1934 Coloured image by Steve Walker Color Image from Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Japan, Lapland, red Star Line
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No.129 George Washington launched in 1908
25,570grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin George Washington 1921 United States Line Catlin 1941 US Navy George Washington 1941 US Maritime Commission Scrapped Baltimore 1951 USS Catlin
No.127 Malwa launched in 1908
10,883grt for P & O Line by Caird, Greenock Scrapped Japan 1932
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Caird, Greenock, Japan, Malwa, P&O
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The World's Passenger Ships 