Category Archives: ocean liner

No.459 Monte Cervantes launched in 1927

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13,913grt for Hamburg-South America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Aground near Tierra del Fuego in 1930 She eventually sank in 1954! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Monte_Cervantes Image from Bundesarchiv One of her sisters was the Monte Rosa – later Empire Windrush

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No.92 Kenilworth Castle launched in 1903

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12,975grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped 1936

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No.460 Orford launched in 1927

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19,941grt Orient Steam Navigation Co from Vickers, Barrow Bombed Marseille in 1940 Nicholas Messenger added – The photograph shows the ss Chella, on the right, capsizing as she is being shelled and Orford beached and on fire at Marseille, June … Continue reading →

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No.91 Armadale Castle launched 1903

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12,973grt for Union-Castle Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped 1936

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No.461 California launched in 1927

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20,325grt for American Line from Newport News at Newport News Panama Pacific Line (1928–38) Uruguay 1938 American Republics Line (1938–42) War Shipping Administration agents (1942–46) Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (1947–54) IMO: 5374494 Scrapped Bordentown NJ in 1964 Percy Sperr photo from … Continue reading →

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No.590 Nieuw Amsterdam launched in 1937

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36,982grt for Holland-America Line by Rotterdamsche DD Mij, Rotterdam Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1974 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes, Daryl LeBlanc & Ben Ayre

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No.589 Orcades launched in 1936

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23,456grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow Torpedoed by U 172 off South Africa 1942 Sister ship was the Orion (No.565) Orcades model from David Gilbert

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No.89 Macedonia launched in 1903

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10,512grt for P & O Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Japan 1931

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No.462 Ausonia launched in 1927

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12,955grt for Società Italiana di Transporti Marittimi Raggio & Co from Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente Fire 1935, scrapped Trieste Owned at the time of her loss by Lloyd Triestino, on voyage from Trieste to Alexandria in ballast, was badly damaged in … Continue reading →

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No.588 Windhuk launched in 1936

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16,662grt for Woermann Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Lejeune 1943 US Navy Scrapped in Portland 1966 Sister of the Pretoria, later Empire Orwell (No.586) Windhuk, two paintings by Klaus Roskam USS Lejeune

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