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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.67 Siberia launched in 1901
11,284grt for Pacific Mail SS Co by Newport News from Newport News Siberia Maru 1916 Toyo Kisen KK Scrapped Japan 1935 (Sister of No.62 Korea)
Posted in Japanese, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Newport News, Pacific Mail, Siberia, Siberia Maru, Toyo Kisen
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No.566 Scharnhorst launched in 1934
18,184grt for North German Lloyd by Deschimag, AG ‘Weser’ Bremen Shinyo 1943 Japanese Navy (converted into a flat top aircraft carrier) Torpedoed by US submarine Spadefish off Shanghai 1944
No.66 Haverford launched in 1901
11,635grt for American Line by John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped Italy 1924
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged American Line, Clydebank, Haverford, John Brown
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No.482 Highland Brigade launched in 1928
14,131grt Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Henrietta 1959 John S Latsis Marianna 1960 John S Latsis IMO: 5223578 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965 Image attribution: Fotoflite, John Gibbard & Rich Turnwald Collection
No.65 Kronprinz Wilhelm launched in 1901
14,908grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin Von Steuben 1917 US Navy Scrapped Baltimore 1923 Colour photos by Steve Walker Color
No.483 Northern Prince launched 1928
10,917grt for Furness, Withy & Co from Lithgows, Port Glasgow Sunk by German aircraft off Crete, whilst sailing in convoy from Liverpool for Piraeus with military stores. 1941 Image attribution: Clydeships website
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Crete, Furness Withy, Lithgows, Liverpool, Northern Prince, Port Glasgow
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No.564 Manoora launched in 1934
11,111grt for The Adelaide SS Co by Stephen, Glasgow Ambulombo 1961 Indonesian Government Affan Oceana 1965 PT Affan Raya Ambulombo 1966 PT Perusahaan Sank off Luzon 1972 Image copyright: Allan Green Collection and Don Ross The State Library of Victoria/Stephen … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Adelaide, Affan Oceana, Ambulombo, Indonesia, Luzon, Manoora, Stephen Glasgow
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No.64 Blücher launched in 1901
12,334grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Leopoldina 1917 Brazilian Government Suffren 1923 CGT French Line Scrapped Genoa 1929 Image copyright: Liverpool Maritime Museum
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blücher, Blohm & Voss, Brazil, CGT, French Line, Genoa, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Leopoldina, Suffren
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No.563 Jagersfontein launched in 1934
10,077grt for Holland Africa Line by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Torpedoed by U 107 off Bermuda 1942
No.63 Moltke launched in 1901
12,335grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Pesaro 1915 Lloyd Sabaudo Scrapped Italy 1925 Liverpool Maritime Museum Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Lloyd Sabaudo, Moltke, Pesaro
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