Category Archives: ocean liner

No.485 Highland Hope launched 1929

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

14,129grt for Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Aground on Farilhoes rocks, off the Portuguese mainland, in January 1930 The 3rd photo is the class of 5 ships when in Royal Mail colours – incorporated in 1932.

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No.962 Hamburg launched in 1968

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

25,022grt for German Atlantic Line from Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Hanseatic 1973 German Atlantic Line Maxim Gorkiy 1974 Black Sea SS Co IMO:6810627 Scrapped Alang 2009 – renamed MAXIM M for her final voyage to the breakers yard. Was also the … Continue reading →

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No.562 Bloemfontein launched in 1934

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

10,473grt for Holland Africa Line by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Scrapped in Hong Kong 1959 Photo by John Sins

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No.62 Korea launched in 1901

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

11,276 Pacific Mail SS Co by Newport News at Newport News Korea Maru 1916 Toyo Kisen KK Scrapped Japan 1934 She was unique in having an open deck on her port side, which was plated-in with portholes on the starboard … Continue reading →

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No.486 Eastern Prince launched in 1929

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

10,926grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Napier & Miller, Glasgow Empire Medway 1950 Ministry of Transport Scrapped in Faslane 1953 A model of identical sister Northern Prince

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No.61 Celtic launched in 1901

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

20,904grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stranded Cobh 1928 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

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No.487 Milwaukee launched in 1929

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

16,699grt Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Empire Waveney 1945 Ministry of Transport Fire in Liverpool 1946, scrapped Dalmuir & Troon 1947

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No.60 Rijndam launched in1901

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

12,527grt for Holland-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Netherlands 1929

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No.488 Orontes launched in 1929

Posted on April 19, 2023 by donships

19,970grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co, by Vickers, Barrow Scrapped in Valencia 1962 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & John Grainger Friday 19 January 1962 – the beautiful old Orient liner Orontes – Fremantle Ports

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No.559 Normandie launched in 1932

Posted on April 19, 2023 by donships

83,423grt for CGT French Line by Penhoët, St Nazaire Lafayette 1941 US Navy Fire New York 1942, Scrapped Port Newark 1946 Normandie at Plymouth Lighthouse, 1935. Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

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