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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.550 Georgic launched in 1931
27,759grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Faslane 1956 Originally with 2 funnels, rebuilt after significant war damage Rich Turnwald photo Georgic 1952 Photo Louis O. Gorman Steve Walker color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Faslane, Georgic, Harland & Wolff, White Star Line
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No.50 Vaderland launched in 1900
12,018 Red Star Line by John Brown, Clydebank Southland 1915 Red Star Line Torpedoed by U 70 off Tory Island, Ireland Renamed during the Great War as the Dutch word Vaderland was considered too similar to the German Vaterland. Image … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Clydebank, John Brown, red Star Line, Southland, torpedoed, Tory Island, Vaderland
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No. 549 Conte di Savoia launched in 1931
48,502grt for ‘Italia’ Flotta Riunite by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Bombed 1943, later scrapped at Monfalcone Colourations by Steve Walker Color
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatico, Bombed, Conte di Savoia, Flotta Riunite, Italia, Monfalcone
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No.49 Devonian launched in 1900
10,418 F.Leyland by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 53 off Tory Island 1917 Image copyright: Priestley & Sons Ltd. Egremont
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Tagged Belfast, Devonian, Harland & Wolff, Leyland Line, torpedoed, Tory Island, U53
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No.48 Commonwealth launched in 1900
11,394grt for Dominion Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Canopic 1903 White Star Line Scrapped Briton Ferry 1925
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Tagged Briton Ferry, Canopic, Commonwealth, Dominion Line, Harland & Wolff, white star
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No.799 Ocean Monarch launched in 1950
13,654grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle Varna 1967 Navigation Maritime Bulgare Riviera 1979 Dolphin Hellas Reina del Mar 1979 Dolphin Hellas Sank Piraeus 1981 The elegant Ocean Monarch in Willemstad, Curaçao on 6.11.62 John Gibbard Image of … Continue reading
No.494 Lafayette launched 1929
25,178grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Fire Le Havre 4 May 1938, scrapped in Rotterdam Photos and detailed history at http://thegreatoceanliners.com/articles/lafayette-ii/ Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Stewart Ruskin
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Tagged CGT, French Line, Lafayette, Penhoet, Rotterdam, St Nazaire
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No.547 Carthage launched in 1931
14,304grt for P&O Line from Stephen, Glasgow. Two funnels pre-war Carthage Maru 1961 Mitsui Bussan Scrapped in Osaka 1961
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Tagged Carthage, Glasgow, Mitsui Bussan, Osaka, P&O, Stephen
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No.779 Oslofjord launched in 1949
16,844grt for Norwegian America Line from Nederlandsche Sb Mij, Amsterdam Fulvia 1969 Costa Armatori Fire, sank Canary Islands 1970 Roger Aves added: Launched by N.V. Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouv, Amsterdam for NAL. 11.1949 delivered. 11.1966 Refit started by shipbuilders. 2.1967 … Continue reading
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