Category Archives: ocean liner

No.401 Sierra Morena launched in 1924

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11,430grt for North German Lloyd from Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Der Deutsche 1934 North German Lloyd Asia 1946 USSR Scrapped in Russia 1970

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No.281 Arundel Castle launched in 1919

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18,980grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Hong Kong 1959 Originally built with 4 funnels Image attribution: Ian Shiffman & Jeremy Day

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No.881 Jadotville launched in 1955

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13,724grt for Compagnie Maritime Belge from Penhoët, St Nazaire Chitral 1961 P&O Line Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1975 Image attribution: Mike Cornwall, Trevor Page, Rik Faulkner

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No.841 Maasdam launched in 1952

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15,024grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Stefan Batory 1968 Polish Ocean Lines Stefan 1990 Stena A/B Scrapped Aliaga 2000 Image attribution: Ben Ayre, Philippe Brebant & Mike Griffiths

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No.560 Président Doumer launched in 1933

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11,898grt for Messageries Maritimes by Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Torpedoed by U 604 off Madeira 1942 http://messageries-maritimes.org/pdtdoumer.htm Image copyright: P Ramona President Doumer on the way to Narvik in WWII

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No.761 Caronia launched in 1947

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34,183grt for Cunard-White Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank Columbia 1968 Universal Line (only for the delivery voyage to Greece) Caribia 1968 Universal Line Sank Guam 1974 whilst being towed to the breakers Image attribution: Beken of Cowes, Steve Walker … Continue reading →

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No.241 William O’Swald launched in 1914

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20,200grt for Hamburg-America Line from A.G. ‘Weser’, Bremen Brabantia 1920 Royal Holland Lloyd Resolute 1922 United American Lines Resolute 1926 Hamburg-America Line Lombardia 1935 Lloyd Triestino Bombed Naples 1943 Image: Liverpool Maritime Museum

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No.161 Paul Lecat launched in 1911

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12,989grt for Messageries Maritimes by Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Scrapped La Spezia 1928 Image attribution: http://messageries-maritimes.org

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No.80 Kaiser Wilhelm II launched in 1902

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19,361grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin Agamemnon 1917 US Navy Monticello 1929 US Shipping Board Scrapped Baltimore 1940 Photo from Rich Turnwald USS Agamemnon after World War One in 1919. (Boston Public Library – Leslie Jones)

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No.641 Westerdam launched in 1940

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12,149grt for Holland-America Line by Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Scrapped in Alicante 1965 ROTTERDAM, STATENDAM, and WESTERDAM at Holland America Line’s Pier 40, New York 1965 Rich Turnwald Collection

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