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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.42 Ivernia launched in 1899
13,799grt for Cunard Line by C.S. Swan & Hunter, Newcastle Torpedoed by UB 47 in 1917 off Cape Matapan Image copyright: Daryl LeBlanc color
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cape Matapan, cunard, Ivernia, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, UB47
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No.541 Corfu launched in 1931
14,293grt for P & O Line by Stephen, Glasgow Corfu Maru 1961 Mitsui Bussan Scrapped in Niihama, Japan 1961 Pre-war she had 2 funnels Aden harbour 1954, on the day of the Queen’s visit. All ships dressed overall but CORFU … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Aden, Corfu, Corfu Maru, Dtephen, Glasgow, Japan, Malta, Mitsui Bussan, Niihama, P&O
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No.41 La Lorraine launched in 1899
11,146grt for CGT French Line by Penhoët, St Nazaire Lorraine II 1914 French Navy La Lorraine 1917 CGT French Line Scrapped St Nazaire 1922 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color Rich Turnwald Collection
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Tagged CGT, French Line, La Lorraine, Lorraine II, Penhoet, St Nazaire
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No.805 Neptunia launched in 1950
12,838grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Rossini 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Rossini by Carlo Martinelli Rossini Società Italia di navigazione from Vera Fotografia
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Tagged Adriatico, Italia SAN, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Neptunia, Rossini, Trieste
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No.801 Oceania launched in 1950
12,839grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Verdi 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Image attribution: RexPriest & Renzo Sanguinetti Oceania photo from naviecapitani.it The Verdi sailing with a temporary repair after the collision in Gibraltar … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriatico, Italia, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Oceania, Trieste, Verdi
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No.795 Australia launched 1950
12,839grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Donizetti 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Photos: Alan Green & Richard Winduss Australia in Aden Donizetti
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Tagged Adriatico, Australia, Donizetti, Italia SAN, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Monfalcone
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No.499 Llangibby Castle launched in 1929
11,951grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Govan Scrapped Newport 1954 She was torpedoed 16 Jan 1942 by the German submarine U-402 The torpedo hit the stern, killing 26 people and blowing away her aft gun and rudder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Llangibby_Castle … Continue reading
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Tagged Govan, Harland & Wolff, Llangibby Castle, Newport, torpedoed, U402, Union Castle
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No.601 Capetown Castle launched in 1937
27,002grt Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in La Spezia 1967 Image attribution: Trevor Jones Image from Rich Turnwald Collection
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Tagged Cape Town, Capetown Castle, Durban, Harland & Wolff, La Spezia, Southampton, Union Castle
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No.201 Ceramic launched in 1912
18,481grt for White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 515 of the Azores 1942 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
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Tagged Azores, Cermamic, Harland & Wolff, torpedoed, White Star Line
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No.1540 The World launched in 2001
43,188GT for ResidenSea by Bruces Verkstads, Landskrona & Fosen Mek, Rissa Image copyright: The late Neven Jerković from Dubrovnik Next two images from Wayne A’Court in NZ
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Bruces Verstads, Fosen Mek, Landskrona, ResidenSea, Rissa, The World
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The World's Passenger Ships 