Category Archives: ocean liner

No.540 Maréchal Joffre launched in 1931

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

11,756grt for Messageries Maritimes by Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Rochambeau 1941 US Army Maréchal Joffre 1945 Messageries Maritimes Scrapped in Osaka 1960 Originally built with 2 square funnels Maréchal Joffre from jfm.fr

Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

No.40 Rhein launched in 1899

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

10,058grt for North German Lloyd by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Susquehanna 1917 US Navy Scrapped Japan 1928 Rhein from Norway Heritage

Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

No.539 Cabo Santo Tomé launched 1931

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

11,868grt for Ybarra y Cia Soc Española de Construction Naval, Bilbao During Spanish Civil War she was used as a cruiser, with 8 hidden guns, renamed KORSU. She carried war material from Russia to Spain. On 10th Oct 1937 she … Continue reading →

Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

No.39 Bavarian launched in 1899

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

10,376grt for Allan Line by Denny, Dumbarton Stranded in 1905, scrapped in Quebec Image copyright: Clydebuilt Ships Image via Norway Heritage

Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

No.538 Cabo San Agustin launched in 1931

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

11,868grt Ybarra y Cia by Soc Española de Construction Naval, Bilbao Dnepr 1939 USSR Bombed Black Sea 1941

Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

No.38 Oceanic launched in 1899

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

17,272get for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stranded Shetlands, 1914 later scrapped Image copyright: Daryl LeBlanc color & Steve Walker color

Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

No.537 Monarch of Bermuda launched in 1931

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

22,424grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle In 1947 she was gutted by fire at Palmers Shipyard, Hebburn & declared a total loss. But the Ministry of Transport had her rebuilt as an emigrant ship & moved under … Continue reading →

Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

No.600 Ruys launched in 1937

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

14,155grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by De Schelde, Vlissingen Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1968 Photo by Barry Parsons Image from Rich Turnwald

Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

No.597 Tegelberg launched in 1937

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

14,150grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1968 MS Tegelberg in Adabya Harbour (Ataka, Egypt), 1946.Willem van de Poll TEGELBERG at Nagoya photo by Hiromaru Image by Edson de Lima Lucas

Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

No.595 Boissevain launched in 1937

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

14,134grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1968 Image attribution: Trevor Jones & Kenneth Barton One of three sisters, all of which survived the war

Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment