Category Archives: ocean liner

No.287 Scythia launched in 1920

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19,730grt for Cunard Line from Vickers, Barrow Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1958 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc color Scythia in Southampton in Jan 1958 laid up alongside New Australia and awaiting sale to breakers

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No.377 California launched in 1923

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16,792grt for Anchor Line from Stephen, Glasgow One funnel as HMS California Bombed off the coast of Spain 1943 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_California_(1923)

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No.378 Maloja launched in 1923

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20,837grt for P & O Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1954 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection & Harry Issell / State Library of Victoria Maloja in Sydney Harbour. Taken from the Sydney Harbour Bridge William J. … Continue reading →

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No.379 Deutschland launched in 1923

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20,607grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Bombed Lubeck 1945

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No.749 Parthia launched in 1947

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13,362grt for Cunard-White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Remuera 1962 New Zealand Shipping Co Aramac 1964 Eastern & Australian SS Co Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1969 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes

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No.832 Asia launched in 1951

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11,693grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, San Marco Persia 1975 Rashid Fares Norleb 1984 Norleb Shipping Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan in 1985 ASIA in Aden From Italian liners The Persia ex Asia converted to livestock carrier by John … Continue reading →

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No.911 Infante dom Henrique launched in 1960

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23,306grt for Cia Colonial from Cockerill, Hoboken (Belgium) IMO 5160805 Vasco da Gama 1988 Star Sea Vasco da Gama 1991 Seawind Cruise Line Seawind Crown 1995 Seawind Cruise Barcelona 2003 Barcelona IMO 5160805 Scrapped Guangzhou 2004 Image attribution: Nuno Bartolemieu, … Continue reading →

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No.282 American Legion launched in 1919

Posted on June 2, 2023 by donships

13,737grt for US Shipping Board from New York SB Corp, Camden Scrapped in Portland 1948 Image attribution: Percy Loomis Sperr From: Rich Turnwald Collection

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No.288 Commissaire Ramel launched in 1920

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10,092grt for Messageries Maritimes by Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Sunk Indian Ocean 1940

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No.820 Antilles launched in 1951

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19,828grt for CGT French Line from Arsenal de Brest, Brest Fire, sank off Mustique 1971 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes & Ben Ayre Antilles 1966 photographer Karl-Heinz Wolff

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