Category Archives: Passenger/Cargo

No.875 Cabo San Roque launched 1955

Posted on May 27, 2023 by donships

14,491grt for Ybarra y Cia from Soc Española de Constructions Navales, Bilbao Golden Moon 1977 Growth Maritime Africa-Cuba 1978 Empresa Nacional Mambisa Scrapped in Barcelona 1982 Image attribution: Geoffrey Watson & Hans-Wilhelm Delfs

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No.388 Fontainebleau launched in 1923

Posted on May 26, 2023 by donships

10,015grt for Messageries Maritimes from Chantiers et Ataliers de la Loire, St Nazaire Sank after a fire at Djibouti 1926 Image attribution: P Ramona via Messageries Maritimes site

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No.1389 Xiang Xue Lan launched in 1995

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

16,071GT for Shanghai Maritime from MTW Schiffswerft, Wismar IMO: 9086904 Xiang 2021 Breakers Arrived Chittagong 17 Mar 2021 Image attribution: Gerald Sorger & Piet Sinke Chung Sung Su on Marine Traffic

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No.343 Barrabool launched in 1921

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

13,148grt for P&O Branch Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Bo’ness 1936

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No.344 Esperance Bay launched in 1921

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

13,853grt for Commonwealth Government by Beardmore, Glasgow Arawa 1936 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Newport 1955 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection & Alexander Turnbill Library Image from Lisbon Image attribution: Alexander Turnbill Library

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No.347 Diomed launched in 1922

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

10,354grt for Blue Funnel Line from Workman Clark, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1952 Photo by Basil Feilden

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No.348 Jervis Bay launched in 1922

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

13,839grt for Commonwealth Government from Vickers, Barrow Sunk North Atlantic 1940 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Jervis_Bay Image attribution: http://museumsvictoria.com.au Jervis Bay loading cargo at Adelaide’s Outer Harbour in 1937; Frank and Chris Finney

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No.350 Athenia launched in 1922

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

13,465grt Anchor-Donaldson Line from Fairfield, Glasgow Torpedoed by U30 off the Hebrides on the day war was declared 3 September 1939 My father’s photo from the 1930s Athenia departing from Glasgow on her fateful voyage in 1939

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No.718 Vassar Victory launched in 1945

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

10,139grt for US Maritime Commission from Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore Castelbianco 1947 Sitmar Line Castel Bianco 1952 Sitmar Line Begona 1957 Cia Trasatlantica Scrapped in Castellon 1974

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No.896 Pendennis Castle launched in 1957

Posted on May 23, 2023 by donships

28,582grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Ocean Queen 1976 Ocean Queen Sindbad 1977 Kinvara Bay Shipping Sindbad 1 1977 Kinvara Bay Shipping Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1980 Image attribution: Trevor Jones, Iain Jenkins & Chris Howell Ocean Queen … Continue reading →

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