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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: Passenger/Cargo
No.731 Marine Star launched in 1945
12,773grt for US Maritime Commission by Sun SB & DD Co, Chester Aquarama 1952 Sand Products Corporation Scrapped Aliaga 2007 The last in the series of WW2 military ships. In 1952 the ship was converted into the largest passenger ship … Continue reading
No.732 Del Norte launched in 1946
10,073grt for Delta SS Lines Inc from Ingalls, Pascagoula Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972
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Tagged Del Norte, Delta SS Line, Ingalls Pascagoula
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No.733 Del Sud launched in 1946
10,073grt for Delta SS Lines by Ingalls, Pascagoula Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972
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Tagged Del Sud, Delta SS Line, Ingalls Pascagoula
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No.734 Monte Udala launched in 1946
10,170grt for Naviera Aznar from Cia Euskalduna, Bilbao Sank near Ilheus 1971, off the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil Image attribution: Ken Smith & Robbie Cox
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No.735 Empire Mercia launched in 1946
11,861grt for Ministry of Transport from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Empire Star 1946 Blue Star Line Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1971 Image attribution: Geoffrey Watson & Richard Clack
No.736 Del Mar launched in 1946
10,073grt for Delta SS Lines by Ingalls, Pascagoula Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 The youngest of the 3 sisters
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Tagged Del Mar, Delta SS Line, Ingalls Pascagoula, Kaohsiung
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No.737 Port Pirie launched in 1946
10,561grt for Port Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Castellon 1972
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Tagged Castellon, Newcastle, Port Line, Port Pirie, Swan Hunter
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No.738 Corinthic launched in 1946
15,682grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1969 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection
No.824 United States launched 1951
53,329grt for United States Lines by Newport News at Newport News Laid up at Philadelphia Image attribution: Beken of Cowes & Steve Walker
