Category Archives: passenger liner

No.296 Bay State launched in 1920

Posted on May 28, 2023 by donships

14,187grt for US Shipping Board by New York SB Corp, Camden President Madison 1922 Admiral Oriental President Quezon 1939 Philippine Mail Line Ran aground on ship’s delivery voyage (oops), later raised & scrapped Japan 1940

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No.297 Golden State launched in 1920

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14,123grt for US Shipping Board by Newport News, Newport News President Cleveland 1922 Pacific Mail SS Co Tasker H. Bliss 1941 US Army Torpedoed by U130 off North Africa 1942 U-130 sank 3 US troopships; Edward Rutledge, Hugh L. Scott … Continue reading →

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No.298 Granite State launched in 1920

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10,533grt for US Shipping Board by New York SB Corp, Camden President Polk 1922 United States Line, then Dollar Line President Taylor 1940 US Army Stranded Canton 1942

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No.876 Reina del Mar launched in 1955

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20,234grt for Pacific Steam Navigation Co by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Initially chartered, then purchased, by Union-Castle Line, converted and operated as a cruise ship. Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1975 Images: Peter J. Fitzpatrick & Beken of Cowes

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No.367 München launched in 1922

Posted on May 27, 2023 by donships

13,325grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin General von Steuben 1931 North German Lloyd Steuben 1938 North German Lloyd Torpedoed by Soviet submarine S 13 in the Baltic 1945 Image attribution: Neven Jerković – Dubrovnik

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No.386 Sierra Córdoba launched in 1923

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11,469grt for North German Lloyd from Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Burned out in 1946. Sank off Esbjerg 1948 being towed to the UK for breaking. Photo from Heizer on Ship Spotting

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No.1375 Yu Jin Xiang launched in 1995

Posted on May 27, 2023 by donships

12,304GT for Shanghai Maritime from Merwede, Hardinxveld IMO: 9110810 Xin Yu Jin Xiang 2008 Shanghai Maritime

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No.910 Arlanza launched in 1960

Posted on May 27, 2023 by donships

20,350grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Arawa 1969 Shaw, Savill & Albion Hoegh Transit 1971 Leif Hoegh Hoegh Trotter 1972 Leif Hoegh Hual Trotter 1977 Ace Autoline Trotter 1980 Ace Autoline Scrapped Kaohsiung 1981 The last … Continue reading →

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No.907 Aragon launched in 1959

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20,362grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast IMO 5024518 Aranda 1969 Shaw, Savill & Albion Hoegh Traveller 1971 Leif Hoegh Traveller 1980 Leif Hoegh Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1981 Images; Wolfgang Fricke, Mike Cornwall, Tony Price & B … Continue reading →

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No.875 Cabo San Roque launched 1955

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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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