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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.
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No.248 Tuscania launched in 1914
14,348grt for Anchor Line from Stephen, Glasgow Torpedoed by UB 77 off Rathlin Island 1918
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Anchor Line, Rathlin Island, Stephen Glasgow, Tuscania, UB77
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No.359 Doric launched in 1922
16,484grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Newport 1935 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & a photo from Geirangerfjord DORIC & RELIANCE in Copenhagen 1934 Doric in Geirangerfjord
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Copenhagen, Doric, Harland & Wolff, Newport
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No.877 Empress of Britain launched in 1955
25,516grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Queen Anna Maria 1964 Greek Line Carnivale 1975 Carnival Cruise Line Fiesta Marina 1993 Fiesta Marina Cruises Olympic 1995 Epirotiki Line The Topaz 1997 TUI Travel The Topaz 2003 Topaz International Scrapped Alang … Continue reading
No.250 Statendam launched 1914
32,234grt for Holland-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Renamed Justicia 1917 & managed by White Star Line for service as a troopship Torpedoed by UB 64 & UB 124 off Skerrymore 1918 Image: Steve Walker Color As intended – … Continue reading
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Holland America Line, Justicia, Skerrymore, Statendam, torpedoed, UB124, UB64, White Star Line
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No.245 Bismarck launched in 1914
56,551grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Majestic 1922 White Star Line Caledonia 1937 British Admiralty Scrapped Inverkeithing by 1944 after a fire in 1939, awaiting disposal Image attribution: Steve Walker Color Caledonia
No.391 Aurania launched in 1924
13,984grt for Cunard Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Artifex 1942 Royal Navy Scrapped in La Spezia 1961
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Artifex, Aurania, Cunard Line, Newcastle, Royal Navy, Swan Hunter
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No.392 Tilawa launched in 1924
10,006grt for British India Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I 29 in the Indian Ocean 1942
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, Japanese, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged British India, Hawthorn Leslie, I29, Newcastle, Tilawa, torpedoed
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No.393 Minnetonka launched in 1924
21,998grt for Atlantic Transport Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Bo’ness 1934 Like her sister, short-lived due to the Depression
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Belfast, Bo'ness, Harland & Wolff, Minnetonka
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No.394 De Grasse launched in 1924
17,707grt for CGT French Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Empress of Australia 1953 Canadian Pacific Venezuela 1956 Sicula Oceanica SpA Scrapped La Spezia 1962 Colour by Daryl LeBlanc Image: Paulo Piccione The changes over the years
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