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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.609 Canton launched in 1938
16,033grt for P & O Line by Stephen, Glasgow Scrapped in Hong Kong 1962 My photos and from Nicholas Messinger – More on his webpage at: http://www.pandosnco.co.uk/canton.htm Canton leaving Singapore 1962 – my photo Canton pre-war Canton wartime Canton in Hong … Continue reading
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Tagged Canton, Hong Kong, P&O Line, Stephen Glasgow
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No.110 Lusitania launched in 1906
31,550grt for Cunard Line by John Brown, Clydebank Torpedoed by U 20 off Old Kinsale 1915 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
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Tagged Clydebank, Cunard Line, John Brown, Lusitania, Old Kinsale, torpedoed, Torpedoed U20
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No.109 Adriatic launched in 1906
24,541grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Osaka 1935 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
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Tagged Adriatic, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Osaka, White Star Line
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No.108 Araguaya launched in 1906
10,537 Royal Mail Lines by Workman Clark, Belfast Kraljica Marija 1930 Jugoslavenski Lloyd Savoie 1940 CGT French Line Sunk Casablanca 1942 Kraljica Marija 1930 Jugoslavenski Lloyd
No.107 Amazon launched in 1906
10,037 Royal Mail Lines from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 52 off Malin Head 1918
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Tagged Amazon, Belfast, Malin Head, royal Mail Line, torpedoed
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No.106 Empress of Ireland launched in 1906
14,191grt for Canadian Pacific by Fairfield, Glasgow Rammed, sank St Lawrence 1914 with tremendous loss of life Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc Color
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Tagged Canadian Pacific, Empress of Ireland, Fairfield Glasgow, Rammed, St Lawrence
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No.605 Pasteur launched in 1938
32,360grt for Cie Sudatlantique by Penhoët, St Nazaire Bremen 1959 North German Lloyd Regina Magna 1972 Chandris Line Saudiphil I 1977 Philippine Singapore Filipinas Saudi I 1980 Philsimport International Sank en route to breakers 1980 As a troopship in Aden … Continue reading
No.105 Empress of Britain launched in 1905
14,189grt for Canadian Pacific by Fairfield, Glasgow Montroyal 1924 Canadian Pacific Scrapped Stavanger 1930 Empress of Britain during The Great War – Everyone on the port side 1915 MONTROYAL built as EMPRESS OF BRITAIN Paul Strathdee
No.604 Patria launched in 1938
17,870grt for Hamburg-America Line by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Empire Welland 1945 Ministry of Transport Rossia 1946 USSR Aniva 1985 Breakers Scrapped in Etajima, Japan 1986 Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Rossia and Admiral Nakhimov
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Tagged Aniva, Deutsche Werft, Empire Welland, Etajima, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Japan, Ministry of Transport, Patria, Rossia, USSR
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The World's Passenger Ships 