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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.104 Carmania launched in 1905
19,524grt for Cunard Line by John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped Blyth 1932 Image attribution: National Museums Liverpool Carmania wartime
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Blyth, Carmania, Clydebank, Cunard Line, John Brown
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No.446 Augustus launched in 1926
32,650grt for Navigazione Generale Italiana from Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente Taken over by the Italian Navy, the Augustus was converted into an aircraft carrier and renamed Falco and later Sparviero Scuttled Genoa 1944, scrapped 1946 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Augustus_(1926) Roma, Duilio e Augustus a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansaldo, Augustus, Falco, Genoa, Genova, Navigazione Generale Italiana, Sestri Ponente, Sparviero
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No.445 Avelona launched in 1926
12,858 Blue Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank Avelona Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 43 in the Atlantic 1940 The Avelona Star was one of five ships ordered by Blue Star Line, named Almeda, Avila, Andalucia, Arandora, … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Avelona, Avelona Star, Blue Star, torpedoed
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No.444 Orazio launched in 1926
11,669 Navigazione Generale Italiana from Cant ed Officine Meridionali, Baia She suffered a crankcase explosion in her port B&W propulsion diesel engine, which ignited diesel fuel from the fractured fuel lines. Sank Mediterranean 22 Jan 1940. Rescue efforts were hampered … Continue reading
No.443 New York launched in 1926
21,455 Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Bombed at Kiel in 1945, raised in 1947 scrapped in UK 1949 Image attribution: R. Geyer New York at Curacao
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Bombed, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Kiel, New York
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No.442 Alcantara launched in 1926
22,181grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, BelfastKaisho Maru 1958 Japanese BreakersScrapped in Osaka 1958 In Funchal, Madeira Rio de Janeiro Wartime photo from IWM At Port Said Photo from John Winters Alcantara in Southampton 8.6.58 after her … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcantara, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Kaisho Maru, Osaka, royal Mail Line
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No.447 Vulcania launched in 1926
23,970grt for Cosulich Soc Triestina by Cant Nav Triestino, Monfalcone Caribia 1966 Sicula Oceanica IMO: 5384059 She hit a rock off Cannes in 1972, was damaged and was laid up at La Spezia. She arrived in Barcelona on 18 September … Continue reading
No.603 Oslofjord launched in 1937
18,673grt for Norwegian America Line by Deschimag AG ‘Weser’ Bremen Mined off Newcastle 1940 Image from Gamle skipsbilder Oslofjord from Gamle skipsbilder
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Tagged Deschimag, Mined, Newcastle, Norwegian America Line, Oslofjord, Weser Bremen
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No.103 Amerika launched in 1905
22,225grt for Hamburg-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast America 1917 US Navy Edmund B Alexander 1941 US Maritime Commission Scrapped Baltimore 1958 Another vessel that sailed in both World Wars USAT EDMUND B. ALEXANDER. ex AMERIKA in New York … Continue reading
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