Category Archives: passenger liner

No.94 Scotian launched in 1903

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

18,168grt for Harland & Wolff, Belfast by Harland & Wolff, Belfast The order was cancelled, she was uncompleted for many months and laid up until purchased by Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) of Hamburg, Germany in 1906 President Lincoln 1907 Hamburg-America … Continue reading →

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No.457 Santa Maria launched in 1927

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10,928grt for Grace Line by Furness Shipbuilding Co, Haverton USS Barnett 1940 US Navy Surriento 1948 Flotta Lauro Scrapped in La Spezia 1966 IMO: 5345699 From American liner, US Navy ship to Italian emigrant ship, and continually modernised 8060 gross … Continue reading →

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No.93 Baltic launched in 1903

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23,884grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Japan 1933 Coloured by Steve Walker 1904 White Star piers New York

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No.458 Christiaan Huygens launched 1927

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15,637grt from Stoomv Mij ‘Nederland’ for Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Mined Netherlands 1945 Frank Thomas added ‘She struck a mine leaving River Scheldt in August ’45, her wreck is still there’

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No.958 Queen Elizabeth 2 launched 20 September 1967

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

Maiden voyage 2 May 1969 65,863grt 70,327GT Cunard Line by John Brown, Clydebank Queen Elizabeth 2 left Southampton Docks for the final time 11 November 2008 Now an hotel in Dubai IMO: 6725418 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc, Andrew Petrie, John … Continue reading →

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No.459 Monte Cervantes launched in 1927

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

13,913grt for Hamburg-South America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Aground near Tierra del Fuego in 1930 She eventually sank in 1954! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Monte_Cervantes Image from Bundesarchiv One of her sisters was the Monte Rosa – later Empire Windrush

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No.92 Kenilworth Castle launched in 1903

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12,975grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped 1936

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No.460 Orford launched in 1927

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

19,941grt Orient Steam Navigation Co from Vickers, Barrow Bombed Marseille in 1940 Nicholas Messenger added – The photograph shows the ss Chella, on the right, capsizing as she is being shelled and Orford beached and on fire at Marseille, June … Continue reading →

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No.91 Armadale Castle launched 1903

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

12,973grt for Union-Castle Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped 1936

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No.461 California launched in 1927

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

20,325grt for American Line from Newport News at Newport News Panama Pacific Line (1928–38) Uruguay 1938 American Republics Line (1938–42) War Shipping Administration agents (1942–46) Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (1947–54) IMO: 5374494 Scrapped Bordentown NJ in 1964 Percy Sperr photo from … Continue reading →

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