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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.65 Kronprinz Wilhelm launched in 1901
14,908grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin Von Steuben 1917 US Navy Scrapped Baltimore 1923 Colour photos by Steve Walker Color
No.483 Northern Prince launched 1928
10,917grt for Furness, Withy & Co from Lithgows, Port Glasgow Sunk by German aircraft off Crete, whilst sailing in convoy from Liverpool for Piraeus with military stores. 1941 Image attribution: Clydeships website
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Crete, Furness Withy, Lithgows, Liverpool, Northern Prince, Port Glasgow
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No.564 Manoora launched in 1934
11,111grt for The Adelaide SS Co by Stephen, Glasgow Ambulombo 1961 Indonesian Government Affan Oceana 1965 PT Affan Raya Ambulombo 1966 PT Perusahaan Sank off Luzon 1972 Image copyright: Allan Green Collection and Don Ross The State Library of Victoria/Stephen … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Adelaide, Affan Oceana, Ambulombo, Indonesia, Luzon, Manoora, Stephen Glasgow
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No.64 Blücher launched in 1901
12,334grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Leopoldina 1917 Brazilian Government Suffren 1923 CGT French Line Scrapped Genoa 1929 Image copyright: Liverpool Maritime Museum
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Tagged Blücher, Blohm & Voss, Brazil, CGT, French Line, Genoa, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Leopoldina, Suffren
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No.484 Delftdijk launched in 1929
10,220grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton’s, Schiedam Dongedyk 1952 Holland-America Line Tung Long 1966 Chung Lien Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1966 Image from Walter Frost – More details at https://www.hal-vas.com/dongedyk explaining the 1952 fire
Posted in fire on ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Delftdijk, Dongedyk, Holland America Line, Kaohsiung, Schiedam, Tung Long, Wilton
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No.563 Jagersfontein launched in 1934
10,077grt for Holland Africa Line by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Torpedoed by U 107 off Bermuda 1942
No.63 Moltke launched in 1901
12,335grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Pesaro 1915 Lloyd Sabaudo Scrapped Italy 1925 Liverpool Maritime Museum Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Lloyd Sabaudo, Moltke, Pesaro
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No.485 Highland Hope launched 1929
14,129grt for Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Aground on Farilhoes rocks, off the Portuguese mainland, in January 1930 The 3rd photo is the class of 5 ships when in Royal Mail colours – incorporated in 1932.
No.962 Hamburg launched in 1968
25,022grt for German Atlantic Line from Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Hanseatic 1973 German Atlantic Line Maxim Gorkiy 1974 Black Sea SS Co IMO:6810627 Scrapped Alang 2009 – renamed MAXIM M for her final voyage to the breakers yard. Was also the … Continue reading
No.562 Bloemfontein launched in 1934
10,473grt for Holland Africa Line by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Scrapped in Hong Kong 1959 Photo by John Sins
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Tagged Amsterdam, Bloemfontein, Holland Africa Line, Hong Kong, Nederlandsche
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