Category Archives: passenger liner

No.62 Korea launched in 1901

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

11,276 Pacific Mail SS Co by Newport News at Newport News Korea Maru 1916 Toyo Kisen KK Scrapped Japan 1934 She was unique in having an open deck on her port side, which was plated-in with portholes on the starboard … Continue reading →

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No.486 Eastern Prince launched in 1929

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

10,926grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Napier & Miller, Glasgow Empire Medway 1950 Ministry of Transport Scrapped in Faslane 1953 A model of identical sister Northern Prince

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No.61 Celtic launched in 1901

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

20,904grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stranded Cobh 1928 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

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No.487 Milwaukee launched in 1929

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

16,699grt Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Empire Waveney 1945 Ministry of Transport Fire in Liverpool 1946, scrapped Dalmuir & Troon 1947

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No.60 Rijndam launched in1901

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

12,527grt for Holland-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Netherlands 1929

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No.488 Orontes launched in 1929

Posted on April 19, 2023 by donships

19,970grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co, by Vickers, Barrow Scrapped in Valencia 1962 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & John Grainger Friday 19 January 1962 – the beautiful old Orient liner Orontes – Fremantle Ports

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No.559 Normandie launched in 1932

Posted on April 19, 2023 by donships

83,423grt for CGT French Line by Penhoët, St Nazaire Lafayette 1941 US Navy Fire New York 1942, Scrapped Port Newark 1946 Normandie at Plymouth Lighthouse, 1935. Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

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No.59 Minnetonka launched in 1901

Posted on April 19, 2023 by donships

13,398grt for Atlantic Transport Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 64 Malta 1918 (Shakespeare Cliff is in Dover)

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No.558 Oceania launched in 1932

Posted on April 19, 2023 by donships

19,507grt for Cosulich Soc Triestina di Nav by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Torpedoed Mediterranean 1941 by HMS Upholder, the same day as her sister Neptunia Image from Fausto Iacono

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No.58 Zeeland launched in 1900

Posted on April 19, 2023 by donships

11,905grt for Red Star Line by John Brown, Clydebank Northland 1915 UK Shipping Controller Zeeland 1920 Red Star Line Minnesota 1927 Atlantic Transport Line Scrapped Inverkeithing 1930 Image copyright: http://alchetron.com/SS-Zeeland

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