Category Archives: passenger ship

No.789 Perseus launched in 1949

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10,109grt for Blue Funnel Line by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1973 Image from Kevin Blair Image from Malcolm Cranfield Image from George Robinson

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No.788 Bloemfontein Castle launched in 1949

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18,400 tons for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast 181.3m x 23.3m 18.5 kts 721 passengers Patris 1959 Chandris Line Mediterranean Island 1979 Karageorgis Line Mediterranean Star 1981 Karageorgis Line Terra 1987 Breakers Scrapped in Pakistan 1987 Patris in … Continue reading →

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No.787 Eva Peron launched in 1949

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12,627grt for Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero from Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow Uruguay 1955 Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero Scrapped in San Pedro 1973 Eva Peron photo by Hans Richard Removal of the Eva Peron name, photo from ‎Germán Symcha‎ Uruguay 1955 … Continue reading →

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No.786 Hector launched in 1949

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10,125grt for Blue Funnel Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Image attribution: Fotoflite Image by Trevor Jones

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No.785 Patroclus launched in 1949

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10,109grt for Blue Funnel Line from Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow Philoctetes 1972 Blue Funnel Line Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1973 Image by Kevin Blair Image from David Shackleton Image from Trevor Jones

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No.784 Rangitane launched in 1949

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21,867grt for New Zealand Shipping Co. from John Brown, Clydebank Jan 1968 Astroguardo Oriental Esmeralda 1968 CY Tung Group Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1976 Image attribution: Chris Howell

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No.782 Jason launched in 1949

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10,160grt for Blue Funnel Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Photo from Chris Howell

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No.781 Rio Jachal launched in 1949

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11,342grt for Flota Mercante del Estado from Ansaldo, Sestri-Ponente Fire, scrapped Buenos Aires 1970 Image attribution: http://histarmar.com.ar

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No.140 Osterley launched in 1909

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12,129grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co by London & Glasgow Ship Building, Govan Scrapped in Glasgow 1930

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No.139 Vasari launched in 1908

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10,117grt for Lamport & Holt by Raylton Dixon, Middlesbrough Arctic Queen 1928 Hellyer Brothers Pishchevaya Industriya 1935 Soviet Union Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1979, aged 71 Pishchevaya Industriya photo by Sergey Konstantinov

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