Category Archives: passenger ship

No.312 Silver State launched in 1920

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14,123grt in US Shipping Board from Newport News, Newport News President Jackson 1922 Admiral Oriental USS Zeilin 1940 US Navy President Jackson 1946 US Maritime Commission Scrapped in Wilmington 1948 https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03003.htm

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No.663 General G O Squier launched in 1942

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10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Pennmar 1964 Calmar SS Co Penn 1976 Alpine Shipping Penny 1978 American Coastal Scrapped Mombasa 1984 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22130.htm

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No.664 General T H Bliss launched in 1942

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10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California A troopship for 3000 troops Seamarr 1942 Calmar SS Co Caroni 1975 Cia An Venezolana Broken up in 1979 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22131.htm

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No.665 General J R Brooke launched in 1943

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10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Marymar 1964 Calmar SS Co Mary 1976 Marlin Steamship Co Scrapped Kaohsiung 1979 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22132.htm

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No.666 General John Pope launched in 1943

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17,833 US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny, Kearny NJ Scrapped Brownsville 2010 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22110.htm USS General John Pope (AP-110) underway off San Francisco, California 7 Nov 1944

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No.667 General O H Ernst launched in 1943

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10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Calmar 1964 Calmar SS Co Orinoco 1975 Cia An Venezolana Scrapped Brownsville 1978 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22133.htm

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No.668 General A E Anderson launched in 1943

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17,833grt for US Navy by Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22111.htm

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No.669 General R L Howse launched in 1943

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10,654grt for US Navy Kaiser, Richmond California Guam Bear 1969 Pacific Far East Line New Zealand Bear 1975 Pacific Far East Line Austral Glen 1976 Farrell Lines Scrapped Gadani Beach 1981 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22134.htm

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No.908 Oriana launched in 1959

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41,915grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co from Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow IMO: 5264742 In P&O white from 1964, left the fleet in 1986 Static attraction initially in Japan then China. Scrapped Zhangjiagang, China 2005 after typhoon damage Four Aden views from Steve … Continue reading →

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No.909 Canberra launched 16 March 1960

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45,733grt for P & O Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan 1997. IMO: 5059953 Image attribution: Four Aden views – Mine, Penelope Owen & Alan Greenwood

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