Category Archives: passenger ship

No.1191 Norsea launched in 1986

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31,785GT for North Sea Ferries from Govan Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow IMO: 8501957 Pride of York 2003 P&O North Sea Ferries GNV Aries 2021 GNV Arrived Aliaga for breaking in Feb 2025 Image attribution: Kevin Schuiling & Irene Cop The last large … Continue reading →

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No.905 Amazon launched in 1959

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20,368grt for Royal Mail Lines from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Akaroa 1968 Shaw, Savill & Albion Akarita 1971 Uglands Rederi Hual Akarita 1977 Sagitta Ltd Akarita 1980 Ace Autoline Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1981 Images: Keith Wood, Andy Parrett & Mike … Continue reading →

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No.835 Louis Lumière launched in 1951

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12,358grt for Chargeurs Réunis from Penhoët, St Nazaire Mei Abeto 1967 Cia de Nav Abeto SA Scrapped in Chittagong 1984 Image attribution: Bunts on Ship Spotting

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No.837 Edouard Branly launched in 1951

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11,298grt for Chargeurs Réunis Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Antonio Pacinotti 1957 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1979 Image attribution: Trenor & Chris Howell

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No.757 Uruguay Star launched in 1947

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10,723grt for Blue Star Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Image from Chris Brierley

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No.758 Edinburgh Castle launched in 1947

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28,705grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast IMO: 5097022 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1976 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color, Chris Howell, Wes Egerton & Pete Davis

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No.675 General William Mitchell launched in 1943

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17,951 US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22114.htm

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No.380 Menelaus launched in 1923

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10,278grt for Blue Funnel Line from Caledon SB & E Co, Dundee Scrapped in Dalmuir 1952

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No.381 Sierra Ventana launched in 1923

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11,392 North German Lloyd from Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Sardegna 1935 Italia Flotta Riunite Torpedoed by Greek submarine Proteus off Valona 1940 One of four Proteus class built in 1929-29 in France, Proteus was rammed and sunk after this attack by … Continue reading →

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No.294 Giulio Cesare launched in 1920

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21,848grt for Navigazione Generale Italiana from Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Bombed Trieste 1944

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