Category Archives: passenger ship

No.393 Minnetonka launched in 1924

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21,998grt for Atlantic Transport Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Bo’ness 1934 Like her sister, short-lived due to the Depression

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No.394 De Grasse launched in 1924

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17,707grt for CGT French Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Empress of Australia 1953 Canadian Pacific Venezuela 1956 Sicula Oceanica SpA Scrapped La Spezia 1962 Colour by Daryl LeBlanc Image: Paulo Piccione The changes over the years

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No.395 Champollion launched in 1924

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12,263grt for Messageries Maritimes from Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Stranded near Beirut 1952 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champollion_(paquebot)

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No.396 D´Artagnan launched in 1924

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15,105grt for Messageries Maritimes from Chantiers et Ataliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux Teiko Maru 1942 Japanese Navy Torpedoed by US submarine Puffer in the Pacific 1944 More photos at http://messageries-maritimes.org/d’artag.htm Image attribution: P.Ramona Image attribution: USS Puffer periscope camera

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No.397 Orama launched in 1924

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19,777grt for Orient SN Co from Vickers, Barrow Sunk Norway in 1940 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color, Artist is Edward Beckett, image via George Duncan Image attribution: 1938. RMS Empress of Britain – RMS Orama – Woolloomooloo Andrew Alekseev Color

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No.398 Aorangi launched in 1924

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17,491grt for Union Steamship Co of New Zealand from Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped in Dalmuir 1953 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection

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No.399 Hector launched in 1924

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11,198grt for Blue Funnel Line from Scott´s, Greenock Bombed Colombo 1942 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hector_(F45) A Japanese air raid sank her in Ceylon in 1942. In 1946 she was raised and scrapped

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No.1391 Arafura Lily launched in 1995

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12,304GT for Shanghai Haixing from Merwede, Hardinxveld IMO: 9110822 Image attribution: Mr KIM, S Harlandt & Seongwoo Seo on Marine Traffic Jonathan Boonzaier added: I sailed on the Arafura Lily from Shanghai to Inchon and back in 2000. She was a … Continue reading →

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No.1392 Rainbow Bell launched in 1995

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30,882GT for Kyuetsu Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9135262 Ferry Himuka 2004 Marine Express Ariadne 2006 Hellenic Seaways Image attribution: E. Kristofersson from faktaomfartyg, Arxipelagos photo gallery, Eleni Patsetaki & Marios Ferentinos

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No.1393 Tariq Ibn Ziyad launched in 1995

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21,659GT for Algerie Ferries from Union Naval de Levante, Valencia IMO: 9109768 One image from Andy Humbert

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