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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
Category Archives: troopship
No.184 Makarini launched in 1912
10,624grt for Tyser Line from Workman Clark, Belfast Port Nicholson 1914 Commonwealth & Dominion Mined Dunkirk 1917 Image attribution: Australian War Memorial
No.183 Beltana launched in 1912
11,120grt for P & O Line from Caird, Greenock Scrapped in Japan 1933 Image attribution: Port Adelaide Nautical Museum
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Beltana, Caird, Greenock, Japan, P&O Branch Line
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No.182 Wiltshire launched in 1911
10,390grt for Federal SN Co from John Brown, Clydebank Aground Rosalie Bay, Great Barrier Island whilst approaching Auckland in 1922
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Clydebank, Federal Steam, John Brown, Rosalie Bay, Wiltshire
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No.435 Ile de France launched 14 Mar 1926
In service 1927 44,356grt for for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Furanzu Maru 1959 Japanese Breakers (& as a film prop) Scrapped in Osaka 1959 Originally with 3 funnels Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc & Steve Walker Color Image … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged CGT French Line, Furanzu Maru, Ile de France, Osaka, Penhoët, St Nazaire
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No.438 Almeda launched in 1926
12,838grt for Blue Star Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Almeda Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 96 off the Hebrides in 1941 Image attribution: Rick Andrews & Ross Robson via bluestarline.org
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Almeda, Almeda Star, birk, Blue Star, Cammell Laird, torpedoed, U96
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No.439 Llandaff Castle launched in 1926
10,786grt for Union-Castle Line from Workman Clark, Belfast Torpedoed by U 177 of Mozambique in 1942
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Llandaff Castle, Mozambique, torpedoed, U177, Union Castle, Workman Clark
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No.174 Orama launched in 1911
12,927grt for Orient Steam Nav Co by John Brown, Clydebank Torpedoed by U 62 off Ireland in 1917 Image attribution: State Library of Queensland
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Clydebank, John Brown, Orama, Orient SN Co, torpedoed, U62
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No.157 Themistocles launched in 1910
11,231grt for Aberdeen Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1947 Image attribution: Clydemaritime Leaving Sydney with troops in 1915
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Aberdeen Line, Belfast, Dalmuir, Harland & Wolff, Themistocles
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No.156 Ascanius launched in 1910
10,048grt for Blue Funnel Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast San Giovannino 1949 Cia de Nav Florencia Scrapped in La Spezia 1953 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection & John Oxley Library
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