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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.131 Cincinnati launched in 1908
16,339grt for Hamburg-America Line from Schichau, Danzig Covington 1917 US Navy Torpedoed by U 86 in the Atlantic 1918 From Liverpool Museums
Posted in Emigrant Ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cincinnati, covington, Danzig, Hamburg-America, Schichau, torpedoed, U86, US Navy
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No.806 President Adams launched in 1950
13,750grt for American President Lines from New York SB Co, Camden Geiger 1951 US Navy Bay State 1980 Massachusetts Marine Academy Scrapped on James River 1982 Bay State
Posted in Navy Ship, troopship
Tagged American President, Bay State, Camden, Geiger, James River, Massachusetts, New York SB, President Adams, US Navy
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No.129 George Washington launched in 1908
25,570grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin George Washington 1921 United States Line Catlin 1941 US Navy George Washington 1941 US Maritime Commission Scrapped Baltimore 1951 USS Catlin
No.162 Cameronia launched in 1911
10,963 Anchor Line by Henderson, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 33 off Malta 1917
Posted in Hospital ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Anchor Line, Cameronia, Glasgow, Henderson, Malta, U33
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No.117 Grampian launched in 1907
10,187grt for Allan Line by Stephen, Glasgow Scrapped Netherlands 1925 Grampian after hitting an iceberg on July 10 1919 From Norway Heritage’s site
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Allan line, Grampian, Netherlands, Stephen Glasgow
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No.116 Cairo launched in 1907
10,864grt for Egyptian Mail by Fairfield, Glasgow Royal Edward 1910 Royal Line Torpedoed by UB 14 in the Aegean Sister ship of the Royal George
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Aegean, Cairo, Egyptian Mail, Fairfield Glasgow, Royal Edward, Royal Line, torpedoed, UB14
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No.115 Heliopolis launched in 1907
10,897 Egyptian Mail by Fairfield, Glasgow Royal George 1910 Royal Line Scrapped Wilhelmshaven 1922 This liner is not the Heliopolis that took migrants from Malaga, Spain to Hawaii in 1907 – incorrectly posted on Wikipedia and many Hawaiian family tree … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Egyptian Mail, Fairfield Glasgow, Hawaii, Heliopolis, Malaga, Royal George, Royal Line, Wilhelmshaven
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No.114 Avon launched in 1907
11,073grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Avoca 1916 Royal Navy Avon 1917 Royal Mail Lines Scrapped in Briton Ferry, South Wales 1930
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Avoca, Avon, Belfast, Briton Ferry, Harland & Wolff, royal Mail Line, Royal Navy
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The World's Passenger Ships 