Category Archives: troopship

No.93 Baltic launched in 1903

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

23,884grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Japan 1933 Coloured by Steve Walker 1904 White Star piers New York

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No.458 Christiaan Huygens launched 1927

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

15,637grt from Stoomv Mij ‘Nederland’ for Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Mined Netherlands 1945 Frank Thomas added ‘She struck a mine leaving River Scheldt in August ’45, her wreck is still there’

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No.958 Queen Elizabeth 2 launched 20 September 1967

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

Maiden voyage 2 May 1969 65,863grt 70,327GT Cunard Line by John Brown, Clydebank Queen Elizabeth 2 left Southampton Docks for the final time 11 November 2008 Now an hotel in Dubai IMO: 6725418 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc, Andrew Petrie, John … Continue reading →

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No.92 Kenilworth Castle launched in 1903

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

12,975grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped 1936

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No.460 Orford launched in 1927

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

19,941grt Orient Steam Navigation Co from Vickers, Barrow Bombed Marseille in 1940 Nicholas Messenger added – The photograph shows the ss Chella, on the right, capsizing as she is being shelled and Orford beached and on fire at Marseille, June … Continue reading →

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No.91 Armadale Castle launched 1903

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

12,973grt for Union-Castle Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped 1936

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No.461 California launched in 1927

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

20,325grt for American Line from Newport News at Newport News Panama Pacific Line (1928–38) Uruguay 1938 American Republics Line (1938–42) War Shipping Administration agents (1942–46) Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (1947–54) IMO: 5374494 Scrapped Bordentown NJ in 1964 Percy Sperr photo from … Continue reading →

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No.590 Nieuw Amsterdam launched in 1937

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

36,982grt for Holland-America Line by Rotterdamsche DD Mij, Rotterdam Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1974 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes, Daryl LeBlanc & Ben Ayre

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No.90 Manchuria launched in 1903

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

13,639grt for Pacific Mail SS Co by New York SB, Camden President Johnson 1929 Dollar Line Santa Cruz 1947 Tagus Navigation Scrapped Savona 1952 A passenger ship that served in both world wars, in addition to the AQUITANIA

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No.589 Orcades launched in 1936

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

23,456grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow Torpedoed by U 172 off South Africa 1942 Sister ship was the Orion (No.565) Orcades model from David Gilbert

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