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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.
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No.78 Carpathia launched in 1902
13,564 Cunard Line by Swan Hunter, Newcastle Torpedoed by U 55 off Bishop Rock 1918 In April 1912, she became famous for rescuing survivors of the rival White Star Line’s RMS Titanic after the latter struck an iceberg and sank … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bishop Rock, Carpathia, Cunard Line, Swan Hunter, Titanic, torpedoed
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No.471 Highland Chieftain launched in 1928
14,131grt for Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Calpean Star 1959 Calpe Shipping Sank off Montevideo 1960 Image attribution: Gilberto Hornstein & Hvalfangstmuseet Sandefjord Shown in RML colours discharging meat at Z … Continue reading
No.577 Abosso launched in 1935
11,330grt for Elder Dempster Lines by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Torpedoed by U 575 off Liberia 1942 Image copyright: The Trove Australia National Library Steven Tindle messaged ‘As well as her normal crew at the time of torpedoing she also had … Continue reading
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Tagged Abosso, Birkenhead, Cammell Laird, Elder Dempster, Liberia, torpedoed
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No.77 Cedric launched in 1902
21,035 White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Inverkeithing 1932 The crows nest on Cedric from Steve Walker 2nd photo – The old Britannic, laid up in retirement alongside the larger, newly launched RMS Cedric
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cedric, Harland & Wolff, Inverkeithing, White Star Line
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No.76 Corinthic launched in 1902
12,231grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Sailed mainly Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped Wallsend 1932 She was built for the combined companies of White Star & Shaw Savill Lines, operating passenger and cargo services to and … Continue reading
No.576 Derbyshire launched in 1935
11,650grt for Bibby Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped in Hong Kong 1964 2 pre-war photos, Derbyshire on the Clyde, leaving for N Africa 1942 photo Malcolm Cranfield, and post war
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Bibby Line, Derbyshire, Fairfield, Glasgow, Hong Kong
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No.75 Finland launched in 1902
12,760grt for Red Star Line by Cramp, Philadelphia Scrapped Blyth 1928
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Blyth, Cramp, Finland, Philadelphia, red Star Line
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No.473 Europa launched in 1928
51,839grt for North German Lloyd from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Liberté 1946 CGT French Line Scrapped in La Spezia 1962 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color USS Europa Dec 1946 the Liberte broke free from her moorings and hit the wreck … Continue reading
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Tagged CGT, Europa, French Line, La Spezia, Liberte, Nord Deutsche Lloyd, North German Lloyd
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No.74 Kroonland launched 1902
12,760grt for for Red Star Line by Cramp, Philadelphia Scrapped Genoa 1927 More details at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Kroonland 2nd image – Panama Pacific Line steamer SS Kroonland 1923 from James Gordon Steese
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Tagged Cramp, Genoa, Kroonland, Philadelphia, red Star Line
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The World's Passenger Ships 