Category Archives: troopship

No.530 Monte Rosa launched in 1930

Posted on April 4, 2023 by donships

13,882grt for Hamburg-South America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Empire Windrush 1946 Ministry of Transport Fire sank Mediterranean 1954 Empire Windrush fire – Imperial War Museum

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No.26 Bulgaria launched in 1898

Posted on April 4, 2023 by donships

10,237grt for Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Canada 1913 Unione Austriaca Bulgaria 1913 Hamburg-America Line Hercules 1917 US Army Philippines 1919 US Shipping Board Scrapped New York 1924 the Bulgaria

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No.500 Pennsylvania launched 1929

Posted on April 3, 2023 by donships

20,526grt for American Line from Newport News at Newport News Argentina 1938 Moore & McCormack Line IMO: 5023150 Scrapped South Kearny 1964 Image attribution: Shipping Magazine & Rich Turnwald

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No.594 Devonshire launched in 1938

Posted on April 3, 2023 by donships

12,773grt managed by Bibby Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Devonia 1962 British India Line Scrapped in La Spezia 1967 Image attribution: Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions, Russell Priest, Duncan Mackenzie and Ben Ayre In a class of 4 troopships with the Dilwara, Dunera … Continue reading →

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No.593 Ettrick launched 1938

Posted on April 3, 2023 by donships

11,279grt managed by P & O Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 155 in the Atlantic 1942 In a class of 4 troopships with the Dilwara, Dunera and Devonshire, the only one not to survive the war.

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No.592 Dunera launched 1937

Posted on April 3, 2023 by donships

12,620 British India Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow Scrapped in Bilbao 1967 In a class of 4 troopships with the Dilwara, Ettrick and Devonshire Image by Emdee on Shispotting Dunera and Nevasa at Falmouth 1964

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No.581 Dilwara launched 1935

Posted on April 3, 2023 by donships

12,598 British India Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow Kuala Lumpur 1960 China Navigation Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1971 Built as the first of a class of 4 British troopships Photo by Keith Wood

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No.16 Kaiser Friedrich launched 1897

Posted on April 1, 2023 by donships

12,481grt for North German Lloyd by Schichau, Danzig Burdigala 1912 Cie Sudatlantique Mined sank Aegean 1916 An interesting history as she was mothballed for 10 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Burdigala Image copyright: Steve Walker Color Burdigala French troops at lemnos, port of Mudros … Continue reading →

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No.148 Edinburgh Castle launched in 1910

Posted on March 31, 2023 by donships

13,326grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast During WW2 she was moored at Freetown in Sierra Leone to accommodate survivors of sunk ships. After the war, was deemed uneconomic to return her to the UK. She was sunk … Continue reading →

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No.11 Pennsylvania launched 1896

Posted on March 30, 2023 by donships

12,891grt for Hamburg-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Nansemond 1917 US Navy Scrapped USA 1924

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