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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.
Tag Archives: Belfast
No.910 Arlanza launched in 1960
20,350grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Arawa 1969 Shaw, Savill & Albion Hoegh Transit 1971 Leif Hoegh Hoegh Trotter 1972 Leif Hoegh Hual Trotter 1977 Ace Autoline Trotter 1980 Ace Autoline Scrapped Kaohsiung 1981 The last … Continue reading
No.907 Aragon launched in 1959
20,362grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast IMO 5024518 Aranda 1969 Shaw, Savill & Albion Hoegh Traveller 1971 Leif Hoegh Traveller 1980 Leif Hoegh Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1981 Images; Wolfgang Fricke, Mike Cornwall, Tony Price & B … Continue reading
No.347 Diomed launched in 1922
10,354grt for Blue Funnel Line from Workman Clark, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1952 Photo by Basil Feilden
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Blue Funnel Line, Dalmuir, Diomed, Workman Clark
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No.896 Pendennis Castle launched in 1957
28,582grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Ocean Queen 1976 Ocean Queen Sindbad 1977 Kinvara Bay Shipping Sindbad 1 1977 Kinvara Bay Shipping Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1980 Image attribution: Trevor Jones, Iain Jenkins & Chris Howell Ocean Queen … Continue reading
No.648 Empire Grace launched in 1941
13,478grt for Ministry of Transport by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Wairangi 1946 Shaw, Savill & Albion Ran aground on 14 August 1963 at Kanholmsfjärden. Refloated on 26 August but declared a constructive total loss. Arrived on 25 October 1963 at Faslane for scrapping … Continue reading
No.351 Diogenes launched in 1922
12,341grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Mataroa 1926 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Faslane 1957 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection & The Alexander Turnbull Library Mataroa departing Wellington 1957
No.356 City of Nagpur launched in 1922
10,138grt for Ellerman Lines from Workman Clark, Belfast Torpedoed by U75 off Fastnet in the Atlantic 1941 City of Nagpur, Vandyck or Voltaire) and Canadian Pacific’s unmistakable Empress of Britain,
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, City of Nagpur, Ellerman Line, torpedoed, U75, Workman Clark
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No.335 Sophocles launched in 1921
12,361grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Tamaroa 1926 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Blyth 1957 (from The Trove Australia National Library) SOPHOCLES at the Aberdeen wharf at Millers Point, Sydney SS Tamaroa refuelling at Curacao in … Continue reading
No.627 Andes launched in 1939
25,689grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Ghent 1971 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes ANDES on trials ANDES arriving in Oslo in May 31st 1945, with the Norwegian Government in exile on board
Posted in Cruise ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Andes, Belfast, Ghent, Harland & Wolff, royal Mail Line
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The World's Passenger Ships 