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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.141 Otranto launched in 1909
12,124grt for Orient Steam Nav Co by Workman Clark, Belfast Collision, sank Irish Sea 1918 with huge loss of life Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Irish Sea, Orient Line, Otranto, sank, Workman Clark
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No.168 Zealandic launched in 1911
10,898grt for White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Mamilius 1926 Aberdeen Line Mamari 1932 Shaw, Savill & Albion HMS Hermes 1940 Royal Navy ( a dummy ship for the aircraft carrier) Bombed Cromer 1941 Maamilius Mamari HMS Hermes
No.164 Demosthenes launched in 1911
11,233 Aberdeen Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Newcastle 1931
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Aberdeen Line, Belfast, Demosthenes, Harland & Wolff, Newcastle
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No.842 Braemar Castle launched in 1952
17,029grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Faslane 1966 2nd Image attribution: John Gibbard Braemar Castle in Aden Braemar Castle in the Suez Canal
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Around Africa, Belfast, Braemar Castle, Faslane, Harland & Wolff, Union Castle
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No.788 Bloemfontein Castle launched in 1949
18,400 tons for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast 181.3m x 23.3m 18.5 kts 721 passengers Patris 1959 Chandris Line Mediterranean Island 1979 Karageorgis Line Mediterranean Star 1981 Karageorgis Line Terra 1987 Breakers Scrapped in Pakistan 1987 Patris in … Continue reading
No.786 Hector launched in 1949
10,125grt for Blue Funnel Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Image attribution: Fotoflite Image by Trevor Jones
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Blue Funnel Line, Harland & Wolff, Hector, Kaohsiung
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No.138 Megantic launched in 1908
14,878grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Osaka 1933 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc & Steve Walker Color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Megantic, Osaka, White Star Line
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No.136 Minnewaska launched in 1908
14,317grt for Atlantic Transport Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Mined Suda Bay 1916
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Mined, Minnewaska, Suda Bay
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No.134 Laurentic launched in 1908
14,892grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Mined Malin Head 1917 with significant loss of life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Laurentic_(1908)
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Laurentic, White Star Line
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No.130 Lapland launched in 1908
17,540grt for Red Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Japan 1934 Coloured image by Steve Walker Color Image from Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Japan, Lapland, red Star Line
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The World's Passenger Ships 