Tag Archives: Fire

No.1300 Repubblica di Roma launched in 1991

Posted on May 18, 2023 by donships

35,152GT for Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione from Fincantieri, Castellammare IMO: 9009504 Fire 2014 then scrapped Aliaga Accommodation for 57 passengers & 3 named images from Marine Traffic

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No.264 Paris launched in 1916

Posted on May 17, 2023 by donships

34,569grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Fire Le Havre 1939 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc Color, Steve Walker Color

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No.830 Viet-Nam launched in 1951

Posted on May 16, 2023 by donships

13,162grt for Messageries Maritimes by Chantiers Naval de La Ciotat Pacifique 1967 Messageries Maritimes Princess Abeto 1970 Cia de Nav Abeto SA Malaysia Baru 1971 Fir Line Malaysia Kita 1972 Fir Line Fire 1976, scrapped Kaohsiung From Rich Turnwald

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No.617 Oranje launched in 1938

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

24,377grt for Stoomvaart Mij by ‘Nederland’ Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Angelina Lauro 1964 Flotta Lauro Angelina 1977 Costa Line Fire St Thomas, Sank in the Pacific 1979 ORANJE in Cape Town Photo from Ben Ayre

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No.413 Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft launched in 1925

Posted on May 14, 2023 by donships

14,642grt for Stoomv Mij ‘Nederland’ from Ataliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Fire Amsterdam 1932 More details of an unlucky ship at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Pieter_Corneliszoon_Hooft Image from Rich Turnwald Collection

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No.619 Queen Elizabeth, launched in 1938

Posted on May 14, 2023 by donships

at 83,673 gross registered tons for Cunard-White Star Line by John Brown, Clydebank Entered regular transatlantic service with Cunard Line service in 1946 Elizabeth 1969 Queen Ltd Seawise University 1970 Seawise Foundations (CY Tung) Fire at Hong Kong 1972, later … Continue reading →

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No.1677 Carnival Freedom floated out in 2006

Posted on May 10, 2023 by donships

110,320GT for Carnival Cruise Lines from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9333149 Image attribution: Tony Davis A funnel fire – no significant damage Eurodam & Carnival Freedom from Walter Colijn

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No.191 Empress of Russia launched 1912

Posted on May 10, 2023 by donships

16,810grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Fire 1945, scrapped Barrow Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & City of Vancouver Archives Hong Kong 1929 RMS Empress of Russia at Vancouver David Loughnan City of Vancouver Archives

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No.769 Paraguay Star launched in 1948

Posted on May 8, 2023 by donships

10,722grt for Blue Star Line by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Fire, scrapped Hamburg 1969 Photos: Ken Smith bluestarline.org and for the keen eyed, Himalaya and Orcades in the background

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No.855 Laos launched in 1952

Posted on May 5, 2023 by donships

13,212grt for Messageries Maritimes by Chantiers Naval de La Ciotat Empress Abeto 1970 Cia de Nav Abeto SA Malaysia Raya 1971 Fir Line Fire, scrapped Kaohsiung 1977 Image from Rich Turnwald

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