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No.276 Narkunda launched in 1918

16,118grt P & O Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed, bombed Bougie 1942 The first two photos were sold on board during my grandparents’ posting to Gibraltar in 1924. They also returned to the UK on her in 1929. … Continue reading

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No.1003 Vistafjord launched 1972

24,292 Norwegian America Line by Swan Hunter Group, Wallsend Caronia 1999 Cunard Line Saga Ruby 2004 Saga Cruises Oasia 2014 Millenium View Scrapped Alang 2017 IMO: 7214715 CARONIA by Bob Smith Saga Ruby in Copenhagen, photo by Tony Davis who also … Continue reading

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The Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships 2017

I became aware of passenger ships about the age of 6 from my father’s books. He was a soldier who had been brought up in Gibraltar and the Southampton area so ships played a large part in his life. He … Continue reading

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