Tag Archives: Govan

No.370 Veendam launched in 1923

Posted on May 31, 2023 by donships

15,450grt for Holland-America Line from Harland & Wolff, Govan Scrapped in Baltimore 1953 Image attribution: Percy Loomis Sperr & John Blake 1952 via Rich Turnwald

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No.358 Volendam launched in 1922

Posted on May 23, 2023 by donships

15,434grt for Holland-America Line from Harland & Wolff, Govan Scrapped Hendrik Ido Ambacht 1952 3 images from Clyde ships website

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No.140 Osterley launched in 1909

Posted on May 3, 2023 by donships

12,129grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co by London & Glasgow Ship Building, Govan Scrapped in Glasgow 1930

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No.499 Llangibby Castle launched in 1929

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

11,951grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Govan Scrapped Newport 1954 She was torpedoed 16 Jan 1942 by the German submarine U-402 The torpedo hit the stern, killing 26 people and blowing away her aft gun and rudder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Llangibby_Castle … Continue reading →

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No.507 Dunbar Castle launched 1929

Posted on March 28, 2023 by donships

10,002grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Govan. Mined off Kent in 1940 Image Steve Walker color

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