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No.1 Leviathan launched in 1858

18,915grt for Eastern Steam Navigation Company by J.Scott Russell & Co, Millwall, London Great Eastern 1858 Great Ship Co Scrapped New Ferry, Near Liverpool 1891 Images from Steve Walker Colour

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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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