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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.
Tag Archives: Harland & Wolff
No.281 Arundel Castle launched in 1919
18,980grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Hong Kong 1959 Originally built with 4 funnels Image attribution: Ian Shiffman & Jeremy Day
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Arundel Castle, Harland & Wolff, Hong Kong, Union Castle
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No.181 Demerara launched in 1911
11,484grt for Royal Mail Lines from Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1st July 1917 torpedoed off La Rochelle but reached port and repaired Scrapped in Japan 1933 Image attribution: https://benjidog.co.uk
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Demerara, Harland & Wolff, Japan, La Rochelle, royal Mail Line
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No.45 Minnehaha launched in 1900
13,403grt for Atlantic Transport Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 48 off Fastnet 1917
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Fastnet, Harland & Wolff, Minnehaha, torpedoed, U48
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No.44 Minneapolis launched in 1899
13,401grt for Atlantic Transport Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U35 Malta in 1916
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Minneapolis, torpedoed, U35
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No.499 Llangibby Castle launched in 1929
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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Tagged Govan, Harland & Wolff, Llangibby Castle, Newport, torpedoed, U402, Union Castle
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No.601 Capetown Castle launched in 1937
27,002grt Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in La Spezia 1967 Image attribution: Trevor Jones Image from Rich Turnwald Collection
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cape Town, Capetown Castle, Durban, Harland & Wolff, La Spezia, Southampton, Union Castle
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No.201 Ceramic launched in 1912
18,481grt for White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 515 of the Azores 1942 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Azores, Cermamic, Harland & Wolff, torpedoed, White Star Line
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No.38 Oceanic launched in 1899
17,272get for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stranded Shetlands, 1914 later scrapped Image copyright: Daryl LeBlanc color & Steve Walker color
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Tagged Harland & Wolff, Oceanic, Shetlands, White Star Line
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No.32 Persic launched in 1899
11,973grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Netherlands 1937
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, troopship
Tagged Harland & Wolff, Netherlands, Persic, Scrapped, white star
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The World's Passenger Ships 