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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: John Brown
No.475 Rangitiki launched 1928
16,755grt for New Zealand Shipping Company from John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped in Santander 1962
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Clydebank, John Brown, New Zealand Shipping Co, Rangitiki, Santander
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No.71 Merion launched in 1901
11,621grt for American Line by John Brown, Clydebank Tiger 1914 British Admiralty (A dummy ship for HMS Tiger) Torpedoed by UB8 off Mudros 1915 and as HMS Tiger
Posted in Emigrant Ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Admiralty, American Line, Clydebank, HMS Tiger, John Brown, Merion, Mudros, torpedoed, UB8
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No.478 Duchess of York launched 1928
20,021grt for Canadian Pacific from John Brown, Clydebank Bombed Oporto 1943
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bombed, Canadian Pacific, Clydebank, Duchess of York, John Brown, Oporto
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No.567 Queen Mary launched in 1934
81,237grt for Cunard-White Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank. Last voyage 1967. Hotel, Long Beach California Image copyright: Beken of Cowes & a postcard RMS Queen Mary at Balboa, en route to Long Beach She is No.567 on my database … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged California, Capt Treasure Jones, Clydebank, Cunard Line, John Brown, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Southampton
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No.66 Haverford launched in 1901
11,635grt for American Line by John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped Italy 1924
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged American Line, Clydebank, Haverford, John Brown
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No.58 Zeeland launched in 1900
11,905grt for Red Star Line by John Brown, Clydebank Northland 1915 UK Shipping Controller Zeeland 1920 Red Star Line Minnesota 1927 Atlantic Transport Line Scrapped Inverkeithing 1930 Image copyright: http://alchetron.com/SS-Zeeland
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Clydebank, Inverkeithing, John Brown, Minnesota, Northland, red Star Line, Zeeland
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No.492 Rangitata launched 1929
16,737grt for New Zealand Shipping Company from John Brown, Clydebank Rang 1962 Breakers Scrapped in Split 1962 Image attribution: Barry Parsons & Dedge, 4th image at Curacao
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Clydebank, John Brown, New Zealand Shipping Co, Rangitata, Split
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No.50 Vaderland launched in 1900
12,018 Red Star Line by John Brown, Clydebank Southland 1915 Red Star Line Torpedoed by U 70 off Tory Island, Ireland Renamed during the Great War as the Dutch word Vaderland was considered too similar to the German Vaterland. Image … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Clydebank, John Brown, red Star Line, Southland, torpedoed, Tory Island, Vaderland
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No.402 Oronsay launched in 1924
20,001grt for Orient Line by John Brown, Clydebank Torpedoed by Italian submarine Archimede off West Africa 1942. She survived an attack at St Nazaire when the Lancastria was lost. My father was aboard when she was bombed off Ireland in … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Archimede, Clydebank, John Brown, Lancastria, Orient SN Co, Oronsay, St Nazaire, torpedoed
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No.441 Avila launched in 1926
12,872grt for Blue Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank Avila Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 201 in the Atlantic 1942 Replacing the bonnet on the rear funnel of the blue funnel liner AVILA STAR. London docks
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Avila, Avila Star, Blue Star Line, Clydebank, John Brown, torpedoed
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The World's Passenger Ships 