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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: Kaohsiung
No.590 Nieuw Amsterdam launched in 1937
36,982grt for Holland-America Line by Rotterdamsche DD Mij, Rotterdam Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1974 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes, Daryl LeBlanc & Ben Ayre
No.482 Highland Brigade launched in 1928
14,131grt Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Henrietta 1959 John S Latsis Marianna 1960 John S Latsis IMO: 5223578 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965 Image attribution: Fotoflite, John Gibbard & Rich Turnwald Collection
No.484 Delftdijk launched in 1929
10,220grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton’s, Schiedam Dongedyk 1952 Holland-America Line Tung Long 1966 Chung Lien Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1966 Image from Walter Frost – More details at https://www.hal-vas.com/dongedyk explaining the 1952 fire
Posted in fire on ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Delftdijk, Dongedyk, Holland America Line, Kaohsiung, Schiedam, Tung Long, Wilton
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No.780 Helenus launched in 1949
10,125grt for Blue Funnel Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Blue Funnel Line, Harland & Wolff, Helenus, Kaohsiung
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No.720 Marine Jumper launched in 1945
12,420GT for US Maritime Commission by Kaiser, Vancouver Panama 1966 Litton Industries Scrapped in Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1987
Posted in troopship
Tagged Kaiser, Kaohsiung, Marine Jumper, Panama, US Maritime Commission, Vancouver
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No.640 Launched as the Elandsfontein in 1940
10,574grt for United Netherlands Navigation by Schichau, Danzig (now Gdansk). Photo showing her towed in 1947. Jagersfontein 1948 United Netherlands Navigation, completed at De Schelde, Vlissingen Devon 1967 Embajada Cia Naviera Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1967 Image from John Sins
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Danzig, de Schelde, Devon, Elandsfontein, Gdansk, Jagersfontein, Kaohsiung, Schichau, United Netherlands, Vlissingen
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No.881 Jadotville launched in 1955
13,724grt for Compagnie Maritime Belge from Penhoët, St Nazaire Chitral 1961 P&O Line Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1975 Image attribution: Mike Cornwall, Trevor Page, Rik Faulkner
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Chitral, Compagnie Maritime Belge, Jadotville, Kaohsiung, P&O, Penhoet, St Nazaire
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No.721 Marine Serpent launched in 1945
12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Vancouver Galveston 1968 Sea Land Service Scrapped Kaohsiung Image attribution: David M. Davis
Posted in troopship
Tagged Glalveston, Kaiser, Kaohsiung, Marine Serpent, Sea Land Service, US Maritime Commission, Vancouver
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No.600 Ruys launched in 1937
14,155grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by De Schelde, Vlissingen Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1968 Photo by Barry Parsons Image from Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged de Schelde, Kaohsiung, Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij, Ruys, Vlissingen
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No.597 Tegelberg launched in 1937
14,150grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1968 MS Tegelberg in Adabya Harbour (Ataka, Egypt), 1946.Willem van de Poll TEGELBERG at Nagoya photo by Hiromaru Image by Edson de Lima Lucas
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Amsterdam, Kaohsiung, Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij, Nederlandsche, Tegelberg
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