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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2170 ships loaded in a random order. But FOR JUST £20 you can have a pdf copy of my database in launch date 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. I will also provide an excel spreadsheet of links against every ship which will either take you to more detailed sites for past ships, the Marine Traffic page for the current vessel and to my blog for the photos. For the latest copy of both files, please email me at don.hazeldine@btinternet.com
Tag Archives: La Spezia
No.903 Leonardo da Vinci launched in 1958
33,340grt ‘Italia’ SAN by Ansaldo, Sestri-Ponente 1978 returned to La Spezia, Italy to be laid up. Fire started on board on 4 July 1980. The burnt-out hull was later righted and towed to the scrapyard at La Spezia in 1982. … Continue reading
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Ansaldo, Fire, Italia SAN, La Spezia, Leonardo da Vinci, Sestri Ponente
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No.827 Bretagne launched in 1951
16,335grt for SGTM from Penhoët, St Nazaire Brittany 1962 Chandris Line Fire scrapped La Spezia 1964 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes & George Togias
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Bretagne, Brittany, Chandris Line, La Spezia, Penhoët, SGTM, St Nazaire
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No.831 Europa launched in 1951
11,430grt for Lloyd Triestino from Ansaldo, La Spezia Blue Sea 1976 Freighter Fire, sank Jeddah 1976 Image attribution: Les Pivnic, Trevor Jones & my photo My photo, Aden
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Ansaldo, Blue Sea, Europa, Fire, Jeddah, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino
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No.837 Edouard Branly launched in 1951
11,298grt for Chargeurs Réunis Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Antonio Pacinotti 1957 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1979 Image attribution: Trenor & Chris Howell
No.654 HMS Fencer launched in 1942
14,708grt for the Royal Navy by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco Sydney 1950 Flotta Lauro Roma 1967 Flotta Lauro (replacing the earlier ROMA) Galaxy Queen 1971 Sovereign Cruise Ships Lady Dina 1972 G Kotzovolis Caribia 2 1973 Marimina Shipping … Continue reading
No.644 Rio de la Plata launched in 1941
13,432grt for Moore-McCormack Lines by Sun Shipbuilding & DD Co, Chester Charger 1941 US Navy Fairsea 1949 Alvion SS Corp (Sitmar) Fire scrapped La Spezia 1969 https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/030.htm Fairsea in Aden – photo by Sue Deller
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Alvion, Charger, Fairsea, La Spezia, Moore McCormack, Rio de la Plata, Sitmar, Sun Shipbuilding, US Navy
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No.394 De Grasse launched in 1924
17,707grt for CGT French Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Empress of Australia 1953 Canadian Pacific Venezuela 1956 Sicula Oceanica SpA Scrapped La Spezia 1962 Colour by Daryl LeBlanc Image: Paulo Piccione The changes over the years
No.252 Providence launched in 1914
11,966grt for Cyprien Fabre from Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne Scrapped in La Spezia 1951 Image attribution: Ithaki Old Photos & Richard Hildebrand
No.412 Gripsholm launched in 1924
17,993grt for Swedish-America Line from Armstrong, Whitworth, Newcastle Berlin 1955 North German Lloyd Scrapped in La Spezia 1966 Image: Percy Loomis Sperr & Beken of Cowes
The World's Passenger Ships 