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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: La Spezia
No.495 Campana launched in 1929
10,816grt for Société Générale de Transports Maritimes (SGTM) from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Rio Jachal 1943 Argentina Campana 1946 SGTM Irpinia 1955 Sicula Oceanica Scrapped in La Spezia 1983 IMO: 5163675
Posted in Cruise ship, Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Argentina, Campana, Irpinia, La Spezia, Newcastle, Rio Jachal, SGTM, Sicula Oceanica, Swan Hunter
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No.805 Neptunia launched in 1950
12,838grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Rossini 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Rossini by Carlo Martinelli Rossini Società Italia di navigazione from Vera Fotografia
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatico, Italia SAN, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Neptunia, Rossini, Trieste
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No.801 Oceania launched in 1950
12,839grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Verdi 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Image attribution: RexPriest & Renzo Sanguinetti Oceania photo from naviecapitani.it The Verdi sailing with a temporary repair after the collision in Gibraltar … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatico, Italia, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Oceania, Trieste, Verdi
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No.795 Australia launched 1950
12,839grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Donizetti 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Photos: Alan Green & Richard Winduss Australia in Aden Donizetti
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatico, Australia, Donizetti, Italia SAN, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Monfalcone
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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.853 Henri-Poincaré launched in 1952
11,349 Chargeurs Réunis from Penhoët, St Nazaire Galileo Ferraris 1957 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1979 Image attribution: Collection – jfm.fr & Walter E Frost
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Chargeurs Reunis, Galileo Ferraris, Henri-Poincaré, Italia, La Spezia, Penhoet, St Nazaire
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No.594 Devonshire launched in 1938
12,773grt managed by Bibby Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Devonia 1962 British India Line Scrapped in La Spezia 1967 Image attribution: Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions, Russell Priest, Duncan Mackenzie and Ben Ayre In a class of 4 troopships with the Dilwara, Dunera … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bibby Line, British India, Devonia, Devonshire, Fairfield, Glasgow, La Spezia
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No.204 Bergensfjord launched 1913
10,666grt for Norwegian America Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Argentina 1946 Home Lines Jerusalem 1953 Zim Israel Line Aliya 1957 Zim Israel Line Scrapped in La Spezia 1959 Image attribution: E Wilse Jerusalem, I think by Alec Duncan and Rich … Continue reading
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Aliya, Argentina, Bergensfjord, Birkenhead, Cammell Laird, Home Lines, Jerusalem, La Spezia, Norwegian America, Zim Israel
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The World's Passenger Ships 