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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: Messageries Maritimes
No.828 Ferdinand de Lesseps launched in 1951
10,881grt for Messageries Maritimes from Chantiers de la Gironde Bordeaux Delphi 1969 CS Efthymiadis La Perla 1977 Perla Cruises La Palma 1980 Intercruise Ltd Scrapped Alang 2003 Image attribution: Gerard Fournier Image attribution: Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions Image attribution: Ben Ayre
No.830 Viet-Nam launched in 1951
13,162grt for Messageries Maritimes by Chantiers Naval de La Ciotat Pacifique 1967 Messageries Maritimes Princess Abeto 1970 Cia de Nav Abeto SA Malaysia Baru 1971 Fir Line Malaysia Kita 1972 Fir Line Fire 1976, scrapped Kaohsiung From Rich Turnwald
No.411 Explorateur Grandidier launched in 1924
10,268grt for Messageries Maritimes from Penhoët, St Nazaire Sunk at Marseille 1944 Image attribution: http://messageries-maritimes.org
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Tagged Explorateur Grandidier, Marseilles, Messageries Maritimes, Penhoët, St Nazaire
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No.417 Mariette Pacha launched in 1925
12,239grt for Messageries Maritimes by Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Sunk at Marseille 1944 Images: Marc Coetmellec & P Ramona on Messageries Maritimes’ site
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Tagged Constructions Navales, La Ciotat, Mariette Pacha, Marseilles, Messageries Maritimes, sunk
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No.420 Indrapoera launched in 1925
10,772grt for Rotterdam Lloyd from De Schelde, Vlissingen Assuncion 1956 Providencia Bianca C 1957 Costa fu Andrea Melanesien 1958 Messageries Maritimes Scrapped in Italy 1963 Koninkliijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd motor ship Indrapoera Melanesien image attribution: Phillippe Casanova In the period 1957-1963 … Continue reading →
No.429 Bernardin de Saint Pierre launched in 1925
10,268grt for Messageries Maritimes from Tecklenborg, Wesermunde Teibi Maru 1942 Japanese Navy Torpedoed by US submarine Bonefish off Annam in 1943
No.430 Athos II launched in 1925
15,275grt for Messageries Maritimes by AG ’Weser’, Bremen Scrapped in La Spezia 1959 Image attribution: Artist is Rene Mambrini Théophile Gautier on the left, and one of the Athos II, D’artagnan pair moored aft. Both MM, Gautier being a Mediterranean … Continue reading →
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Tagged AG Weser, Athos II, Bremen, La Spezia, Messageries Maritimes, Rene Mambrini
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No.231 Porthos launched in 1914
12,633grt for Messageries Maritimes by Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux Bombed Casablanca 1942 Port Said Image from Rich Turnwald
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Tagged Bombed, Bordeaux, Casablanca, Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Messageries Maritimes, Porthos
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No.238 Sphinx launched in 1914
11,375grt for Messageries Maritimes from Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Subiaco 1940 Italian capture Bombed Genoa 1942 (Kludas). May 1943 : transferred to Germans. Sent to Genoa and became Italian ship Subiaco. Bombed in night 4 – … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ataliers & Chantiers, Bombed, Genoa, Messageries Maritimes, Scuttled, Sphinx, St Nazaire, Subiaco
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No.224 André Lebon launched in 1913
13,682grt for Messageries Maritimes from Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Scrapped La Ciotat 1952 http://messageries-maritimes.org/alebon.htm The André Lebon as a hospital ship 1916-18 – P Ramona The André Lebon in August 1918 in Vladivostok – P Ramona
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Tagged André Lebon, Constructions Navales, La Ciotat, Messageries Maritimes
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The World's Passenger Ships 