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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: Ministry of Transport
No.735 Empire Mercia launched in 1946
11,861grt for Ministry of Transport from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Empire Star 1946 Blue Star Line Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1971 Image attribution: Geoffrey Watson & Richard Clack
No.648 Empire Grace launched in 1941
13,478grt for Ministry of Transport by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Wairangi 1946 Shaw, Savill & Albion Ran aground on 14 August 1963 at Kanholmsfjärden. Refloated on 26 August but declared a constructive total loss. Arrived on 25 October 1963 at Faslane for scrapping … Continue reading
No.355 Cap Norte launched in 1922
13,615grt for Hamburg-South America Line from Vulcan, Hamburg Sierra Salvada 1932 North German Lloyd Cap Norte 1934 Hamburg-South America Line Empire Trooper 1940 Ministry of Transport Scrapped Inverkeithing 1955 Image – Hans Flugge. NDL’s Sierra Salvada was taken in Funchal, … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, Emigrant Ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Cap Norte, Empire trooper, Hamburg, Hamburg- South America, Inverkeithing, Ministry of Transport, Nord Deutsche Lloyd, North German Lloyd, Sierra Salvada, Vulcan
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No.638 Mormacland launched in 1939
13,399grt for Moore-McCormack Lines by Sun SB & DD Co, Chester, USA HMS Archer 1941 Royal Navy Empire Lagan 1946 Ministry of Transport Anna Salén 1946 Sven Salén Tasmania 1955 Cia Nav Tasmania Union Reliance 1961 China Union Lines Scrapped … Continue reading
No.176 Talthybius launched in 1911
10,224grt Blue Funnel Line from Scott’s, Greenock Taruyasu Maru 1942 Japan Empire Evenlode 1947 Ministry of War Transport Scrapped in Briton Ferry 1949 An interesting history, sank in Singapore and raised by the Japanese, later mined, sank and raised by … Continue reading
No.171 Waimana launched in 1911
10,389grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion by Workman Clark, Belfast Herminius 1926 Aberdeen Line Waimana 1932 Shaw, Savill & Albion Empire Waimana 1941 Ministry of War Transport Waimana 1946 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped Milford Haven 1952 Empire Waimana 1941 … Continue reading
No.152 Pakeha launched in 1910
10,481grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Empire Pakeha 1941 Ministry of War Transport Pakeha 1946 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Briton Ferry 1950
No.604 Patria launched in 1938
17,870grt for Hamburg-America Line by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Empire Welland 1945 Ministry of Transport Rossia 1946 USSR Aniva 1985 Breakers Scrapped in Etajima, Japan 1986 Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Rossia and Admiral Nakhimov
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Aniva, Deutsche Werft, Empire Welland, Etajima, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Japan, Ministry of Transport, Patria, Rossia, USSR
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No.586 Pretoria launched in 1936
17,891grt for German East Africa Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Empire Doon 1945 Ministry of Transport Empire Orwell 1949 Ministry of Transport Gunung Djati 1959 Pan-Islamic SS Co then Alfred Holt Tanjung Pandan 1979 Indonesian Navy Scrapped Taiwan 1987 … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Pilgrim Ship, troopship
Tagged Alfred Holt, Blohm & Voss, Blue Funnel Line, Empire Doon, Empire Orwell, German East Africa Line, Gunung Djate, Hamburg, Indonesian Navy, Ministry of Transport, Pan-Islamic, Pretoria, Tanjung Pandan
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The World's Passenger Ships 