Tag Archives: Ministry of Transport

No.569 Potsdam launched in 1935

Posted on April 22, 2023 by donships

17,528grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Empire Jewel 1945 Ministry of Transport Empire Fowey 1946 Ministry of Transport Safina-E-Hujjaj 1960 Pan-Islamic SS Co (and a regular caller in Aden) Scrapped Gadani Beach 1976 Potsdam at Suez Empire … Continue reading →

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No.486 Eastern Prince launched in 1929

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

10,926grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Napier & Miller, Glasgow Empire Medway 1950 Ministry of Transport Scrapped in Faslane 1953 A model of identical sister Northern Prince

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No.487 Milwaukee launched in 1929

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

16,699grt Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Empire Waveney 1945 Ministry of Transport Fire in Liverpool 1946, scrapped Dalmuir & Troon 1947

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No.360 Thuringia launched in 1922

Posted on April 14, 2023 by donships

11,343grt for Hamburg-America Line by Howaldt Kiel, Kiel General San Martin 1930 Hamburg-South America Line Empire Deben 1946 Ministry of Transport Scrapped in Newport 1949 Image attribution: Dr J Meyer, Hans Hartz & Lawrence Dunn collection

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No.530 Monte Rosa launched in 1930

Posted on April 4, 2023 by donships

13,882grt for Hamburg-South America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Empire Windrush 1946 Ministry of Transport Fire sank Mediterranean 1954 Empire Windrush fire – Imperial War Museum

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No.406 Letitia launched 1924

Posted on March 30, 2023 by donships

13,475grt Anchor-Donaldson Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Empire Brent 1946 Ministry of Transport Captain Cook 1951 Donaldson Line Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1960 Sister of the ill fated Athenia, sunk on the first day of WW2 Image: John Gibbard & Rich Turnwald … Continue reading →

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No.280 Cameronia launched in 1919

Posted on March 29, 2023 by donships

16,280grt for Anchor Line from Beardmore, Glasgow Empire Clyde 1953 Ministry of Transport Scrapped in Newport 1957

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