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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.
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No.414 Ranchi launched in 1925
16,650grt for P & O Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle Her second funnel was removed in Bombay 23 Oct 1939 Scrapped in Newport 1953 Ranchi – photo from Kevin Blair on tynebuiltships In 1947 the Ministry of Transport returned Ranchi … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle, Newport, P&O, Ranchi
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No.613 Dominion Monarch launched in 1938
27,155grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion by Swan, Hunter & Wigham, Richardson, Newcastle Dominion Monarch Maru 1962 Breakers Scrapped in Osaka 1962 Image attribution: Skyfoto’s Fotoflite She is the ship in the opening sequence of ‘Call the Midwife Dominion Monarch … Continue reading
No.616 Sobieski launched in 1938
11,030grt for Gdynia-America Line by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Gruzia 1950 USSR Scrapped in La Spezia 1975 Gruzia, photo from Peter Ferrary
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Gdynia-America Line, Gruzia, La Spezia, Newcastle, Sobieski, Swan Hunter, USSR
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No.871 Port Sydney launched in 1954
16,310grt for Port Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle IMO number: 5282627 Akrotiri Express 1972 J C Carras Daphne 1975 J C Carras Switzerland 1997 Leisure Cruises Ocean Monarch 2005 Page & Moy Princess Daphne 2008 Classic International Daphne … Continue reading
No.916 Northern Star launched 1961
in service 10 July 1962 24,733grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion from Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle IMO: 5257543 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1975 Yes, only 12+ years of service Image attribution: Trevor Jones, John Johnson, Edwin Webb & Trevor Page
No.767 Angola launched in 1948
12,975grt for Cia Nacional from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle Scrapped in Hualien 1974 A Portuguese liner to Africa Image attribution: Uli Wessmann & Trevor Jones (from Rich Turnwald)
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Angola, Cia Nacional, Hawthorn Leslie, Hualien, Newcastle, Portuguese
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No.177 Indrapura launched in 1911
10,286grt for Indra Line by Swan Hunter & Wigham, Richardson, Newcastle Port Adelaide 1916 Commonwealth & Dominion Torpedoed by U 81 off Fastnet 1917 David Little collection
No.862 City of Durban launched in 1953
13,343grt for Ellerman Lines from Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle Mediterranean Dolphin 1971 MA Karageorgis Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1974 Mediterranean Dolphin 1971 MA KarageorgisScrapped in Kaohsiung 1974, far left of the photoImage from: http://global-mariner.com/index114WhenShipsDie.html
No.150 Franconia launched in 1910
18,150grt for Cunard Line by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Torpedoed by UB 47 off Malta 1916 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cunard Line, Franconia, Malta, Newcastle, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, UB47
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The World's Passenger Ships 