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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.857 City of York launched in 1953
13,345grt for Ellerman Lines by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle Mediterranean Sky 1971 MA Karageorgis Siterranean Sky 1987 Argentina Mediterranean Sky 1991 MA Karageorgis Sank Elevsis 2003 Image attribution: Fotoflite, Neven Jerković & Henry Brayshaw
No.776 Moçambique launched in 1948
12,976grt for Cia Nacional from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Image attribution: Trevor Jones & Luís Miguel Correia Durban Harbour From Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Cia Nacional, Moçambique, Newcastle, Swan Hunter
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No.846 City of Exeter launched in 1952
13,345grt for Ellerman Lines by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle Mediterranean Sea 1971 MA Karageorgis Tutku 1996 Istanbul Sea Lines Alice 1996 Armon Trading Scrapped Aliaga 1998 Images: Malcolm Cranfield, Ben Ayre & Chris Howell
No.167 Laconia launched in 1911
18,099grt for Cunard Line from Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Torpedoed by U 50 off Fastnet 1917 Image attribution: http://gjenvick.com
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cunard Line, Fastnet, Laconia, Newcastle, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, U50
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No.164 Demosthenes launched in 1911
11,233 Aberdeen Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Newcastle 1931
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Aberdeen Line, Belfast, Demosthenes, Harland & Wolff, Newcastle
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No.782 Jason launched in 1949
10,160grt for Blue Funnel Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Photo from Chris Howell
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blue Funnel Line, Jason, Kaohsiung, Newcastle, Swan Hunter
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No.762 Gothic launched in 1947
15,902grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1969 Three photos of her as the Royal Yacht in 1954 Gothic, after the devastating bridge fire
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Gothic, Kaohsiung, Newcastle, Royal Yacht, Shaw Savill & Albion, Swan Hunter
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No.803 Provence launched in 1950
15,889grt for SGTM by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle IMO 5286128 Enrico C 1965 Costa Armatori Enrico Costa 1987 Costa Armatori Symphony 1994 Navitalia Aegean Spirit 2000 Golden Sun Ocean Glory 1 2001 Cruise Holdings Classica 2001 Cruise Holdings … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Aegean Spirit, Alang, Classica, Costa Armatori, Enrico C, Enrico Costa, Newcastle, Ocean Glory, Provence, SGTM, Swan Hunter, Symphony
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No.111 Mauretania launched in 1906
31,938 tons for Cunard Line from Swan Hunter & Wigham, Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Rosyth 1935 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Daryl LeBlanc
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cunard Line, Mauretania, Newcastle, Rosyth, Swan Hunter
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No.405 Antenor launched in 1924
11,174grt for Blue Funnel Line by Palmers, Newcastle Scrapped in Blyth 1953 Image from Kevin Blair
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Alfred Holt, Antenor, Blue Funnel Line, Newcastle, Palmers
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