Tag Archives: Newport

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.499 Llangibby Castle launched in 1929

Posted on April 7, 2023 by donships

11,951grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Govan Scrapped Newport 1954 She was torpedoed 16 Jan 1942 by the German submarine U-402 The torpedo hit the stern, killing 26 people and blowing away her aft gun and rudder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Llangibby_Castle … Continue reading →

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No.528 Reina del Pacifico launched in 1930

Posted on April 4, 2023 by donships

17,707grt for Pacific Steam Navigation Co by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Newport 1958 You can see she had 4 screws in the breakers photo. She was in my father’s convoy in WW2. Leaving Greenock in Nov 1940 via … 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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