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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: Swan Hunter
No.878 Bergensfjord launched in 1955
18,739grt for Norwegian America Line from Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle IMO 5042120 De Grasse 1972 CGT French Line Rasa Sayang 1973 Thoresen & Co Golden Moon 1978 Sunlit Cruises Rasa Sayang 1980 Greek Aphrodite Fire, sank Piraeus 1980 … Continue reading
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.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.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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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.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.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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