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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: torpedoed
No.661 Awa Maru launched in 1942
11,249grt for Nippon Yusen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Torpedoed by USS Queenfish in the Pacific 1945
Posted in Hospital ship, Japanese, Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Awa Maru, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen KK, torpedoed, USS Queenfish
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No.302 Albania launched in 1920
12,768grt for Cunard Line from Scott´s, Greenock California 1930 Nav Libera Triestina Torpedo bombed off Syracuse 1941 Image attribution: David Osmond
No.316 Montrose launched in 1920
16,402grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow HMS Forfar 1939 British Admiralty Torpedoed by U 99 off Ireland 1940
Posted in Cruise ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged British Admiralty, Canadian Pacific, Fairfield Glasgow, HMS Forfar, Montrose, torpedoed, U99
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No.317 Calchas launched in 1921
10,304grt for Blue Funnel Line from Workman Clark, Belfast Torpedoed by U 107 off West Africa 1941
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Blue Funnel Line, Calchas, torpedoed, U107, Workman Clark
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No.319 Windsor Castle launched in 1921
18,967grt for Union-Castle Line by John Brown, Clydebank Torpedo bombed off Algiers 1943 Modified in the 1930s, new bow, funnels replaced with 2 larger ones and new lifeboat davits.Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Algiers, Clydebank, John Brown, torpedoed, Union Castle, Windsor Castle
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No.374 Patroclus launched in 1923
11,314grt for Blue Funnel Line from Scott´s, Greenock Torpedoed by U 99 off Ireland on 1940
Posted in Navy Ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blue Funnel Line, Patroclus, Scott's Greenock, torpedoed, U99
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No.283 Yorkshire launched in 1919
10,184grt for Bibby Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed U37 off Cape Finisterre 1939 Sister of the more successful Lancashire
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Bibby Line, Harland & Wolff, torpedoed, U371, Yorkshire
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No.366 Cuba launched in 1922
11,337grt for CGT French Line by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Torpedoed by U 1195 in the English Channel 1945 Image attribution: tynebuiltships website
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged CGT French Line, Cuba, Newcastle, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, U1195
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No.290 Hawkeye State launched in 1920
14,123grt for US Shipping Board by Bethlehem SB Corp, Sparrow’s Point President Pierce 1922 Pacific Mail SS Co (& others including American President Line) Hugh L. Scott 1941 US Navy Torpedoed by U130 off North Africa 1942 Image attribution: Yoshiaki … Continue reading
Posted in fire on ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship, US Shipping Board 535ft Class
Tagged Bethlehem Shipbuilding, Hawkeye State, Hugh L Scott, Pacific Mail, President Pierce, Sparrow's Point, torpedoed, US Navy, US Shipping Board
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