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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.260 Esperia launched in 1915
11,398grt for Soc Ital di Servizi Marittimi from Soc Ersercicio Bacini, Riva Trigoso Torpedoed by HMS Unique, Mediterranean 1941 Image attribution: Paolo Piccone, Archivio Stefano Cioglia Cagliari & Rich Turnwald
No.263 Aurania launched in 1916
13,936grt for Cunard Line by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Torpedoed by UB 67 in 1918 off the coast of Donegal. A trawler took the ship in tow but she became stranded near Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, … Continue reading
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Aurania, Cunard Line, Donegal, Mull, Newcastle, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, UB67
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No. 632 Brasil Maru launched in 1939
12,733grt for Osaka Shosen KK from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Torpedoed by US submarine Greenling 1942 Photo from Colombo 1940 by the late Jim Arnold – in my collection BRASIL MARU at Hong Kong in January 1940, shot by the late Don … Continue reading
Posted in fire on ship, Japanese, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Brasil Maru, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Osaka Shosen KK, torpedoed, USS Greenling
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No.635 Kasuga Maru launched in 1940
17,127grt for Nippon Yusen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Taiyo 1941 Japanese Navy Torpedoed 1944 by USS Rasher off the Philippines The ship as intended
Posted in fire on ship, Japanese, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Japanese Navy, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen KK, Philippines, Taiyo Ferry, torpedoed, USS Rasher
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No.276 Narkunda launched in 1918
16,118grt P & O Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed, bombed Bougie 1942 The first two photos were sold on board during my grandparents’ posting to Gibraltar in 1924. They also returned to the UK on her in 1929. … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Bougie, Gibraltar, Harland & Wolff, Narkunda, P&O, torpedoed
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No.419 Transylvania launched in 1925
16,923grt for Anchor Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 56 off Malin Head 1940 Image attribution: Percy Loomis Sperr & John Henry Rigaud Curacao
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Anchor Line, Curacao, Fairfield Glasgow, Malin Head, torpedoed, Transylvania, U56
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No.612 Zaandam launched in 1938
10,909grt for Holland-America Line by Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Sister of the Noordam Torpedoed by U 174 in the Atlantic 1942. 3 survivors were found after 82 days at sea. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaandam_%28schip,_1939%29
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Holland America Line, Schiedam, torpedoed, U174, Wilton-Fijenoord, Zaandam
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No.423 Caledonia launched in 1925
17,046grt for Anchor Line from Stephen, Glasgow HMS Scotstoun 1939 Royal Navy Torpedoed by U25 off Inishtrahull 1940 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color HMS Scotstoun
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Anchor Line, Caledonia, HMS Scotstoun, Royal Navy, Stephen Glasgow, torpedoed, U25
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The World's Passenger Ships 