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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.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
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Tagged Cunard Line, Franconia, Malta, Newcastle, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, UB47
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No.169 Ballarat launched in 1911
11,120grt for P & O Line Branch Line from Caird, Greenock Torpedoed by UB 32 off Wolf Rock 1917 Image attribution: Australian War Memorial
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Tagged Ballarat, Branch Line, Caird, Greenock, P&O, torpedoed, UB32, Wolf rock
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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
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Tagged Cunard Line, Fastnet, Laconia, Newcastle, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, U50
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No.137 Otway launched in 1908
12,077grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co by Fairfield, Glasgow Torpedoed by UC 49 off the Hebrides 1917
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Tagged Fairfield Glasgow, Hebrides, Orient SN Co, Otway, torpedoed, UC49
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No.131 Cincinnati launched in 1908
16,339grt for Hamburg-America Line from Schichau, Danzig Covington 1917 US Navy Torpedoed by U 86 in the Atlantic 1918 From Liverpool Museums
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Tagged Cincinnati, covington, Danzig, Hamburg-America, Schichau, torpedoed, U86, US Navy
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No.119 Hesperian launched in 1907
10,920 Allan Line by Stephen, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 20 off Fastnet 4 Sept 1915 Image attribution: Liverpool Maritime Museum
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Tagged Allan line, Hesperian, Stephen Glasgow, torpedoed, U20
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No.116 Cairo launched in 1907
10,864grt for Egyptian Mail by Fairfield, Glasgow Royal Edward 1910 Royal Line Torpedoed by UB 14 in the Aegean Sister ship of the Royal George
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Tagged Aegean, Cairo, Egyptian Mail, Fairfield Glasgow, Royal Edward, Royal Line, torpedoed, UB14
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No.110 Lusitania launched in 1906
31,550grt for Cunard Line by John Brown, Clydebank Torpedoed by U 20 off Old Kinsale 1915 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
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Tagged Clydebank, Cunard Line, John Brown, Lusitania, Old Kinsale, torpedoed, Torpedoed U20
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No.107 Amazon launched in 1906
10,037 Royal Mail Lines from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 52 off Malin Head 1918
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No.445 Avelona launched in 1926
12,858 Blue Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank Avelona Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 43 in the Atlantic 1940 The Avelona Star was one of five ships ordered by Blue Star Line, named Almeda, Avila, Andalucia, Arandora, … Continue reading
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Tagged Avelona, Avelona Star, Blue Star, torpedoed
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