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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. But FOR JUST £20 you can have a pdf copy of my database in launch date 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. I will also provide an excel spreadsheet of links against every ship which will either take you to more detailed sites for past ships, the Marine Traffic page for the current vessel and to my blog for the photos. For the latest copy of both files, please email me at don.hazeldine@btinternet.com
Tag Archives: Union Castle
No.579 Stirling Castle launched in 1935
25,550grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Mihara, Japan 1966 Stirling Castle, 21st Feb. 1946 Allan C. Green Image from Keith Wood
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Tagged Harland & Wolff, Japan, Mikara, Stirling Castle, Union Castle
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No.281 Arundel Castle launched in 1919
18,980grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Hong Kong 1959 Originally built with 4 funnels Image attribution: Ian Shiffman & Jeremy Day
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Tagged Arundel Castle, Harland & Wolff, Hong Kong, Union Castle
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No.499 Llangibby Castle launched in 1929
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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Tagged Govan, Harland & Wolff, Llangibby Castle, Newport, torpedoed, U402, Union Castle
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No.601 Capetown Castle launched in 1937
27,002grt Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in La Spezia 1967 Image attribution: Trevor Jones Image from Rich Turnwald Collection
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Tagged Cape Town, Capetown Castle, Durban, Harland & Wolff, La Spezia, Southampton, Union Castle
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No.31 Saxon launched in 1899
12,970grt for the Union Steam Ship Co by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Blyth 1935 A Union-Castle liner for nearly all her career after the merger
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Tagged Blyth, Saxon, South Africa, Union Castle, Union Line
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No.582 Athlone Castle launched in 1935
25,564 Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965 Image by Linesman Wartime photo
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Tagged Athlone Castle, Harland & Wolff, Kaohsiung, Union Castle
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No.519 Warwick Castle launched 1930
20,445grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 413 off Portugal 1942 (1st photo via BandcStaffRegister) Skyfotos via Rich Turnwald
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Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Union Castle, Warwick Castle
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No.823 Kenya Castle launched 1951
19,904grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Amerikanis 1967 Chandris Line Scrapped Alang 2001 Image attribution: Gary Faux, Richard MacGregory, Tony Davis and Ben Ayre
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Tagged Alang, Amerikanis, Belfast, Chandris, Harland & Wolff, Kenya Castle, Union Castle
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The World's Passenger Ships 