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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.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 