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have now retired and will not be adding anything new! Amazingly, I have on now
written on around 1,350
Classic Passenger Liners, Passenger-Cargo Liners, including
a good number of humble Migrant ships, many of these being converted War-Time
Victory Class ships, such as the type C3 & C4 Class Vessels. Some of these
ships were rebuilt into rather humble Migrant Liners, whilst others became far
more modern and even glamorous Migrant Liners, such as
I trust that you will enjoy reading and discovering the countless ships that I have online, for it has been a great joy bringing them all to you!
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Over sixty years in the Passenger Shipping & Cruise Industry.
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Please Note: In a number of cases a ship may well have had various names during its lifetime and I may have, or in some cases - not have placed all these names on this index. Although I am constantly attempting to correct this, but sadly due to restrictions and because to the extensive list of ships I have covered, let alone my health issues, I may have missed some. Thus, should you happen to note a ship that has a missing link due to having another name and it is not listed, it may well be under its original name as built or under its most famous name, which may not be the one as built.
Links of special interest!
SOLAS 2010 … Safety Of Life At Sea - Many have enquired regarding the new regulations that come in force in 2008 / 2010, will mean the decline of so many fine classic ships that are still with us today. This page contains the details of some of the new regulations but obviously not everything.
BLUE RIBAND … A complete listing of all Blue Riband record holders, Commencing with the 1937 built steel hulled steamship SS Sirus in 1938, to the great SS United States achieved her great feat in July 1952 and she is still afloat today and has recently been obtained by the SS United States Conservancy.
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ssMaritime INDEX
Please Note: Ships on this INDEX are listed in alphabetical order; also many ships may have multiple pages, be it from a single WebPage up to 25 WebPages!
ALSO: Some ships are operated under different names and may be listed under these names, but not all will be listed in this way, thus please double check!
SS Abbekerk … One of the many delightful Dutch C3-DS-A5 type cargo-passenger liners, owned by VNS offering comfortable accommodations for 12 guests over three decks that contain a delightfully comfortable Lounge and Bar, a Dining Room, a Verandah, ample Sports Decks, as well as a Pool. In addition, these ships offered their guests the kind of service that the Dutch are so famed for!
SS
Acapulco … Discover the amazing history of the 1922 P&O Liner RMS Mongolia
and her next four incarnations as follows. She was on charted to the New
Zealand Shipping Company as a humble migrant liner from the
MV Achille Lauro … Built
as the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Liner Willem Ruys that became the much loved but
ill-fated
SS
Admiral von Tirpitz … Built
prior WWI as the Admiral
MV Africa ... One
of a series of
MV Akdeniz … This is the
very last classic Turkish passenger liner afloat and still in use, but as a
University accommodation ship and conference centre. Read her amazing history
as well of that of her sister and similar, but smaller ships built around the
same time in the mid 1950’s. Also ready about another Turkish vessel
built in
HMAS/HMS Albatross … Built in
SS Alferdoss … This feature covers this remarkable
ship in all her guises, but most notably her days as the SS America and
MS Aleksandr Pushkin … She
was the second of the five Soviet Ivan Franco or “Poet” Class liners
to be built and they were the most remarkable ships indeed, sailing the
*SS Amarapoora … One
of the famed P. Henderson & Company cargo-passenger liners from 1920, which
operated on the
SS America … This is a
brand new feature covering the remarkable S.S America that was designed by
SS American Star … This feature covers this remarkable ship in all her guises, but most notably
her days as the SS America and
MS Ancerville … This revolutionary
designed ship was launched by the French president
MS Angelina Lauro … MS
Oranje was the last Netherland Line liner to be built. She was sold, together
with the
MS Anking … One
of two 1950 built China Navigation Company’s 6,000 GRT passenger/cargo
liners that had a varied career, be it on the Australian,
MV Anselm … Built
as the
MS Anshun … One of two 1950 built China
Navigation Company’s 6,000 GRT passenger/cargo liners that had a varied
career, be it on the Australian,
RMS Aorangi … This
is one of the great Union Steam Ship Company liners built in 1925, built
especially for the Trans-Pacific service to operate between
SS Argentina … The Moore-McCormack liner and
sister to the
SS Argentina Star … One of the last four Blue Star Combination-Passenger Liners.
MS Argonaut … This
is one of the famed Epirotiki Lines luxurious cruise ships. However besides being
a popular and a much loved ship with an amazing career, her history is worth
looking at! She began life in 1929 as the world’s larges and the most
expensive ever a super luxury private yacht the MY Orion, later she became a
wartime Gunboat and the Atlantic flagship for four Admirals’. She
returned to be a private yacht for a short time, and was sold to operate as a
cruise ship in the
SS Ariadne … Built
as the delightful 7,700-ton Swedish passenger ship
SS Ariane … ---’’---
SS Artza … Zim Israel Navigation’s fourth liner.
MS Atalante … Built as the French liner Tahitian, she cruised until November 1, 2004 and was laid up and was sold to be broken up.
SS Athenic I … One
of three fine White Star /
SS Athenic … The second of the Shaw Savill & Albion Passengers-Cargo Liners.
SS Atlantic … Built as Matson Lines Malolo, later
renamed Matsonia and sold to Home Lines who renamed her
SS Atlantic … Built
as the 9,214 GRT C4 type cargo ship SS Badger Mariner to be rebuilt as the
SS Atlantis … Atlantis
was built in 1944 as a P2 “General” class transport named,
SS
Atreus … This 1914
built Danish coastal ship that was originally named
MS Augustus … Launched
in November 1950, she was the second of two distinctive liners to be built for
Italia Lines who needed to rebuild their fleet after losing a number of ships
during WWII. Her sister
MS Aurelia … Built as a
passenger freighter,
MV Aureol … This
was the final passenger liner ever built for the Elder Dempster Lines of
Liverpool operating on the West African Service from 1951 to 1974. This
delightful much loved Lady of the Sea, became soon known as the “White
Swan.” From 1974 to 2001 she was owned by
SS Ausonia … One of the few ships to have had a number of owners yet having retained her original name until 2005 when it was changed to “Ivory.” Then in 2006 sailing for Golden Sun Cruises out of Piraeus she was renamed “Aegean two” and continues to cruise the Mediterranean/Adriatica as she has done since the day she was been built 50 years ago.
MS Australia … The Australia was the first of the three fine Lloyd Triestino Passenger Cargo liners, which were the very first new built for the company after WWII. As History proved, these three ships enjoyed great success for a decade. This feature covers all three ships history, as well as their refit and partial rebuild in 1958. Then came a big change of direction for them in 1963 until the end of their days in 1977. There is a separate page containing an original 1951 cabin plan, as well as sections of plans that are relevant to the 1958 changes.
MV Australasia … Built
as the
SS Australis … This
feature covers this remarkable ship in all her guises, but most notably her
days as the SS America and
TSS Awatea … This is the
story of
SS Azure Seas … Built
as the Shaw Savill Liner SS Southern Cross she revolutionised ship design
forever! Follow her history, from a Shaw Savill Albion
Liner to her three incarnations as a Cruise Ship,
MV Baltic Star … For details see SS Birger Jarl below!
MV Baudouinville … Built
in
S.S. Benrinnes
… Scottish
“Ben Line Steamers” of
SS Big Red Boat II … Once one of the great Linea C Italian Liners. She was sold to become SS Big Red Boat II. She was renamed Big Red for her final voyage to Alang
SS Birger Jarl … SS Birger Jarl was owned by Rederi-AB-Svea from 1953 to 1973. She was then renamed SS Bore Nord by Jacob Lines 1773 to 1977, and then SS Baltic Star a name she retained through to 2002. Although in 1982 and again in 1989 she was given new B&W MAN diesel engines, thus she was prefixed MV Baltic Star. However in 2002 she returned to her original name MV Birger Jarl and she retains this name until today!
M/S Blenheim (2) … The first of an amazing pair of 5.000 ton ships that were revolutionary, considering they were constructed early in the 1950's. The Blenheim was completed in 1951, and her sister the Braemar in 1953. They may not be grand Atlantic Liners, but it was their streamlined beauty, which had me love them all of my life! Therefore they are online!
RMS Bloemfontein Castle … Built in 1950 for the Union Castle Line; she was the first one class liner for the company. She was sold to become the Chandris Liner RHMS Patris.
*MS Boissevain … The first of a trio of popular and luxurious 14,150 GRT Cargo-passenger liners built for
a well-known Dutch Company, wholly based in
SS Bon Vivant … Built as the delightful 7,700-ton
Swedish passenger ship
SS Bore/Borea … The fine small two funnelled ship, the SS Bore was built in 1960 and became famed for being the very last steam passenger ship to be built in Scandinavia. Today she sails on as the gleaming white cruise ship the MS Kristina Regina.
M/S Braemar-(I) … She is the second of an amazing pair of 5.000 ton ships that were revolutionary, considering they were constructed early in the 1950's. The first of the pair was the M/S Blenheim, which was completed in 1951, and the Braemar was completed in 1953. They may not be grand Atlantic Liners, but it was their streamlined beauty, which had me love them all of my life! Therefore they are online!
SS Brasil … The 1958 liner built for the
Moore-McCormack SS Brasil, one of the last ever American steamships to be
built. She went on to sail under many owners and concluded her days as the much
loved Universe Explorer and ended her career in 2004 when she was broken up in
SS Brasil Star … One of the last four Blue Star Combination-Passenger Liners
RHMS Britanis … Built as the Matson Line SS Monterey in
1931, then renamed Matsonia, then Lurline, finally purchased and rebuilt by
Chandris for their round the World service to New Zealand and Australia as the
RHMS Britanis. She had a long and fruitful life of 69 long years, and she ended
her career 50 miles off the coast from
RMS Britannic … From the three great White Star Line Olympic Class Liners built, it was only the RMS Olympic that ended up to have a long and a successful life, even having serving as a trooper during WWI. Yet, she and the Britannic tend to be the forgotten ships, which is due to the great tragedy that sadly befell the Titanic on April 14, 1912 that overshadowed both these two liners. However, sadly the HMHS Britannic never served as a passenger liner, only as a hospital ship during the war and she sadly became a casualty of war within a year. This feature contains some excellent images that reveals a great deal about the great RMS Olympic, from her conception, the maiden voyage as a hospital ship in 1915, to her final voyage less than a year later. RMS Titanic has just been added!
TSMV Bulolo … A
fine Burns Philp all first class passenger cargo liner trading between
*MS Cabo San Roque … These
are two of the very last Ybarra passengers liners that plied the Atlantic
between Europe and
*MS Cabo San Vicente … Dito.
RMS Caledonia … The
third built of an identical trio of liners, built to operate from Liverpool to
SS California … This is a 3 page feature on the
Panama Pacific Line “Big 3” Liners, the SS California,
SS Calypso … Built as the Shaw Savill Liner SS
Southern Cross she revolutionised ship design forever! Follow
her history, from a Shaw Savill Albion Liner to her three incarnations as a
Cruise Ship,
*TSS Camito … One
of the two Elder & Fyffes Passenger Banana Ships that plied to the
Caribbean and back to the UK with happ passengers and filled with banana on her
homeward run. She was completed in 1956, and this is her story. Also see the
*SS Campana … The French
passenger liner, SS Campana was constructed by Swan, Hunter and Wigham
Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK for Société Générale de Transport Maritimes
(SGTM) in 1929. This well built liner has a long career with SGTM for a good
25˝ years, sailing mostly from Marseille to
SS Canada Star … The ship with many names, such as, SS Universe Explorer, Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Island Sun, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.
SS Canberra … 1997 Voyage Report - Looking back at P&O’s one of the author’s favourites, known as the “Great White Whale”
RMS Canton … Follow the story of the three lives
of the 1938 RMS
MV Cape Don … I am well aware that this ship may not fit the criteria as a “classic liner”, however, I believe with all my heart that this superb small ship is a unique all Australian ship that should and must be retained at all costs!
*SS Captain Hobson … This ship was the ex
MS Cap San Diego … This ship was the very last of a series of six super luxury Hamburg Sud
passenger cargo ships. She was constructed and completed in 1961 by the
Deutsche Werft AG in
RMS
Carinthia II … The second of three Cunard ships name
RMS Carinthia III … The third of Cunard’s “Saxonia
Class Liners” –
SS Caronia & Olympic … These
two notable liners are on another site operated by
SS Caronia Time-Line … Charting the Career of
Cunard’s “Green Goddess” -
*SS Carvalho Araujo … The
Portuguese shipping company “Empresa Insulana de Navegacao” ordered
a delightful 4,568 GRT (Gross Registered Tons) ship
to be constructed in Italy, and this fine liner the S.S. Carvalho Araújo"
was completed in 1930. She operated for an amazing 41 long years operating
basically on the same service. This greatly loved small liner was one of the
ships that served the Madeira and the Islands of the
SS Cathay … Built as the Belgium Congo-Liner
SS Baudouinville but sold to P&O in 1960 to operate on the
SS Castle Bianco … Three of the early Sitmar migrant ships
TV Castle Felice … Sitmar Line
SS Castle Verde … Sitmar Line
MS Centaur … This
fine combination operated the popular Blue Funnel Line Fremantle to
SS Ceramic … The third of the Shaw Savill & Albion Passengers-Cargo Liners
MS Changsha … The first of two first class
cargo-passenger liners operating between
MS Charlesville … The
MS Charlesville was the last of five sister ships built, being the “CMB
Albertville Class” ships, obviously named after the vey first of five
delightful 10,901 GRT delightful Cargo-passenger Liners, the M.S. Albertville
built in 1948, with the last of the series, being the Charlesville was
completed in 1951. All of these beautifully built
*RMS Cilicia … The
Cilicia was the second of the identical trio of liners built to operate between
Liverpool and
RMS Circassia … This
was the first of the identical trio of liners built, which operated between
Liverpool and
SS Chitral … Built as the
Belgium Congo-Liner SS Jadotville but sold to P&O in 1960 to
operate on the
MS City of Andros … See
MS City of Exeter … Ellerman Lines Cargo-Passenger Liner
MS City of York … Ellerman Lines Cargo-Passenger Liner
SS Conte di Savoia … She was built for the well-established Italian
line,
SS Constitution … One of two great liners built for the
American Export Lines, sailing from the
SS Corinthic I … One of three first White Star /
SS Corinthic … The first of the Corinthic Class series for Shaw Savill & Albion Line
SS Corrientes … Compania Argentina De Navegacion
Dodero S.A., obtained two World War II
SS Corsair IV … This is one of the more unusual ships on ssmaritime.com, a ship that was built as a private super luxury yacht that also served for the US Navy in WW1 and then became the world’s first super luxurious all first class cruise ship. This is not a story of a liner, but a remarkable and a very different ship!
SS Costa Rica Victory … This Victory Class Ship later became the Dutch SS
Groote Beer, but this feature covers the remarkable story of WW2 soldier
MS
Covadonga … The
second of a pair of the “Spanish Line” Cargo-passenger Liners from
1953. They had an excellent career on the
MS Cunard Adventurer … She was the first of two ships that were completed
for Cunard in 1971 to be fulltime cruise ships in the
MS Cunard Ambassador … The Ambassador was the second of the pair to be built
in 1972, but her time with Cunard was even shorter due to her catching fire and
being to total loss. A Scandinavian company felt that they could use her and
they rebuilt her into a sheep/livestock carrier between the Middle East and
TSS Cyrenia … A ship operated by Hellenic
Mediterranean Lines and placed on the displaced persons and migrant service
between
MS Dalmacija … Two delightful Yugoslavian ships, the MS Dalmacija and her sister the Istra were built in 1965 for Jadrolinija Cruises. The Dalmacija continued cruising until 1997 for Adriatic Cruises which went broke in 2009, when she was sold to the breakers.
MV Dalerdijk … The first of a trio Holland America Line (HAL) First Class Passenger Cargo Liners built in 1929 to 1930 and they were famed HAL excellence in service and their superior cuisine created by the best of chefs!
MV Delftdijk … The second of the above HAL trio of Passenger Cargo Liners.
SS Del Mar … Three luxuriously appointed American
passenger cargo ships, which introduced a brand new fashion in maritime design.
They had tall twin smoke uptakes placed just behind their huge squat style
dummy funnel. They operated for twenty five years for Delta Line on the
SS Del Norte
… As
per SS Del Mar.
SS Del Sud
… As
per SS Del Mar.
MS Devonshire … She was the last of a quartet of troop and education cruise ships, to be built between 1936 to 1938 and she was operated by the Bibby Line. Later she was sold to British India Line and was renamed Devonia.
SS Diemerdyk … The first or two fine Holland America Trans-Atlantic passenger Cargo liners.
MS Dilwara …
SS Dinteldyk … The second of the Holland America Trans-Atlantic passenger Cargo liners.
SS Duivendijk … The third of a trio Holland America Line (HAL) First Class Passenger Cargo Liners built in 1929 to 1930 and they were famed HAL excellence in service and their superior cuisine created by the best of chefs! This is the only ship of the trio that was a steam ship!
MS City of Durban … The following three ships are part of the famous Ellerman Lines Cargo-Passenger Liners
QSMV Dominion Monarch … This gracious Shaw Savill Liner that is the largest Liner of its kind ever to be built
SS Doric … The Homes Lines SS Doric was built as Zim Lines largest ever liner SS Shalom and she was sold to the German Atlantic Line late in 1967 to become the SS Hanseatic. In 1973 she was sold again to Home lines to become the much loved SS Doric. However, she was sold in 1981 to become the Royal Odyssey with Royal Cruise Line. Just seven years later she was purchased by Regency Cruises and she was renamed once more to become the Regent Sun.
MV Doulos …
TSS Dover … The Dover was the very last
British Rail steamship passenger/car ferry to be built and she has had a good
and long life and is currently awaiting restoration in the
MS Dunera … She was the second of a quartet of troop and education cruise ships, to be built between 1936 to 1938.
MS Dunnottar Castle … Built in 1936 for Union Castle Line’s
MS Eastern Queen … The first of two ships ordered by Cie de Nav
Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre, Marseilles, sailing from Marseilles to the Congo,
later transferred to Nouvelle Cie de Paquebots and eventually sold to the
Philippine President Lines to become the President. Later she was named Eastern
Queen serving between Fremantle
SS Ellinis … ex Matson Line Lurline, became a Chandris Lines favourite
SS Emerald … An American built luxury liner for
SS Emerald Seas …
RMS Empress of Australia … Built
prior WWI as the Admiral
TSMV Empress of Australia … This revolutionary Australian built ship was at one time she was the largest ship of her kind in the world. Eventually she was rebuilt into a luxury cruise ship but had an unhappy demise.
RMS Empress of Britain … This
fine Canadian Pacific Liner and an elegant Survivor from the Fifties … by
RMS Empress of Canada … The last Canadian Pacific Liner that was sold to become Carnival’s first cruise ship the SS Mardi Gras, later to become the Apollo & Apollon.
RMS Empress of England … This Canadian Pacific Liner was built between the two
ships above she served with the company from 1957 to 1970 and was sold to
RMS Empress of Ireland … A tragic story of a fine 1906 Canadian Pacific
Liner that had all the features and luxuries in First and Second Class and good
comforts in Third Class, but when commencing on her 96th.voyage a coal collier with an ice strengthened hull sliced into
her amidships and sank her in 14 minutes! She is the forgotten tragedy, as
sadly the Empress lost more passengers than the Titanic did or the
SS Empress Katerina … Built as the delightful 7,700-ton Swedish
passenger ship
SS Enchanted Seas … The ship with many names such as, SS Universe Explorer, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Island Sun, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.
MTS Eros … Built
as the MTS Eros in 1964 she was the second of the trio of
MS Ettrick … She was the third of a quartet of troop, education and cruise ships, to be built between 1936 to 1938. She served for P&O Lines, but sadly she did have a tragic end during World War II.
SS Eugenio C … She was once one of the great Linea C Italian Liners. She was sold to become SS Big Red Boat II. She was renamed Big Red for her final voyage to Alang
MV Europa … One of a series of
SS
Europa … Discover
the amazing history of the 1922 P&O Liner RMS Mongolia and her next four
incarnations as follows. She was on charted to the New Zealand Shipping Company
as a humble migrant liner from the
SS Excalibur 1 … The American Export Lines I the early thirties commenced to build a series of ships that became lovingly known as “The Four Aces.” These ships, although externally they may have looked relatively ordinary, but internally they were the ultimate of First Class luxury with Lounges and a Dining Room that was fit for any grand Trans Atlantic Liner! The first to be completed was the SS Excalibur.
SS Excambion 1 … The SS Excambion was the second ship of the “The Four Aces.” fleet.
SS Exeterr1 … The SS Exeter was the forth and last of the “The Four Aces.”
SS Exochorda 1 … The SS Exochorda was the third ship of the “The Four Aces.” fleet.
TSS Fair Princess … This feature covers all four of the “Saxonia Class Liners.” But highlights the ex Sitmar/Princess Cruises/P&O, Fair Princess. Also see her Photo Album. Fair Princess was sold in 2001 to become
TSS China Sea Discovery … An Asian casino cruise ship a venture that failed miserably, she was laid-up in Taiwan until 2005 when sold for breaking up.. There is a remarkable story relating to her final days, including a strange incident, as told by the ships captain
TSS Fairstar … The Bibby Line Troopship TSS Oxfordshire, became the popular Sitmar liner
MS Fairsea (I) … Another of the early Sitmar ships
TSS Fairsea … One of the ex Cunard Liners rebuilt to become the Fairland, but renamed Fairsea and became a popular cruise ship for Sitmar in 1971. Taken over by P&O in 1988, she became the Fair Princess.
SS Fairsky (2) … Fairsky was the second last Sitmar migrant Liner, Fairstar being the last
TSS Fairwind … The second of the ex Cunard Liners to
be rebuilt to become the Fairwind and also became a popular cruise ship for
Sitmar in 1972. Taken over by P&O in 1988, she became the
TSS Fedor Shalyapin … One of the four Saxonia Class Liners. She was
built as the Ivernia, and was later renamed
MS Flaminia … An early Cogedar Lines Migrant ship
SS Flavia … The Cunard Liner that received the most remarkable rebuild in maritime history to become a sleek Cogedar Liner.
MS Franca C ... The luxury Italian cruise ship MS Franca C was
built in 1914 in the
SS France … The great SS France/Norway, currently named Blue Lady has had a long and good career. Her future has been decided by the Indian courts and she is being broken up.
SS Francis Drake … A delightful all first class passenger/cargo
liner that operated 63 day voyages between
SS Freeport II … Built as the delightful 7,700-ton
Swedish passenger ship
SS/MS Funchal ... This fine 1961 built Portuguese passenger liner was rebuilt as a superb cruise ship and she remains in much of her original form and continues to sail the world. On ssMaritime you will find that there are a good number of other excellent Portuguese liners featured such as the sisters ships Santa Maria and Vera Cruz and the largest and most glamorous Portuguese liner ever the TS Infante Dom Henrique and the delightful TS Principe Perfeito, which is also featured on the Infante page. Check the index! Please Note: The Funchal feature was completely updated on May 17, 2011, with additional copy and photographs.
SS Galilah … Zim Israel Navigation’s third liner
SS Galileo … One of the two Lloyd Triestino Passenger Liners, which were the last to be built for the company
MS General Mangin … The first of two ships ordered by Cie de Nav
Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre, Marseilles, sailing from Marseilles to the Congo,
later transferred to Nouvelle Cie de Paquebots and eventually sold to the
Philippine President Lines to become the President. Later she was named Eastern
Queen serving between Fremantle
SS George Anson … An all first class passenger/cargo liner that
operated 63 day voyages between
MS Georg Buchner … This is the superb and beautifully built ex
MS Giulio Cesare … Launched in May 1950, she was the first of
two Italia Lines liners to be built to build after WWII. Her sister
TSS Golfito … One
of the two Elder & Fyffes Passenger Banana Ships that plied to the
Caribbean and back to the UK with happy passengers and filled with banana on
her homeward run. She was completed in 1949, and this is her story. Also see
the
SS Gothic … The last (forth) of the Shaw Savill & Albion Passengers-Cargo Liners – Royal Yacht in 1952/53
SS Groote Beer … One of three US Victory freighters converted
by the Dutch Government as troopers then rebuilt them as emigrant ships,
operating to North America,
MS
Guadalupe … The first of a pair of the “Spanish
Line” Cargo-passenger Liners from 1953. They had an excellent career on
the
TN Hamburg … TS Hamburg was a ship that had one of the most unusual funnels ever seen on any ship! It sort of looked like if there was a flying saucer hovering just over top of it, and that (as well as her spacious interiors) why she was called “The Space Ship.”
SS Hanseatic … The SS Hanseatic was built as Zim Lines largest ever liner SS Shalom. She was sold to the German Atlantic Line late in 1967 to become the SS Hanseatic. In 1973 she became the Home SS Doric but was sold in 1981 to be renamed Royal Odyssey with Royal Cruise Line. Just seven years later she was purchased by Regency Cruises and she was renamed once more to become the Regent Sun.
SS Haven … Originally
built as the Burns, Philp passenger-cargo liner S.S. Montoro of 1911, but she
was sold to a Singaporean shipping company who renamed her “HAVEN.”
As you will discover, she has a heroic story to tell as she rescued White
Russians during very dangerous times in
SS Hellenic Prince … Built as a naval vessel in
SS Hermes … This ship was built at the
Lindholmens Shipyard in
MV Hikawa Maru … Completed in 1930,
MS Hizbul Bahr … The first of two ships ordered by Cie de
Nav Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre, Marseilles, sailing from Marseilles to the
Congo, later transferred to Nouvelle Cie de Paquebots and eventually sold to
the Philippine President Lines to become the President. Later she was named
Eastern Queen serving between Fremantle
SS Homeric (2) … She was built as the
SS Hubert … Built for Booth Line as the
passenger cargo liner
SS Hwa Lien … This
small passenger ship was built as the excellent Union Steamship Company of New
Zealand, Inter-Island ferry SS Maori, operating between Wellington and
Lyttelton and was built in 1907. She had an excellent career in
SS Iberia … The forth
new built ship after WWII, first Himalaya, second Chusan, third,
MV Iberia Star … Built as the
SS Independence … One of two great liners built for the
American Export Lines, sailing from the
TS Infante Dom Henrique … TS Infante Dom Henrique being
SS Ionic II … One of three fine White Star /
T/v Irpinia … She
commenced her days as the French passenger liner
SS Island Sun … The ship with many names, such as, SS Universe Explorer, Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.
SS Israel … A Zim
Israel Navigation liner.
MS Istra … Two delightful Yugoslavian
ships, MS Istra and her sister the Dalmacija were built in 1965 for Jadrolinija
Cruises. The Istra continued cruising until 1993, then under other names
including her current name since 2000 the
MS Italia … This
is the complete story of a delightful ultramodern looking ship completed in
August 1967, the 12,219-Ton MS Italia, a ship with a long and a good life. She
had a number of names, such as the Ocean Princess, Sea Prince,
SS Italis … This
feature covers this remarkable ship in all her guises, but most notably her
days as the SS America and
MS Ivan Franco … This superb ship was the very first of
the five Soviet Ivan Franco or “Poet” Class liners to be built and
they were the most remarkable ships indeed. She sailed the
MS Jadran ... The Jadran is one of the much loved “J” Trio of ships operated by the Jadrolinija Line, being the MS Jugoslavija, MS Jadran and the MS Jedinstvo, all built in Yugoslavia between 1956 and 1958.
MS Jagersfontein … One of the VNS - Holland Africa Lines trio of Combination-Passenger Liners.
MTS Jason … Built
as the MTS Eros in 1964 she was the second of the trio of
MS Jedinstvo … The Jedinstvo is one of the much loved “J” Trio of ships operated by the Jadrolinija Line, being the MS Jugoslavija, MS Jadran and the MS Jedinstvo, all built in Yugoslavia between 1956 and 1958.
MV Jean Mermoz … The 1957 built Jean Mermoz had an interesting career as a liner until she commenced full time cruise duties in 1970 as the Mermoz and later the Louis Cruises MV Serenade
SS Jerusalem 1 … Zim Israel Navigation’s first Trans Atlantic liner
SS Jerusalem (2) … Zim Israel Navigation’s first passenger liner
MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt … A fine Dutch Ship that had what we may call the impossible name. Netherland Lines Johan van Oldenbarnevelt became lovingly known as “JVO.” Sold to become a Greek cruise ship the Lakonia
MS Jugoaslavija … The Jugoslavija is one of the much loved “J” Trio of ships operated by the Jadrolinija Line, being the MS Jugoslavija, MS Jadran and the MS Jedinstvo, all built in Yugoslavia between 1956 and 1958.
RMS Kaisar-i-Hind … The Kaisar-i-Hind – a P&O liner that
was built in 1914 especially for the
TSMV Kanimbla …
SS Keewatin … This
is a magnificent 1907 built Canadian Pacific Railway Great Lakes Steamer that
that sailed through to 1968, yet it remains with us to this day. This mighty centenarian, S.S. Keewatin is berthed at her
homeport at Port McNicoll,
SS Kedma … Zim Israel Navigation’s first passenger liner.
KNSM-Passenger-Freighters … KNSM, or the “Royal Netherlands Steamship Company” operated 35 Trans-Atlantic freighters built between 1954 and 1963 offered luxurious accommodations for 12 passengers, whilst still providing the finest services and cuisine possible. Their public venues were all designed by some of the finest interior decorators who ensured the finest materials and furnishings were used, and all cabins were spacious as well as having two windows and had private facilities. There was no doubt, but the Dutch were famous for operating the finest passenger-freighters all over the world!
MS Klipfontein … One of the VNS - Holland Africa Lines trio of Combination-Passenger Liners, sister of the MS Jagersfontein & Oranjefontein.
MV Kota Singapura & Bali … The ex Royal Interocean Lines MV Tjiwangi was sold to a
Singaporean Company in January 1972. She operated cruises from Fremantle to
MS Kristina Regina … The fine small two funnelled built as the SS
Bore in 1960 became famed for being the very last steamship to be built in
MS Kuala Lumpur … The China Navigation Co first class cruise ship and Pilgrim ship, the MS Kuala Lumpur, which was built as the British India Lines MS Dilwara. She is a much loved ship and has a long and a respectable history!
MS Kungsholm III … The 1952 built Swedish-America liner and much loved cruise ship. Later she became the Norddeutscher/Hapag-Lloyd to become the famed Europa. After 25 successful years she was sold to become Costa’s ill-fated Columbus C.
MS Kungsholm IV … The last Swedish-America Line ship built in 1966, sold to become the P&O/Princess Sea Princess, Victoria, later the Mona Lisa, Oceanic II, and 2010 as the Mona Lisa again. She is now in danger of being broken up unless she is saved from doom!
SS La Gaurdia … La Gaurdia was built in 1944 as a P2
“General” class transport named,
MS Lakonia … Built as the great and popular Dutch liner MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was sold to become the infamous Greek cruise ship “Lakonia”, which suffered a tragic end, and was greatly responsible for the very stringent “SOLAS” - “Safety Of Life At Sea” regulations.
SS Leilani … Leilani was built in 1944 as a P2
“General” class transport named,
SS Liberte … The ship with many names, such as, SS Universe Explorer, Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Island Sun, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.
RMS Llanstephan
RMS Llandovery
TS Loongana … “The Loongana is not a mere ship. In every essential she is a yacht, in fact while she was being testes the popular remark always was - ‘What a beautiful yacht.’ The beauty of her design and the grace of her every movement produced always the impression that she was the property of a Royal.” Wrote a reported in 1904! Nor read my feature on this remarkable very fast Union Steamship Company turbine steamer!
SS Lurline … This fine
Matson Liner that sailed to and from the
SS Lurline-2 … Built as Matson’s SS Monterey
in 1931, but she was later renamed Matsonia (not the Malolo), then after the
Lurline was sold to become the Greek Ellinis she was renamed Lurline. Finally
she was purchased and rebuilt by Chandris for their round the World service to
TSS Maasdam … One of
MV Madagascar … Built as a German ferry she was rebuilt
in 1966 as Sun Lines small luxury cruise ship
SS Maheno … This
triple screw Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand liners built in 1905
sailed a total of 35 years and served both the Trans Tasman and Trans Pacific
services, but she also played a significant role during WWI as a Hospital ship
for 5 years and did an amazing job, especially as she arrived at Gallipoli
under heavy fire! Amazingly you can come to
SS Malaita I … Included
on the MS Bulolo page, this is the story of the 1893 steamer that was purchased
by Burns Philip in 1905 for service between
MS Malaita II … The
second Malaita also saw war service and was torpedoed, but survived and managed
to crawl back to
SS Malaysia … She was operated by Austasia Line
between
SS Malolo … One of Matson Lines luxurious
Liners, sailing from
TSMV Manoora … The Adelaide Steamship Companies famed coastal liner. She also had a notable Naval career during World War II and thankfully came out unscathed. She returned to coastal duties but was sold to become an Indonesian pilgrim ship in 1961.
SS Manuka … She was the second of a pair of
almost identical ships to be built for the Union Steam Steamship Company
(USSC0) in the early 1900s. The first to be built was the 4,300 GRT SS Moeraki
in 1902 and the 4,500 GRT SS Manuka in 1903. There was no doubt about it, but
these were the most innovative ships yet built for the USSCo as they offered a
whole new level of comfort in both First and Second class! In addition she had
speed and many other comforts that the earlier USSCo ships simply did not have!
These two new ships was the beginning of a whole new era for the
TSMV Manunda … This is Manoora’s older running mate, and her civil and wartime details have been included on the Manoora feature.
SS Maori II … This
is the delightful and beautifully appointed SS Maori, the Union Steamship
Company’s reliable and fast Inter-Island overnight ferry between
SS Marama … One
of the older Union Steam Ship Company of
SS Marathon … The superb Aberdeen Line SS Marathon
and her sister the
SS Marconi … One of the two Lloyd Triestino Passenger Liners, which were the last to be built for the company.
SS Matsonia
I … This ship was
built as the
SS Mariposa (2) … She was the first of a trio of Matson liners to be known as the “White Fleet.” She was Launched in 1931, and delivered in 1932. She was a successful ship indeed as well as being the fastest ship on the Pacific! She was sold to become the Home Lines Homeric (2) in 1954.
SS Mariposa (3) … One of two fine 1956 Matson Lines ships
that plied the South Pacific from 1957 to 1978. Mariposa was sold to
GMV Maui Pomare … This little 1,211 GRT Pacific Island
passenger-freighter built in
SS Matsonia …
SS Matsonia … Built as Matson’s SS Monterey
in 1932, but she was later renamed Matsonia (not the Malolo), then Lurline,
finally purchased and rebuilt by Chandris for their round the World service to
MV Matua … I
worked for the Union Steamship Company in the early sixties and obviously spent
a great deal of time on both the
SS Maunganui … When built in 1911, this then glamorous
liner the Union Line of New Zealand, SS Maunganui was placed on the
Trans-Tasman service, and she also operated on the Trans-Pacific service the
USA and Canada. She served in two World Wars and was a profitable and a
successful ship. She was sold to a Greek company in 1947 to become a Migrant
ship operated by Hellenic Mediterranean Lines operating between
RMS Mauretania … The Mauretania was first and the largest
ever Cunard White Star Line Trans-Atlantic Liner to be built in
TN Maxim Gorkiy … Built as the TN Hamburg, she was a ship that had one of the most unusual funnels ever seen on any ship! It sort of looked like if there was a flying saucer hovering just over top of it, and that (as well as her spacious interiors) why she was called “The Space Ship.” Sold to the Soviets she became a popular cruise ship and sailed on countless world voyages.
RMS Media … RMS Media was delivered to Cunard
in August 1947 and being the very first new Trans Atlantic liner to be built
after the World War II to operate on the Liverpool to New York service. In 1961
she was sold and received the most comprehensive rebuilding of any ship ever to
become the
SS Medina … Built in 1914 in the
Mercy Ships … Mercy Ships an amazing 100% volunteer medical organisation that sails the world and provides free medicine and surgeries wherever it is needed. Their very first and best known ship was the ex Lloyd Triestino Liner, the MV Victoria that was renamed the MV Anastasis, however their current ship in operation is the 16,5672-ton MV Africa Mercy and the ship currently in construction is the 37,000-ton MV Atlantic Mercy. In addition there are other smaller ships which will prove interesting reading.
T/n Michelangelo … With her sister Raffaello, these twins were the ultimate of Italian shipbuilding. Yet, although much loved by passengers, movie star and Royalty, they only served for 10 years and ended up as sad military barracks in Persia/Iran.
MS Mikhail Lermontov … This was the very fifth and last of the five Soviet
Ivan Franco or “Poet” Class liners to be built and although she
operated on cruises for most of her days. Later CTC Lines had her under charter
a great deal. However, this magnificent ship ended her days with a tragedy in
the Marlborough Sounds,
SS Miltiades … The superb Aberdeen Line SS
Miltiades and her sister the SS Marathon were the very last kind of ships built
of their kind in 1903 & 1904! They were something unique and these are the
true classic liners that sailed between
MS Minghua ... The revolutionary designed MS Minghua
was originally built as the French liner and cruise ship MS Ancerville, which
was launched by the French president Charles de Gaulle, who even used her as
his private yacht. She operated between
GMV Moana Roa … This is a little known, yet a delightful
green-hulled
SS Moeraki … She was the first of a pair two
sister ships to be built for the Union Steam Steamship Company (USSCo) in the
early 1900s. She was the largest for the company to date at 4,392 GRT in 1902,
but she was soon followed by the lightly larger 4,505 GRT SS Manuka in 1903.
There was no doubt about it, but these were the most innovative ships yet built
for the USSCo as they offered a whole new level of comfort in both First and
Second class! In addition she had speed and many other comforts that the
earlier USSCo ships simply did not have! These two new ships was the beginning
of a whole new era for the
MS Moledet … Zim Israel Navigation’s last liner.
MV Mona Lisa … The last Swedish-America Line ship built in 1966, sold to become the P&O/Princess Sea Princess, Victoria, later the Mona Lisa, Oceanic II, and 2010 as the Mona Lisa again. She is now in danger of being broken up unless she is saved from doom!
SS Monarch Sun … The ship with many names, such as, SS Universe Explorer, Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Island Sun, Liberte, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.
MS Mongabarra … This is a delightful, but little known 12
Cargo-passenger freighter owned by the Swedish Company “Rederi AB
Transatlantic” used mostly on the Trans-Atlantic service, however she
also visited
RMS
Mongolia … Discover the amazing history of the 1922 P&O Liner RMS Mongolia
and her next four incarnations as follows. She was on charted to the New
Zealand Shipping Company as a humble migrant liner from the
TSS Monowai … Union Steam Ship Co’s was built
as the P&O liner
HMNZS Monowai … ex GMV
MV Moonta … The
popular Adelaide Steamship Company passenger and cargo ship, that sailed along
the coast of
SS Monterey … Built as Matson’s SS Monterey
in 1931, but she was later renamed Matsonia, then Lurline, finally purchased
and rebuilt by Chandris for their round the World service to New Zealand and
Australia as the RHMS Britanis. She had a long and fruitful life of 69 long
years, and she ended her career 50 miles off the coast from
SS Monterey … Sister to the Mariposa (3). She plied
the South Pacific from 1957 to 1978. After a long lay up she was purchased by
Starlauro which eventually became the popular MSC Cruises.
MS Monte Ulia … A delightfully sleek Spanish cargo-passenger (Combination) liner from 1952 owned and operated by Aznar Line. It is just one of a series of Monte Class ships, but she was the ultimate of the “Monte” series. Sadly Spanish ships are very much neglected by so many maritime historians written, I am delighted to have covered a good number of Spanish liners to date, just check the ssMaritime INDEX.
SS Montoro … The 1911 built
Burns, Philp passenger-cargo liner, constructed especially for the
SS
Nassau … Discover the amazing history of the 1922 P&O Liner RMS Mongolia
and her next four incarnations as follows. She was on charted to the New
Zealand Shipping Company as a humble migrant liner from the
SS Negbah … Zim Israel Navigation’s second liner.
MS Nelly … A migrant ship to
MS Neptunia … The Neptunia was the last of the three fine Lloyd Triestino Passenger Cargo liners being first new built after WWII. As History proved, she enjoyed great success for many years. This feature covers all the three ships history, as well as their rebuild in 1958, and a change of direction in 1963 until the end of their days in 1977. An original 1951 cabin plan is included, as well as sections of plans that are relevant to the 1958 changes. The cabin plan is on a separate page.
SS Nieuw Amsterdam … SS Nieuw Amsterdam, with her long sleek lines, is regarded to this day as one of the most beautiful liners ever built. Her stunning silhouette attests she was a perfectly balanced passenger liner. Her elegant lines were highlighted by her black hull (later painted grey), as well as her two perfectly proportioned funnels and two tall masts.
SS Nieuw Holland … One
of the two 1928 KPM sisters sailing between Malaya and
MS Nieuw Holland … As the Randfontein, she was the last of the
Holland Africa Line Passenger Cargo Liners. She was later sold to Royal
Interocean Lines and renamed
SS Nieuw Zeeland … One of the two 1928 KPM sisters, sunk during the war by a submarine.
SS Noga … This feature covers this
remarkable ship in all her guises, but most notably her days as the SS America
and
MS Noordam … Another all First Class Holland
America Passenger Cargo Liner with 125 privileged passengers who sailed the
SS Norway … The great SS France/Norway, at the end she was named Blue Lady, but she had had a long and good career. Although we tried to save her, had a buyer, but due to the intervention of Star Cruises & NCL she was sold to the breakers, but a halt was placed on her being broken up, by an Indian organisation and took the ship and the breakers to court. Her future was eventually decided by the Indian courts and she was eventually broken up.
SS Ocean Breeze … Built as the Shaw Savill Liner SS Southern
Cross she revolutionised ship design forever! Follow
her history, from a Shaw Savill Albion Liner to her three incarnations as a
Cruise Ship,
SS Ocean Explorer I … Ocean Explorer I was built in 1944 as a P2
“General” class transport named,
MS Ocean Islander ... Built in 1956 as the
Adriatica Line’s
PV Ocean Mist … In 1956 as the
Adriatica Line’s
SS Ocean Monarch … Shaw Savill Line obtained the Empress of
England in 1970 for the use as a cruise ship and occasional line voyager. She
served with them for just five years, but she made a massive imprint Down Under
as she was much loved by both the Australian and
MS Ocean Odyssey … Built
as the MTS Eros in 1964 she was the second of the trio of
MV Ocean Princess … This
is the complete story of a delightful ultramodern looking ship completed in
August 1967, the 12,219-Ton MS Italia, a ship with a long and a good life. She
had a number of names, such as the Ocean Princess, Sea Prince,
MS Oceania … The Oceania was the second of the three fine Lloyd Triestino Passenger Cargo liners being first new built after WWII. As History proved, all three ships enjoyed great success for many years. This feature covers these ships history, as well as their rebuild in 1958, and a change of direction in 1963 until the end of their days in 1977. An original 1951 cabin plan is included, as well as sections of plans that are relevant to the 1958 changes. The cabin plan is on a separate page.
SS Oceanic … Cruising: The Grand Home Lines SS Oceanic continues cruising to this day. Enjoy her story, from a liner to a Star Ship and a Big Red Boat. Today she is operated by the Spanish Cruise Line, Pullmantur Cruises. She will be placed on the market until 2005.
MV Oceanic II … The last Swedish-America Line ship built in 1966, sold to become the P&O/Princess Sea Princess, Victoria, later the Mona Lisa, Oceanic II, and 2010 as the Mona Lisa again. She is now in danger of being broken up unless she is saved from doom!
MTS Odysseus … Built as a superb Brazilian liner
completed in 1962, but later sold to become a famed cruise ship based in
TSS Olympia … As the
RMS Olympic … From the three great White Star Line Olympic Class Liners built, it was only the RMS Olympic that ended up to have a long and a successful life, even having serving as a trooper during WWI. Yet, she tends to be the forgotten ship, which is due to the great tragedy that sadly befell the Titanic on April 14, 1912 that overshadowed both the Olympic and even her younger sister the HMHS Britannic, which never served as a passenger liner, only as a hospital ship during the war and she sadly became a casualty of war within a year. This two page feature contains countless images that reveals a great deal about the great RMS Olympic, from her conception, the maiden voyage in 1911, to her final breaking up in 1937. There is also a feature on the HMHS Britannic and now the RMS Titanic online!
MS Ondina … Here is an
amazing story, but amazingly not about a passenger ship, which is most unusual
for this site, but a Dutch tanker owned by Royal Dutch Shell. This ship became
famous during WWII when it had to battle two Japanese Armed Merchant Cruisers
off the
RMS Ophir … This
is the remarkable 1891 completed Orient Line R.M.S. Ophir, the ship so lovingly
known as “The Opulent Ophir” as she was one of the most luxurious
liners of her day. She was a remarkable ship in so many ways, for she was a
fast ship capable of 18.8 knots, and also was the very first ship to operate as
a twin screw Royal Mail Ship on the
SS Op Ten Noort … This remarkable
Dutch ship was built in
MS Oranje … MS
Oranje was the last Netherland Line liner to be built. She was sold, together
with the
MS Oranjefontein … One of the VNS - Holland Africa Lines trio of Combination-Passenger Liners.
MS Oranje Nassau
… The 7.214
GRT MS Oranje Nassau was one of two KNSM’s very last Cargo-passenger
liners ever to be built and were completed in 1957. They were a One Class
luxury style of ship and operated between
RMS Orcades … Orient Lines first new liner built after World War Two. This feature also has a separate photo page.
RMS Orion … One of Australia’s most loved Orient Line ships.
SS Oriana Part One … “The Birth of a Liner.” (Five WebPages) Part One - Join me on a never seen before photographic journey of the Oriana’s designers at work creating this great new liner in the early to mid 1960’s, then see the laying of her keel, her construction, launching by Princess Alexandra, her fitting out, then her sea trials, as well as her maiden voyage to Australia and New Zealand. This is a very rare and an exclusive feature, with plans, illustrations and photographs never seen before. Much of this feature was provided to e by one of the Orient Line’s Naval Architect’s who designed much of the Oriana!
SS Oriana Part Two … “Oriana’s
Historical pages.” (Nine WebPages) - Part Two covers the ship for her
inception to, her maiden voyage the when she was sold to
MS Oriental Queen … She was built as
RMS Ormonde … Orient Line decided to build a larger
ship to join their current fleet and placed an order for an un-named liner to
be built by the John Brown & Co Ltd, shipyards at
RMS Ormuz (I) … Built in 1886 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd., Glasgow for the Orient Steam Navigation Company, London, this ship was considered innovative and one of the first official ships to transport emigrant to Australia, under a signed agreement between the Government of New South Wales and the Orient Line! But she was more than this, for she was reported to be “The Fastest Ship in the World”! And there is so much more to this fine ship, which no Australia maritime historian has ever bothered to make mention of?
RMS
Ormuz (2) … This passenger liner was originally built for the
Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) named the Zeppelin and upon completion she was handed
to her owners on January 21, 1915 but due to due to the war having commenced,
NDL decided to keep the ship laid up throughout the war and NDL was going to
bring her out of retirement after the war. But she was surrendered as part of
the war reparations to the British Government on March 28, 1919 and was
handed to the Americans to be used for a number of voyages as a troop ship. In
1920 she was sold to the Orient Line who used her for their Australian service,
renamed
SS Oronsay … Oronsay completed in 1951 was the second Orient Line ship built after World War II, her earlier sister Orcades was built in 1948.
TSS Oxfordshire … The fine 1957 completed Bibby Line Troopship and passenger ship the TSS Oxfordshire, however due to changes in trooping operations, her career was relatively short and she was sold to the Vlasov or the Sitmar Line in 1963 and she was rebuilt to become the very popular Sitmar liner, the TSS Fairstar, and later in hr career an Australian based cruise ship until 1997 as she headed to Alang, India to be broken up. However this fine ship gave an amazing 40 years of faithful service!
MS Pacific … Enjoy Eckhard Herrnsdorf’s MS Pacific cruise in June 2008 complete with a short cruise review and many excellent photographs of this wonderful ship not long before she was arrested. Thus Eckhard was very close to being one of her last cruises and she was a sag loss indeed!
MV Pacific Princess … This fine ship was built in 1971 as the
Norwegian cruise ship, MV Sea Venture then she became the P&O,
SS Paraguay Star … One of four Ellerman Lines fine Cargo-Passenger Liners
RMS Parthia …
MS Pasabahce … This is a remarkable 1955 Italian built Turkish all steel ferry and it is now in need of saving! She is the oldest, largest and fastest Turkish ferry still sailing and is in need of an assured future! Read her story here. This is the second Turkish ship on ssmaritime as the other is the last passenger liner still afloat the 1955 built classic MV Akdeniz.
SS Patricia … A delightful 7,700-ton Swedish
passenger ship built in 1951, which has an amazing and a varied life of 47
years. This feature covers her history with ample photographs and another page
containing a Deck Plan and an overview of the ship revealing her layout. Her
other names were SS Ariadne, Freeport II (whilst under charter), Bon Vivant,
Ariane,
RHMS Patris … Built
as
SS
Pegasus & Hermes II … These
two sister ships were built as two fine “Canadian Pacific Railway
Company” passenger-car ferries, named the SS Princess
SS Pegu … Another P. Henderson &
Company cargo-passenger liner from 1921, a sister of the Amarapoora, both
operating on the
RMS Pendennis Castle … Remembering another fine Union-Castle liner.
SS Penguin … This small Passenger ship was built
for a Scottish Company in 1964, but sold in 1978 to the Union Steamship
Company,
MS Polynesie … This little ship was much loved by
Australians. Messageries Maritimes operated the 36 passenger Polynesie between
MS Port Elizabeth … One of four Ellerman Lines fine Cargo-Passenger Liners.
MS Port Melbourne … See MS Port
MS Port Sydney … Port Lines Port Sydney and her sister Port
Melbourne were 10,000 GRT refrigerated freighters built in 1955 for the
MS President … The first of two ships ordered by Cie
de Nav Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre, Marseilles, sailing from Marseilles to the
Congo, later transferred to Nouvelle Cie de Paquebots and eventually sold to
the Philippine President Lines to become the President. Later she was named
Eastern Queen serving between Fremantle
President Adams … Here are the famous Four American President Lines Luxury Passenger Cargo Liners that were able to take just 12 pampered passengers, not just in some of the finest Suites and Staterooms that would put many modern 21st.century cruise ships to shame, but these ships had innovations in their Lounges and Dining Rooms that were simply beyond any passenger cargo liner in history!
President Coolidge … See above.
President Hayes … See above.
President Jackson … See above.
MTS Princesa Isabel … A superb Brazilian liner completed in 1962. Later
she was sold to become the famed cruise ship the
Princesa Leopoldina … This is the identical sister ship to the
MV Princesa Oceanica … This
is the complete story of a delightful ultramodern looking ship completed in
August 1967, the 12,219-Ton MS Italia, a ship with a long and a good life. She
had a number of names, such as the Ocean Princess, Sea Prince,
MS Princesa Victoria … Built in 1936 for Union Castle Line’s Dunnottar castle. This graceful liner has a remarkable history. Recently Updated - 12 pages + 1 page of her at Alang all with new photographs and copy!
MS Prins Der
Nederlanden … The
7.220 GRT M.S. Prins Der Nederlanden was one of two KNSM’s very last
Cargo-passenger liners ever to be built and were completed in 1957. They were a
One Class luxury style of ship and operated between
SS Prinses Juliana … “Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland,” or the “Netherlands Steamship Company” commissioned to build a new more modern 8,000 GRT steamship for their regular East Indies service in 1908, she was laid down on July 7, 1909. This attractive ship with clean lines would offer superior accommodations and facilities for 349 passengers. She was completed on October 1, 1910 and she sailed successfully for the next twenty years. In 1930 she was transferred to the “Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot-Maatschappij N.V.,” (KNSM) and she was refurbished and partially rebuilt, with a new dummy aft funnel fitted, in addition she was renamed Costa Rica. She operated in two World Wars. But sadly the Second World War took her toll as she was bombed by German aircraft, which destroyed this fine ship, whilst she was serving as a troopship in 1941.
MV Prinses Margriet … This is a luxurious all First Class
cargo-passenger liner built for the Dutch, Oranje Line in 1961 for the Northern
Europe to
TEV Princess Patricia II … The Turbo Electric Vessel Princess Patricia completed in 1949, being a small “Canadian Pacific Rail” Passenger-Car Ferry. In 1963 she was given an extensive refit to become an Alaskan Cruise Ship. But in 1965 after yet another refit she became the very first ship to operate for a new operator, who named his company after the Princess part of her name, and Princess Cruises was born! As we all know, thereafter “Princess Cruises” became a major, and one of the largest Cruise Companies in the world. Therefore this already delightfully luxury daytime Passenger-Car Ferry would in due course become a magnificent small Cruise Ship and she was entirely responsible for the beginnings of what became one of the great Cruise Companies in the world! Also included is her sister the Princess Marguerite II.
SS Principessa Giovanna … Two identical cargo-passenger liners built in 1923 to
operate on the
SS Principessa Maria … See above.
RMS Queen Elizabeth … This is the
RHMS Queen Frederica … Built as Matson Lines Malolo, later renamed Matsonia,
sold to become Homes Lines Atlantic, renamed
RMS Queen Mary … The true Queen of the sea. Fortunately she
will remain with us for many years to come as the Hotel Queen Mary at
SS Queen of Bermuda … The ship with many names, such as, SS Universe Explorer, Enchanted Seas, Canada Star, Island Sun, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.
T/n Raffaello … With her sister Michelangelo, these twins were the ultimate of Italian shipbuilding. Yet, although much loved by passengers, movie star and Royalty, they only served for 10 years and ended up as sad military barracks in Persia/Iran.
MS Randfontein … One of the
MS Rangitane (1) … The following seven ships belong to the New Zealand Shipping Company – New pages added.
MS Rangitane (2) … A New Zealand Shipping Company Liner.
MS Rangitata (2) … A New Zealand Shipping Company Liner.
MS Rangitiki … A New Zealand Shipping Company Liner.
TEV Rangatira … This
is one of most beautiful ships ever built ships for the “Inter-Island
Express Steamer Service” for
MS Rangitoto … A New Zealand Shipping Company Liner.
SS Razmak … The P&O liner that became the famed and long serving - Union Steam Ship Co’s of New Zealand - Trans Tasman liner Monowai.
SS Regal Sun … Regency
Cruises SS Regent Sun was built as Zim Lines largest ever liner SS Shalom and
she was sold to the German Atlantic Line late in 1967 to become the SS
Hanseatic. In 1973 she was sold again to Home lines to become the SS Doric.
However, she was sold in 1981 to become the Royal Odyssey with Royal Cruise
Line. Just seven years later in 1988 she was purchased by Regency Cruises and she
was renamed once more to become the Regent Sun, but was laid up in
Regent Rainbow … An American built luxury liner for
SS Reina Del Mar … The 1956 built liner for the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company that operated from Liverpool via an amazing number of ports
to Peru in South America, a service that had commenced back in 1840. Yet the
beautiful
SS Rembrandt … Sold to the now defunct Premier Cruise
Line; she was built as the Holland America Liner SS Rotterdam which is
currently undergoing a complete refit in order for her to return to her home
SS Remuera (2) … New Zealand Shipping Company.
SS
Rimutaka … Discover the
amazing history of the 1922 P&O Liner RMS Mongolia and her next four
incarnations as follows. She was on charted to the New Zealand Shipping
Company as a humble migrant liner from the
SS Rio de la Plata … This is the Italian ship, the 1923 built SS
Principessa Maria, which in 1940 found herself in Buenos Aires and was soon
sold to the Argentine Government and renamed the Rio de la Plata. She operated
on the
MS Ruahine (3) … A New Zealand Shipping Company Liner..
RMS Ruapehu (2) … This is one of the older New Zealand Shipping Company liners that was built in 1901 and you will discover that it is an interesting ship with an great story!
SS Roma (1914)…
SS Roma (1951)… One of two popular
SS Rotterdam V … Holland America Lines Rotterdam V has been saved from the breakers, and is now permanently moored in her homeport.
SS Royal Odyssey … Royal Cruise Lines Royal Odyssey was built as Zim Lines largest ever liner SS Shalom and she was sold to the German Atlantic Line late in 1967 to become the SS Hanseatic. In 1973 she was sold again to Home lines to become the SS Doric. However, she was sold in 1981 to become the Royal Odyssey with Royal Cruise Line. Just seven years later in 1988 she was purchased by Regency Cruises and she was renamed once more to become the Regent Sun.
MV Royal Pacific … Built as the revolutionary Australian TSMV
Empress of
MV Royal Star … This modern
looking ship was built in 1956 as the Adriatica Line’s
MS Ruys … The last of a trio of popular and luxurious 14,150 GRT Cargo-passenger liners built for
a well-known Dutch Company, wholly based in
TSS Ryndam … One of
SS Saarbrucken … The Norddeutscher Lloyd liner SS
Saarbrucken was built in 1923, but in 1935 she became the Italian liner
SS Salta … Compania Argentina De
Navegacion Dodero S.A., obtained two World War II
SS San Giorgio … Built as the
MS San Giorgio … Built in 1956 as
the Adriatica Line’s
MS Sangola … She was the first of the British India Line famed “S” Class Trio.
MS Santa Barbara … See MS Santa Maria below.
MS Santa Ines & Teresa … German luxury passenger cargo sister ships built in 1952 and 1953, which were revolutionary and offered the ultimate in luxury fist class accommodation and facilities for their guests! These were the forerunners to the famous six “Can San” series of ships, which are also featured on this site!
MS San Marco … Sister ship to the MS San Giorgio, and she like her sister was vastly modernised to become a cruise ship and sailed into the 1990’s having been renamed twice.
MS Santa Maria …
TS
Santa Maria - Vera
Cruz … Two superb luxury Portuguese
20,000-ton passenger liners built in 1953 and 1953. Both had remarkable careers
and
SS Santa Paula … These 1958 built Hamburg Sud liners, the
SS Santa Rosa … See Above.
MS Santa Ursala … She is the first of four 1951
built Hamburg Sud passenger cargo liners offering luxury accommodations for 28
passengers o the Germany South American service. Her sisters are the …
MS Santhia … This ship was the third of the British India Line famed “S” Class Trio.
MV Sapphire … This
is the complete story of a delightful ultramodern looking ship completed in
August 1967, the 12,219-Ton MS Italia, a ship with a long and a good life. She
had a number of names, such as the Ocean Princess, Sea Prince,
SS Sapphire Seas …
N.S. Savannah … The nuclear-powered passenger cargo ship that carried 60 passengers in all first class luxury accommodations, but did so for less than three years. Then operating as a tragic cargo ship she was out of service just under ten years after her maiden voyage in 1962 and was laid up by 1971. A magnificent ship to look at but a financial failure in every respect and she was plagued by countless design faults!
MV Sea Princess … The last Swedish-America Line ship built in 1966, sold to become the P&O/Princess Sea Princess, Victoria, later the Mona Lisa, Oceanic II, and 2010 as the Mona Lisa again. She is now in danger of being broken up unless she is saved from doom!
SS Seawise University … Read about the tragedy that was the
MV Sea Venture … This fine ship was built in 1971 as a
Norwegian cruise ship, but then she was sold to P&O,
MV Semiramis … A small maritime treasure, commenced life with Elder Dempster as a very simple passenger cargo ship with accommodations for 52 passengers, until obtained by the famed Epirotiki Lines who turned her into a cruise ship and she sailed until 1979 and ended her days when she was 46 years old!
MV Serenade … The 1957 built French liner Jean Mermoz had an interesting career as a liner until she commenced full time cruise duties in 1970 as the as the Mermoz and later the Louis Cruises MV Serenade.
MS Seven Seas … A migrant ship to
SS Shalom … Zim Israel Navigation largest Trans Atlantic liner. Sold to become: SS Hanseatic, Doric, Royal Odyssey, Regent Sun.
MS Shota Rustaveli … This very popular ship was the fourth of the
five Soviet Ivan Franco or “Poet” Class liners to be built and they
were the most remarkable ships indeed. Her life was spent as a full time cruise
ship as well with CTC Lines sailing to
MS Sibajak … The Royal Rotterdam Lloyd’s one time Flagship, was a luxury liner especially built for the lucrative Dutch East Indies (Indonesian) service, However, after WW2 in which she served bravely as a troopship, she became a One-Class migrant/passenger liner, first sailing to Canada and New York, but over her final eight years she operated to Australia & New Zealand and the author sailed on her in 1958, one year before her being broken up. This is a most comprehensive feature with a total of Seven Pages!
MS Sirdhana … This ship was the second of the British India Line famed “S” Class Trio.
MS Skaubryn … A unique little Norwegian emigrant ship that mostly sailed on the Australian migrant run.
SS Southern Cross … The ship that revolutionised ship design forever! Follow her history, from a Shaw Savill Albion Liner to her final incarnation as the Cruise Ship, ss OceanBreeze. This is a 20-page feature, containing almost one hundred photographs. OceanBreeze Cabin Plan and Deck by deck description.
SS Statendam … In 1957 Holland America Line had
completed its revolutionary passenger liner the 24,294-ton SS Statendam that offered
Tourist Class passengers the full length of the ship that was by far more
glamorous and luxurious than ever before and with just 84 passengers in the
ultra luxurious First class, located on Boat Deck. She became one of the most
popular cruise ships and
MS State of Haryana … ex British India Line “Santhia” the third of the “S” Class Trio ships sold to an Indiian shipping company in 1966, and she sailed on until late 1976.
SS Stella Maris I … Built as a warship and later converted into a luxury Greek cruise ship that started what became one of the greatest and most popular cruise lines - Sun Line, which offered the ultimate in luxury for many years until its demise due to a merger in 1997 when several Greek cruise companies merged to become Royal Olympia Cruises, which spelt the end for all lines concerned!
MV Stella Maris II … Built as a German ferry she was rebuilt in
1966 as Sun Lines small luxury cruise ship
MS Stockholm IV … The mini Swedish America 1948 built
Trans-Atlantic Liner, that is more famed for sinking the Andrea Doria than for
her own career, which was not a great success to say the least. She did well as
a East German Trade Union cruise ship, then as a refugee accommodation ship.
Only when rebuilt into a cruise ship in 1994 did she become greatly loved by
both her owners and passengers and today (2008) at 60 years of age, she happily
sails on as the
MS Straat Banka … Two identical beautifully designed Passenger Cargo Liners were built in 1951 and 1952, the first was this ship the Straat Banka and the second the Tjinegara. Both accommodated 50 passengers in sheer comfort, and this is their story!
RMS Strathaird … Second of the famous “Straths” sisters. Strathaird became known to be the first P&O ship to enter the Australian cruise market on December 23, 1932.
MS Surriento … The Surriento
was built in 1928 as built the Grace Lines
MS Santa Maria and operated a luxury all first class service from
SS Sydney … One of two popular
MS Tahitien … MS Tahitien
was the second was of the two sisters, and they were fine 12,712 ton
passenger-cargo liners. The Tahitien was constructed at
MS Taiyuan … The second of a pair of first class
cargo-passenger liners operating between
MS Taras Shevchenko … She was the third of the five Soviet Ivan Franco or
“Poet” Class liners to be built and they were the most remarkable ships
indeed. Like the
MS Tegelberg … The
second of a trio of
popular and luxurious 14,150 GRT Cargo-passenger liners built for
a well-known Dutch Company, wholly based in
SS Theodor Herzl … A Zim Israel Navigation liner.
MS The Victoria … Built in 1936 for Union Castle
Line’s
MV Thysville … Built in
SS Tirpitz … Built
prior WWI as the Admiral
RMS Titanic … The ship I never wanted to write about, but having been bombarded by my supporters considering I have written on the RMS Olympic and Britannic, thus finally here it is as a Two Part (page) feature. Part One covers the ship, its building, and her interiors with countless photographs. Part Two will cover her short voyage, but I will not be concentration on the horrid tale of death, but regarding the facts of what occurred during the entire voyage and actual events of that night. I believe that it will make for interesting reading!
MS Tjiwangi … Royal Interocean Lines small liners, known as the “Elegant White Yachts” in the sixties.
MS Tjiluwah … The second of the pair was built in 1950.
MS Tjinegara … Two identical beautifully designed Passenger Cargo Liners were built in 1951 and 1952, the first was the Straat Banka and the second the Tjinegara. Both accommodated 50 passengers in sheer comfort, and this is their story!
SS Tofua … The
SS Tofua (I) was a fine 4,345 GRT
(Gross Registered Ton) 144 Passenger-Cargo Liner was built in 1908 and became a greatly loved
ship. She operated on the
MV Tofua … I
worked for the Union Steamship Company in the early sixties and obviously spent
a great deal of time on both the
SS The Topaz … An
Elegant Survivor from the Fifties … by
SS Toscana … The Lloyd Triestino Liner that was
originally the Norddeucher Lloyd SS Saarbrucken built 1923, but in 1935 she
became the Italian liner
SS United States … The greatest of all American liners that is
sadly laid up in
SS Universe … See next listing for Universe Campus.
SS Universe Campus … Built as the 9,214 GRT C4 type cargo ship SS
Badger Mariner to be rebuilt as the SS Atlantic for American Banner Lines,
later operating for American Export Lines. In due course she became the SS
Universe Campus then, SS Universe. This is her story. Not to be confused with
the ex Matson Line ship Malolo that was later renamed
SS Universe Explorer … The ship with many names, however she ended her
days gloriously as the SS Universe Explorer. Previous names: Enchanted Seas, Queen of
Bermuda, Canada Star,
SS Uruguay … This is a 3 page feature on the
Panama Pacific Line “Big 3” Liners, the SS California,
SS Uruguay Star … One of the last four Blue Star Combination-Passenger Liners.
TS Vasco Da Gama … This was originally the TS Infante Dom
Henrique being
SS Velasquez … This is the first of three identical
Lamport & Holt Line ships. This is the 7,542 ton
SS Veendam … The 1958 Moore-McCormack liner and sister to
the
SS Vera Cruz … Two superb luxury Portuguese
20,000-ton passenger liners built in 1953 and 1953. Both had remarkable careers
and
TS Santa Maria … See the Above, she is the twin sister to the SS Vera Cruz.
SS Verdi … The last of the Lampart &
Holt Line Trio of V ships was the somewhat smaller 7,120 ton SS
SS Veronese … This was the second L&H Line ship
to be built, being the 7,877 ton SS
MS Victoria … Built in 1936 for Union Castle
Line’s
MV Victoria … The last Swedish-America Line ship built in 1966, sold to become the P&O/Princess Sea Princess, Victoria, later the Mona Lisa, Oceanic II, and 2010 as the Mona Lisa again. She is now in danger of being broken up unless she is saved from doom!
MV Viking Bordeaux … Built as a German ferry she was rebuilt in 1966
as Sun Lines small luxury cruise ship
SS Waitaki … A
small coastal passenger cargo vessel owned by the Union Steam Ship Company of
New Zealand that was built in 1874. Although, this little ship had a short life
part of her was found on a
MS Westerdam … Another all First Class Holland America
Passenger Cargo Liner with 125 privileged passengers who sailed the
SS Volendam … The ship with many names, such as, SS Universe Explorer, Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Island Sun, Liberte, Monarch Sun, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.
TSMV Wanganella … The luxurious two class Huddart Parker Ltd,
“Express Trans Tasman” liner that was originally built for the
Royal Mail/Elder Dempster Lines West Africa service, but was never delivered
due to financial delivery. She was obtained as a bargain for
SS Waterman … One of three US Victory freighters
converted by the Dutch Government as troopers then rebuilt them as emigrant
ships, operating to North America,
RMS Windsor Castle … Sadly, this great Liner sailed for Alang in
MS Willem Ruys … Part One – Covers the famed Royal
Rotterdam Lloyd Liner over multiple pages & Part Two will cover the ship having been
sold to
MV Yaohua …
SS Zion … A Zim
Israel Navigation liner.
SS Zuiderkruis … One of three US Victory freighters converted by the Dutch Government as troopers then rebuilt them as emigrant ships, operating to North America, Australia and New Zealand.
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