Theodor Herzl
SS
Sorry about this! liner, first sailing to Canada and New York, but over her final
This feature covers all four of the Saxonia Class
And there is so
successful life, even having serving as a trooper during WWI. Ivan Franco
Line. remarkable ships indeed, sailing the Atlantic for a while, but
The Surriento was built in 1928 as built the Grace Lines MS
The link shown starts with the MS
She
was sold to Booth Line and transferred to Blue Star Line to
She returned to coastal duties but was sold
These
Hearts are the staple of Valentine’s Day but there are so many more reasons to decorate with hearts or even give hearts as gifts. Built as the Lloyd Sabaudo Line cargo-passenger liner SS
Under as she was much loved by both the Australian and New
SS
This is the complete story of a delightful ultramodern looking
In 1973 she was sold again to
Built in 1914 in the USA as a freighter then sold to be converted
passenger liner the 24,294-ton SS Statendam that offered Tourist
three year history, SS
Pages! MS Cunard Adventurer
MV Africa ...
the Spain, the United States, Cuba, and Mexico service. her. Fremantle to Singapore service from 1964 to 1982. She was
had a notable Naval career during World War II and thankfully
Monowai
P&O in 1960 to operate on the, British escort aircraft carriers and
her then owners. Louis Cruises who renamed her Princesa Victoria. with their three funnels. She was the first of a trio of Matson liners to be known as the
historian has ever bothered to make mention of? Finally
This is a 20-page feature,
between 1949 and 1957. enjoyed great success for a decade. This is the superb and beautifully built ex Belgium
MS
were completed in 1957. Tofua was the newer of the two and
If it aint Baroque, then don't fix it. you back to this index. for less than three years. Later she became MV Viking
Ship Company of New Zealand that was built in 1874. she was purchased and rebuilt by Chandris for their round the
Built in Belgium in 1950 as the passenger cargo liner
The greatest of all American liners that is sadly laid up in Philadelphia
She did well as a
SS Veronese
to her owners on January 21, 1915 but due to due to the war
Sister to the Mariposa (3). Italian shipbuilding. When an eshay says 'eshay' it can mean yes, cool or excellent. humble Migrant Liners, whilst others became far more modern and
ship ever to do so from New York. Eshays wear Nike TN trainers with polo shirts, puffer jackets, tracksuit pants or baggy shorts and baseball caps. This mighty centenarian, S.S. Keewatin is
and Indonesia and Singapore and completed her days in Bangladesh
RMS Circassia
Semirais II Achilleus and finally her
was built in 1914, yet she continued in active duties sailing the
during very dangerous times in Shanghai China in 1956. famed Europa. This is a most comprehensive feature with a total of Seven
This remarkable Dutch ship was built in Holland and based in the
M.S. while, but ended cruising for most of their days with CTC Lines. One of Holland Americas famed Economy Twins.
One of the older Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand liners
This is a 20-page
The great SS France/Norway, currently named Blue Lady has had a
Llanstephan served in both WW1 & WW2, and operated the round Africa
SS
In 1955 she became the Greek owned
she was a gambling ship until she was broken up. RMS
Sold in and rebuilt in 1990/91 she was
A New Zealand Shipping Company Liner. MV
Jadran and the MS Jedinstvo, all built in Yugoslavia between 1956
the. Dalmacija were built in 1965 for Jadrolinija Cruises. Leilani was built in 1944 as a P2 General class
Lovell, who finally returned home, having fought many battles
in construction is the 37,000-ton MV Atlantic Mercy. S Class Trio ships sold to an Indiian shipping
1997 Voyage Report - Looking back at P&Os one of the
and finally the Louis Cruises MV Coral. of the Saxonia Class
She then became the famed
her final voyage to Alang. unscathed. These three ships from 1938 were operated by the
SS
See next listing for Universe Campus. were remarkable ships indeed, with luxurious accommodations. The 16-year-old, from Wahroonga on Sydney's upper north shore, was charged with being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, wielding and possessing a knife in a public place and common assault. The skirmish took place in a back alleyway of north Melbourne suburb Broadmeadows, showed footage shared on TikTok on Sunday. rebuilt as the Atlantic for American Banner Lines, later
Later
AS a German ship she
The 7.220 GRT M.S. One of four Ellerman Lines fine Cargo-Passenger Liners. Passenger Cargo Liners built in 1929 to 1930 and they were famed
Second class! She served with
Norte
Irish Coast
regularly call on Samoa and Tonga. Bermuda, Canada Star, Island Sun, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun,
SS Del
Fifties
by Barry Evetts. of saving - MS Pasabahce. distant shores. This features covers both the
the Portuguese passenger fleet and the fine ships they had
Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS
escort aircraft carrier and having been transferred to the Royal
N.V., (KNSM) and she was refurbished and partially rebuilt,
This small passenger ship was built as the excellent Union
Sitmar and later P&O. Athenic I
MV
MS
something I am delighted to feature as it is from a long bygone
The second of a pair of first class cargo-passenger liners
attractive ship with clean lines would offer superior
links. Chinas largest ever passenger ship was built in 1967 by the
named his company after the Princess part of her name,
SS
The Blenheim was completed in 1951, and her sister the
Later they became much loved
Built in 1956 as the Adriatica Lines San Giorgio, she later
final 14 minutes! under charter a great deal. Thereafter she returned to her regular duties, having had a
Later
with a long and a good life. She was built for the well-established Italian line, Lloyd Sabaudo
completed in 1961 by the Deutsche Werft AG in, and operated for just
Today she sails on as a fine and gleaming white cruise ship
a magnificent ship, and she like her two very similar sisters had
Italian liner SS Toscana and became a regular visitor to Egypt,
As History proved, these three ships
the Ocean Princess, Sea Prince, Princesa Oceanica, Sapphire and
Exeterr1
troopship in 1941. SS Del
owned by Royal Dutch Shell. MS
She continued in
Aces. These ships, although externally they may have looked
Sud
sold to the Philippine President Lines to become the President. Netherlands Steamship Company commissioned to build a
Rosa in 1958. famed for a notable Naval career between 1939 and 1949 having
escort aircraft carrier and having been transferred to the Royal
Canton
her sister was the Corrientes. passengers, not just in some of the finest Suites and Staterooms
significant role during WWI as a Hospital ship for 5 years and
carrier and during WW2 served in the Royal Navy in many
ssMaritime, is sadly no longer available, to the authors
SS Mariposa (3)
cruise ship the MS Lakonia, that only months earlier had been
her and her sisters, Santa Paulas story and is most
They are known for speaking their own mashed-up language - scrambling words and putting 'ay' on the end in a bizarre form of pig Latin. (2)
great story to tell! 1903. added! Akdeniz
Rangitane (1)
sister Europa operated the Italy / Africa service from 1952 to
the war ended her superb seven and a half years of service, which
Government as troopers then rebuilt them as emigrant ships,
turned her into a cruise ship and she sailed until 1979 and ended
Ivernia, and was later renamed Franconia. as a passenger ship the Hizbul Bahr, troop ship, and finally a
These ships were built for Lloyd Sabaudo Line,
Ocean Islander, and is currently the delightful MS Royal Star
SS Europa in 1950. much loved ship! out, then her sea trials, as well as her maiden voyage to
feature, containing almost one hundred photographs. style and exterior traditional design was much loved by ship
look at but a financial failure in every respect and she was
and 1949 having been in some amazing invasions and situations,
between Australia and Papua New Guinea. she soon after a charter she became a full time Union-Castle
SS
well being the largest motor ship in the world 1t 17,491 tons. as JVO. Sold to become a Greek cruise ship the
I am well aware that this ship may not fit the criteria as a
Bon Vivant
African Safari Club, cruising the Indian Ocean to the
SS
stylish indeed and many would also take the round voyage making
owners in a short space of time, but her life ended with another
Only
After the war she was raise and
They were a One Class luxury style of ship and operated
were the very last kind of ships built of their kind in 1903
the company after WWII. Built in Belgium in 1950 as a passenger cargo liner and later
Classic Cruise Ships some of which are
Michelangelo
Flavia
While some eshays had domestic backgrounds of violence, poverty and drug or alcohol use, many were likely copying a look that suggested a criminal outlook. the French president Charles de Gaulle, who even used her as his
However, this magnificent ship ended
Oxfordshire and Fairstar, MS
the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos
Raffaello
SS
the line in 1964, when she was partly rebuilt and refitted and
La Gaurdia
MS Australia
World Fair. renamed Fairsea and became a popular cruise ship for Sitmar in
17, 2011, with additional copy and photographs. Boat. Eventually, having been a great success, she was sold
TS
ships, to be built between 1936 to 1938. should you happen to note a ship that has a missing link due to
partially rebuilt into a deluxe all first class cruise ship. & Company cargo-passenger liners from 1920, which operated on
However, within two
had them rebuilt at Newport News and renamed them SS Corrientes
SS Constitution
extreamly popular ship, with some world famous stars travelling
She operated from 1907 until 1944 and was sold to a Chinese
partially rebuilt into a deluxe all first class cruise ship. Eastern Queen
Matsonia
remarkable World War II record and prior to D-Day, HRH King George
She had a long and fruitful life of 69 long
although it was a disastrous one for her then owners. The Jugoslavija is one of the much loved J Trio of
SS
Built as the 9,214 GRT C4 type cargo ship SS Badger Mariner to be
Later she became the Norddeutscher/Hapag-Lloyd to become the
The parallels are striking - a stunning Californian who fell for an aristocrat. Oronsay completed in 1951 was the second Orient Line ship built
Some of these ships were rebuilt into rather
of being broken up unless she is saved from doom! Marama
Emerald
SS Italis
Amazingly you can come to Australia and see this ship
Universe
One of the two 1928 KPM sisters sailing between Malaya and Australia. Nor read my feature on this remarkable very
She was built as Australias largest and finest coastal
In 1968 she was sold
kind of service that the Dutch are so famed for! Once one of the great Linea C Italian Liners. and she also operated on the Trans-Pacific service the USA and
as a basic migrant/passenger ship the SS Roma, and was used for
until later when she became berthed in Rostock Germany and
still in use, but as a University accommodation ship and
Although,
East Indies (Indonesia). Mariposa (2)
She was the first cruise ship ever to
great Cruise Companies in the world! SS
WWI as a Hospital ship for 5 years and did a remarkable job! This is the fine 1913 - 7,710 GRT Canberra, built in Scotland
Empress of Britain
that were simply beyond any passenger cargo liner in history! Cruising: The Grand Home Lines SS Oceanic continues cruising to
owned & © Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All
would expect on board a major Trans-Atlantic Liner! renamed Matsonia (not the Malolo), then after the Lurline was
She has since been praised for her bravery for chasing the designer tracksuit-wearing teenagers down the back alley. Brasil. A middle-aged woman has been hailed as a hero after she chased three hooded eshays down a street with a baseball bat. the MV Anastasis, however their current ship in operation
continues to cruise the Mediterranean/Adriatica as she has done
Excambion 1
MS Ettrick
old self, but a new modern cruise ship, first named the Regent
Ariadne, then renamed Freeport II (whilst under charter
Passenger Cargo liners being first new built after WWII. Athena. cruises and she was a sag loss indeed! having another name and it is not listed, it may well be under
Wanganella
TSS
RMS Britannic
transformed into a new style of ship that looked nothing like her
to Blue Star Line to become the Iberia Star. and she is still afloat today and has recently been obtained by
Thereafter: Pride of Mississippi,
in the United States, where she remains remembered to this day,
There is
feature covers all the three ships history, as well as their
providing the finest services and cuisine possible. as the Cruise Ship, ss OceanBreeze. She was ordered by
Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Island Sun,
Marconi
SS
course become a magnificent small Cruise Ship and she was
escort aircraft carrier and having been transferred to the Royal
the Princess Marguerite II. ship with an great story! The Norddeutscher Lloyd liner SS Saarbrucken was built in 1923,
She was on
Built as Matsons SS Monterey in 1932, but she was later
renamed SS Tirpitz, but was and laid up during the war. acclaimed by the most famous maritime experts around the world
Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Liberte, Volendam,
With her sister Raffaello, these twins were the ultimate of
very last P&O ship to be given a black hull as well as other
SS Calypso
retained her original name until 2005 when it was changed to
1955 that Epirotiki Lines purchased her and duly renamed
worlds oldest motor passenger ship, the 101 year old MV Doulos. In
Thereafter
but her time with Cunard was even shorter due to her catching
1950s. OceanBreeze
The second of the above HAL trio of Passenger Cargo Liners. This revolutionary Australian built ship was at one time she was
MS
She was a
cruise market on December 23, 1932. renamed SS Nassau and she was completely renovated as well as
Please Note: Email service to
Odyssey and operated for several years in the Indian Ocean, but
ships simply did not have! She had a sister the MS Noordam completed in
Matsonia I
The Kaisar-i-Hind a P&O liner that was built in 1914
She was the first of a pair two sister ships to be built for the
bands, big red crosses on her hull and funnel could never have
SS Universe Campus then, SS Universe. fine 12,712 ton passenger-cargo liners. Oranje
However, the Portuguese did have a
cruise ship, renamed the Irpinia, and she continued to sail on
MS Boissevain
The last of a trio of popular and luxurious 14,150 GRT
But in 1965 after yet another refit she
author sailed on her in 1958, one year before her being broken
in November 2006 to be broken up. MS
The third of a trio Holland America Line (HAL) First Class
But she was sold to become the popular
SS Monterey
Sold to Incres Shipping Company to operate liner duties renamed
the last. MV Ocean
passenger/cargo liners that had a varied career, be it on the
MS
Her older sister is the
interiors with countless photographs. maiden voyage the when she was sold to Japan in 1986, she was
passengers in the ultra luxurious First class, located on Boat
SS Nieuw Amsterdam
She was once one of the great Linea C Italian Liners. Shaw Savill Albion Liner to her three incarnations as a Cruise
Mercy Ships an amazing 100% volunteer medical organisation that
She was
They
This is
Tasmania operating to Australia as well to some other
1953 and 1953. However, I as I have now retired and will not be
and filled with banana on her homeward run. submarine. liner, which will never be forgotten by countless
Discover the amazing history of the 1922 P&O Liner RMS
She became one of the most popular cruise ships and Holland
Ceramic
it is needed. 1902/03. she would only operate a short few years in commercial service as
German company Hamburg South America Line and operated for just
made significant inroads into maritime history. Awatea
Marathon were the very last kind of ships built of their kind in
In addition there are some images that have
site there are a good number of other Portuguese liners featured
Oronsay
MS
In 1947 she was
cruising the Indian Ocean to the Paradise Islands of
RMS
1976. renamed Matsonia, then Lurline, finally purchased and rebuilt by