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If a link has become defective or you find a photograph missing on any page please email me at info@ssmaritime.com and let me know on which page I can make the appropriate correction. You will note, that my extensive feature on the “worlds oldest motor passenger ship” the MV Doulos, ex MS Franca C, SS Roma, SS Medina built in 1914 is now located on my new site, www.ssmaritime.net. She was officially handed over to her new owners in Singapore on March 18, 2010 and has been renamed “Doulos Phos.”

NEWCheck out the Blue Riband Record Holders from 1838 to 1952

SS United States still possesses the “Blue Riband!” (1952)

 

Also visit the MARITIME LINKS & MARITIME ART pages - The SAVE THE CLASSIC LINERS CAMPAIGN

Also a NEW featureClassic Ocean Voyages

Some 20 new ships have been added over the past two months, thus I trust that you will enjoy the many maritime riches that are to be found on ssMaritime.com, and that you will return frequently!

Bon Voyage!

Reuben Goossens 

Site Index

 

Please Note: In some cases a ship will have had various names during its lifetime and I may have, or in some cases not placed all their names on this index. Although I am constantly attempting to correct this, but sadly I do have time restrictions to go through this massive list of ships that I have written on, let alone my other maritime/cruise sites. Thus, should you happen to note a ship that has a missing link due to having another name and it is not listed, would you be so kind as to email me. Thank you!

Reuben Goossens

                                                     Two special Links of 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. Please visit our Save The Classic Liners Campaign page for all the details.

 

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Ships on this INDEX are listed in alphabetical order

 

Please some ships operated under various names, many are listed, but some may not be, thus check!

Achille Lauro                                 Built as the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Liner Willem Ruys that became the much loved but ill-fated Flotta Lauro’s Achille Lauro

MV Africa ...                                    One of a series of Lloyd Triestino yacht like liners. She and her sister Europa operated the Italy / Africa service from 1952 to 1976.

MV Akdeniz                                   This is the very last classic Turkish passenger liner afloat and still in use, but as an 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 Italy in 1952 and she also will soon be in need of saving - MS Pasabahce.

SS Alferdoss                                 This feature covers this remarkable ship in all her guises, but most notably her days as the SS America and SS Australis

SS America                                   This feature covers this remarkable ship in all her guises, but most notably her days as the SS America and SS Australis

SS American Star                          This feature covers this remarkable ship in all her guises, but most notably her days as the SS America and SS Australis

MS Ancerville ...                               This revolutionary designed ship was launched by the French president Mr. Charles de Gaulle, who even used her as his private yacht. She operated between France and West Africa, as well as cruise duties. Later she was sold to become the popular Chinese cruise ship MS Minghua, and she was based in Australia for a number of years, today she is a popular land locked hotel in China.

Angelina Lauro                                  MS Oranje was the last Netherland Line liner to be built. She was sold, together with the Willem Ruys, to Achille Lauro Lines. She was rebuilt and renamed Angelina Lauro

MV Anselm                                   Built as the Belgium passenger cargo liner Baudouinville, which was sold to Booth Line to become the Anselm, she was transferred to Blue Star Line to became the Iberia Star. However, within two years she became the popular MV Australasia sailing Downunder between Fremantle Western Australia and Singapore between 1965 and 1972.

SS Argentina                                The Moore-McCormack liner and sister to the SS Brasil. She had a varied career, including time as a Holland America cruise ship the Veendam.

SS Argentina Star                          One of the last four Blue Star Combination-Passenger Liners

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 is currently laid up and for sale

SS Athenic I                                 One of three fine White Star / Shaw Savill liners built in 1902/03

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 Atlantic and later Queen Frederica before being sold to Chandris Lines

SS Atlantic                                   Built as the 9,214 GRT C4 type cargo ship SS Badger Mariner to be rebuilt as the 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. This ship is not to be confused with the ship above.

SS Atlantis                                   Atlantis was built in 1944 as a P2 “General” class transport named, USS General W.P. Richardson. In 1956, the famed American President Lines President Roosevelt after she had a massive US$ 10 million reconstruction in Seattle. Thereafter she had a varied career as a liner and a cruise ship and ended her days as the Ocean Explorer I.

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 Giulio Cesare preceded her by six months.

MS Aurelia                                    Built as a passenger freighter, Huascaran, she was rebuilt to became a popular migrant and later a Chandris cruise ship

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.

MV Australasia                              Built as the Belgium passenger cargo liner Baudouinville, which was sold and transferred with name changes a number of times. She became a popular liner Downunder sailing between Fremantle Western Australia and Singapore between 1965 and 1972.

SS Australis                                  This feature covers this remarkable ship in all her guises, but most notably her days as the SS America and SS Australis

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, SS Calypso, Azure Seas and OceanBreeze. This is a 20-page feature, containing almost one hundred photographs

MV Baragoola                                I am well aware that the MV Baragoola may not fit my criteria as a “classic liner”, however, I believe with all my heart that this superb historic 1922 built vessel, which I have supported online for quite some time needs to be restored and retained for the future!

MV Baudouinville                            Built in Belgium in 1950 as a passenger cargo liner and later became a Booth Line ship, then transferred to Blue Star Line and ended her days as the popular MV Australasia.

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

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.

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.

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 whe she was broken up in India.

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 Cape Town named Belofin-1 registered in Panama.

TSMV Bulolo                                 A fine Burns Philp all first class passenger cargo liner trading between Australia and Papua  New Guinea. This ship had a remarkable World War II record and prior to D-Day, HRH King George VI stood on her Bridge and took the salute from the passing invasion ships.

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, SS Calypso, Azure Seas and OceanBreeze. This is a 20-page feature, containing almost one hundred photographs.

SS Canada Star                             The ship with many names, the last was the SS Universe Explorer, ex Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, 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 Carinthia                               The third of Cunard’s “Saxonia Class Liners” – RMS Saxonia, Ivernia, Carinthia and Sylvania

SS Caronia & Olympic                          These two notable liners are on another site operated by Brian Hawley. It features a fine history of both ships, combined with many excellent images

SS Caronia Time-Line                          Charting the Career of Cunard’s “Green Goddess” - RMS Caronia. This item is also located on another site

Castle Bianco                                Three of the early Sitmar migrant ships

Castle Felice                                 Sitmar Line

Castle Verde                                 Sitmar Line

MS Centaur                                  This fine combination operated the popular Blue Funnel Line Fremantle to Singapore service from 1964 to 1982.

SS Ceramic                                   The third of the Shaw Savill & Albion Passengers-Cargo Liners

MS Changsha                                The first of two first class passenger-cargo liners operating between Australia, Hong Kong and Japan from the early 1950’s. Both had an interesting career and were greatly loved ships with a massive following. Their unique and quaint style and exterior traditional design was much loved by ship lovers, and still is to this day!

MS City of Andros ...                         See MS San Giorgio or Royal Star

City of Exeter                              Ellerman Lines Cargo-Passenger Liner

City of York                                 Ellerman Lines Cargo-Passenger Liner

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 Constitution                             One of two great liners built for the American Export Lines, sailing from the USA to Italy. Later they became much loved cruise ships, sailing under American Hawaii Cruises.

SS Corinthic I                               One of three first White Star / Shaw Savill liners built in 1902/03

SS Corinthic                                 The first of the Corinthic Class series for Shaw Savill & Albion Line

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.

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 South America service.

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                                   British India’s MS Dilwara was the first of a quartet of troop, and education cruise ships, to be built between 1936 to 1938. Eventually she was sold to become the popular MS Kuala Lumpur, both a first class cruise ship and a part time Pilgrim liner from Malaysia.

SS Dinteldyk                                 The second of the Holland America Trans-Atlantic passenger Cargo liners.

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                                   MV Doulos the world’s most remarkable passenger ship, which was built 94 ago (1914), yet she continues in full time active duties sailing the world. Please Note: This feature is now located on my NEW site ssmaritime.net. A link on the bottom of the page will bring you back to this index.

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 Dunnottar Castle. This graceful liner has a remarkable history. After her Union Castle days, she was rebuilt to become a magnificent luxury cruise ship MS Victoria for Incres Lines. Later the Chandris The Victoria, and finally Louis Cruises Princessa Victoria. She was broken up as Victoria I, having had 68 successful years of service

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 Australia and Indonesia and Singapore and completed her days in Bangladesh as a passenger ship, troop ship, and finally a stationary military barracks. She was a fine ship with an interesting thirty three year history

SS Ellinis                                               ex Matson Line Lurline, became a Chandris Lines favourite

SS Emerald Seas                           Emerald Seas was built in 1944 as a P2 “General” class transport named, USS General W.P. Richardson. In 1956, the famed American President Lines President Roosevelt after she had a massive US$ 10 million reconstruction in Seattle. Thereafter she had a varied career as a liner and a cruise ship and ended her days as the Ocean Explorer I.

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.

TSS Empress of Britain                     This fine ship is an elegant Survivor from the Fifties … by Barry Evetts. She continues to sail as the Topaz

TSS Empress of Canada                      A fine British Liner, which became Carnival’s first cruise ship - Mardi Gras, to become the Apollo & Apollon

SS Enchanted Seas                        The ship with many names, the last was the SS Universe Explorer, ex Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.

MS Eros                                       Built in 1964 she was the second of the trio of Greek Island cruising car ferries. Later she became the famed MTS Jason of the Sun Lines, which together with Epirotiki Lines eventually merged to become Royal Olympic Cruises. Currently she is named Ocean Odyssey.

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 Lloyd Triestino yacht like liners. She and her sister Africa operated the Italy / Africa service from 1952 to 1976.

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 TSS Fairstar. Fairstar was to be the last ship to serve as a migrant liner on the Australia New Zealand run, after which she became a popular cruise ship, for Sitmar and later P&O. This features covers both the Oxfordshire and Fairstar

MS Fairsea (I)                               Another of the early sitmar ships

SS Fairsky (I)                               Fairsky was the second last Sitmar migrant Liner, Fairstar being the last

TSS Fedor Shalyapin                      One of the four Saxonia Class Liners. She was built as the Ivernia, and was later renamed Franconia. Later she became a popular Russian (FESCO) Cruise Ship. (Temporally located on our AustCruiseClub)

MS Flaminia                                  An early Cogedar Migrant ship

SS Flavia                                     The Cunard Liner that received the most remarkable rebuild in maritime history

MS Franca C ...                                The luxury Italian cruise ship MS Franca C was originally built in 1914 in the USA as a steam ship and a freighter the SS Medina. Later converted as a basic migrant ship SS Roma, which also made a single voyage to Australia, although be it a disastrous one for her then owners. However, she continues in full time active duties sailing the world as the Christian Bookship MV Doulos. Please Note: This feature is now located on my NEW site ssmaritime.net. A link on the bottom of the page will bring you back to this index.

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. Enter our now finalised “Save the SS France-Norway Campaign” page and read details of how NCL have been fined well over US$14 million for negligence of maintenance and operation of the ships boilers and thus causing the deaths and injury of their crew on SS Norway on that fateful day of the explosion. The ship could be a great Hotel today, but this rotten company, then owned by the Malaysian/Chinese Casino Genting come Star Cruises, ensured that she would be broken up and they did everything in their power that she left port having said that she would be repaired where she was going and that she would be used, when the truth was, and we have the documents, that she was bound for scrap at all times! NCL / NCL America can not be trusted, They promised to save the SS Independence and the SS United States IF the US Government gave NCL an American flagged cruise company. They have it and they built a fleet of GERMAN ships. SS Independence has been sold to an Indian and could well be scrapped. SS United States lay’s rotting away in Philadelphia, and NCL is loosing clientele, crew morale and thus money faster that water flows over a waterfall!

                                                     Also visit: SS Norway Timeline – MAY 2003 to May 2008.

SS Francis Drake                           An all first class passenger/cargo liner that operated 63 day voyages between Australia and Japan.

SS Funchal ...                                  This fine 44 year old Portuguese passenger liner was rebuilt as a cruise ships. She remains in fine shape and continues to sail the world

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 Australia and Indonesia and Singapore and completed her days in Bangladesh as a passenger ship, troop ship, and finally a stationary military barracks. She was a fine ship with an interesting thirty three year history!

SS George Anson                           An all first class passenger/cargo liner that operated 63 day voyages between Australia and Japan.

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 Augustus followed six months later.

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, Australia and New Zealand

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.

MV Hikawa Maru                            Completed in 1930, Hikawa Muru is the last of the Japanese NYK Lines trans-Pacific liners. She is permanently berthed at Yokohama as a tourist attraction. Read her story.

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 Australia and Indonesia and Singapore and completed her days in Bangladesh as a passenger ship the Hizbul Bahr, troop ship, and finally a stationary military barracks named the Shaheed Salahuddin. She was a fine ship with an interesting thirty three year history!

SS Iberia                                     The forth new built ship after WWII, first Himalaya, second Chusan, third, Arcadia and fourth the Iberia. She was also known as the much troubled ship having had accidents and engine troubles, but, yet she was greatly loved by her passengers, including the author!

MV Iberia Star                               Built as the Belgium passenger cargo liner Baudouinville, which was sold to Booth Line and transferred to Blue Star Line to became the Iberia Star. However, within two years she became the popular MV Australasia sailing Downunder between Fremantle Western Australia and Singapore between 1965 and 1972.

SS Independence                          One of two great liners built for the American Export Lines, sailing from the USA to Italy. Later they became much loved cruise ships, sailing under American Hawaii Cruises.

SS Ionic II                                    One of three fine White Star / Shaw Savill liners built in 1902/03

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 MV Arion for Classic International Cruises.

MS Jagersfontein                           One of the Holland Africa Combination-Passenger Liner

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

RMS Kaiser I Hind                           P&O liner that was built in 1914 especially for the London to India service.

TSMV Kanimbla                              Australia’s largest and finest coastal liner and became famed for a notable Naval career between 1939 and 1949 having been in some amazing invasions and situations, but came out unscathed. Returned to coastal duties but was sold to become the cruise ship Oriental Queen in 1961.

SS Kedma                                    Zim Israel Navigation’s first passenger liner.

MS Klipfontein                               A Sister of the Klipfontein.

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 Asia. Her identical sister MV Tjiluwah joined her later in the year and she was renamed MV Kota Bali.

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 Scandinavia. Today she sails on as a fine and gleaming white cruise ship sailing many exotic ports.

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, USS General W.P. Richardson. In 1956, the famed American President Lines President Roosevelt after she had a massive US$ 10 million reconstruction in Seattle. Thereafter she had a varied career as a liner and a cruise ship and ended her days as the Ocean Explorer I.

MS Lakonia                                   Built as the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and sold to become the Greek Line cruise ship the Lakonia, which suffered a tragic end.

SS Leilani                                     Lailani was built in 1944 as a P2 “General” class transport named, USS General W.P. Richardson. In 1956, the famed American President Lines President Roosevelt after she had a massive US$ 10 million reconstruction in Seattle. Thereafter she had a varied career as a liner and a cruise ship and ended her days as the Ocean Explorer I.

SS Liberte                                    The ship with many names, the last was the SS Universe Explorer, ex Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.

RMS Llanstephan Castle                   Union Castle Mail Steamship Company built two new liners in 1914. Llanstephan served in both WW1 & WW2, and operated the round Africa route during her commercial service

RMS Llandovery Castle                     Llandovery came to an infamous and tragic end in WW1. 

SS Lurline ...                                    This fine Matson Liner that sailed to and from the USA to New Zealand and Australia and later the Hawaii service was eventually sold to become a Chandris Lines favourite - the RHMS Ellinis.

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 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 Cape Town named Belofin-1 registered in Panama.

TSS Maasdam                               One of Holland America’s famed “Economy Twins.” Sold in 1968 to become the Polish Liner Stefan Batory.

MV Madagascar ...                            Built as a German ferry she was rebuilt in 1966 as Sun Lines small luxury cruise ship Stella Maris. Later she became MV Viking Bordeaux and MV Madagascar. This ship is currently for sale.

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 Papua New Guinea and Australia.

MS Malaita II                                The second Malaita also saw war service and was torpedoed, but survived and managed to crawl back to Australia. She continued in commercial service with Burns Philp on the Papua New Guinea service until 1965, but thereafter she sailed on for another six years.

SS Malolo                                     One of Matson Lines luxurious Liners, sailing from San Francisco to Hawaii.

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.

TSMV Manunda                             This is Manoora’s older running mate, and her civil and wartime details have been included on the Manoora feature.

SS Marconi                                   One of the two Lloyd Triestino Passenger Liners, which were the last to be built for the company

MS Marco Polo                              This delightful ship was much loved in Australia and Asia. She later became Royal Olympia’s Odysseus, but is currently an Asian floating Casino

SS Mariposa                                 One of two fine 1956 Matson Lines ships that plied the South Pacific from 1957 to 1978. Mariposa was sold to China after a long lay up to become the Jin Jiung.

SS Matsonia                                 SS Malolo was renamed Matsonia in 1937

SS Matsonia                                  Built as Matson’s SS Monterey in 1931, but she was later renamed Matsonia (not the Malolo), 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 Cape Town named Belofin-1 registered in Panama.

MV Matua                                    I worked for the Union Steamship Company in the early sixties and obviously spent a great deal of time on both the MV Matua and the newer MV Tofua. However, there was something about this little “homely” ship that attracted so many annual passengers for a round voyage to the Pacific Islands on the famed “Banana Boat.” Many New Zealander’s and Australian’s will fondly remember this little gem of a ship!

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 TS Flavia for the Italian Cogedar Line.

SS Medina                                    Built in 1914 in the USA as a freighter then sold to be converted as a basic migrant/passenger ship the SS Roma, and was used for the Roman Catholic Holy Year to ferry Pilgrims to Rome. In 1950 she also made a single voyage to Australia, although it was a disastrous one for her then owners. She then became the famed luxury Italian cruise ship MS Franca C and continues to this day in active duties sailing the world as the Christian Book ship, the MV Doulos. Please Note: This feature is located on my NEW site ssmaritime.net. A link on the bottom of each page can bring you back to this index.

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 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 France and West Africa, as well as a cruising. But she was sold to become the popular Chinese cruise ship MS Minghua, and she spent a number of years cruising out of Australia. Today she is a popular land locked hotel in China.

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, the last was the SS Universe Explorer, ex Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.

MV Moonta                                  The popular Adelaide Steamship Company passenger and cargo ship, that sailed along the coast of South Australia. Later she became a Greek cruise ship, however she is the only Australia passenger ship that remains to this day in France as a land locked tourist attraction and casino!

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 Cape Town named Belofin-1 registered in Panama.

SS Monterey                                 Sister to the Mariposa. 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. Monterey, the last Matson Liner, had a good long life. She was beached at Alang India in November 2006 to be broken up.

SS Negbah                                   Zim Israel Navigation’s second liner.

MS Nelly                                      A migrant ship to Canada, Australia & New Zealand was built as a C3 class freighter - includes a photo album.

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 Australia.

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 Nieuw Holland.

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 SS Australis.

SS Norway                                    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. Enter our now finalised “Save the SS France-Norway Campaign” page and read details of how NCL have been fined well over US$14 million for negligence of maintenance and operation of the ships boilers and thus causing the deaths and injury of their crew on SS Norway on that fateful day of the explosion. The ship could be a great Hotel today, but this rotten company, then owned by the Malaysian/Chinese Casino Genting come Star Cruises, ensured that she would be broken up and they did everything in their power that she left port having said that she would be repaired where she was going and that she would be used, when the truth was, and we have the documents, that she was bound for scrap at all times! NCL / NCL America can not be trusted, They promised to save the SS Independence and the SS United States IF the US Government gave NCL an American flagged cruise company. They have it and they built a fleet of GERMAN ships. SS Independence has been sold to an Indian and could well be scrapped. SS United States lay’s rotting away in Philadelphia, and NCL is loosing clientele, crew morale and thus money faster that water flows over a waterfall!

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 Calypso, Azure Seas and OceanBreeze. This is a 20-page feature, containing almost one hundred photographs. OceanBreeze Cabin Plan and Deck by deck description.

MS Ocean Islander ...                        Built in 1956 as the Adriatica Line’s San Giorgio, she later became the City of Andros, Ocean Islander, and is currently the delightful MS Royal Star operated by the Swiss-owned “African Safari Club,” cruising the Indian Ocean to the “Paradise Islands” of the Indian Ocean. She was sold to become the PV Ocean Mist.

PV Ocean Mist ...                              Built in 1956 as the Adriatica Line’s San Giorgio, she later became the City of Andros, Ocean Islander, and is currently the delightful MS Royal Star operated by the Swiss-owned “African Safari Club,” cruising the Indian Ocean to the “Paradise Islands” of the Indian Ocean. She was sold to become the PV Ocean Mist. As of April 2010 PV Ocean Mist will cruise again under the banner of PV Ocean Mist Cruises out of Mombasa, you can view her as she is today HERE. Please note: This page is located on my cruise site.

MS Ocean Odyssey                        Built in 1964 as the MTS Eros, she was the second of the trio of Greek Island cruising car ferries. Later she became the famed MTS Jason of the Sun Lines, which together with Epirotiki Lines eventually merged to become Royal Olympic Cruises. Later she was sold to become the Ocean Odyssey.

SS Ocean Explorer I                       Ocean Explorer I was built in 1944 as a P2 “General” class transport named, USS General W.P. Richardson. In 1956, the famed American President Lines President Roosevelt after she had a massive US$ 10 million reconstruction in Seattle. Thereafter she had a varied career as a liner and a cruise ship.

SS Oceanic                                  Cruising: The Grand Home Lines SS Oceanic continues cruising to this day. Enjoy her story, from a liner to a StarShip 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!

MS Odysseus                                This delightful ship became much loved Marco Polo in Australia cruising the South Pacific and Asia. She became Royal Olympia’s Odysseus, but is now an Asian Casino.

TSS Olympia                                  As the Olympia, she was the first new build for the Greek Line. This magnificent ship is still in active service as the Imperial Majesty Cruise Line MS Regal Empress.

MS Oranje                                    MS Oranje was the last Netherland Line liner to be built. She was sold, together with the Willem Ruys, to Achille Lauro Lines. She was rebuilt and renamed, Angelina Lauro

MS Oranjefontein                           One of the Holland Africa Combination-Passenger Liner.

RMS Orcades                                Orient Lines first new liner built after World War Two. This feature also has a separate photo page.

SS Oriana                                             Orient Lines last new build achieved a great following, and she has remained with us as a static exhibition, until 2004. Also see - Oriana - The Birth of a Liner.

SS Oriana Part Two                        This page covers ss Oriana located in the resort city of Dalian China. This page includes details and photographs the damage causes to Oriana’s during a storm on July, 17, 2004, as well as photographs taken during her demolition in China.

SS Oriana The Birth of a Liner          A photographic journey of Oriana’s building, launching, fitting out, her sea trials and maiden voyage to Australia and New Zealand.

MS Oriental Queen                         She was built as Australia’s largest and finest coastal liner and became famed for a notable Naval career between 1939 and 1949 having been in some amazing invasions and situations, but came out unscathed. Returned to coastal duties but was sold to become the Japanese cruise ship Oriental Queen in 1961.

RMS Orion                                    One of Australia’s most loved Orient Line ships.

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.

SS Paraguay Star                         One of four Ellerman Lines fine Cargo-Passenger Liners

RMS Parthia                                          Parthia was completed and delivered in April 1948 and departed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on April 10. She and her sister RMS Media were built to operate on the Liverpool to New York service. In 1962 she was obtained by the New Zealand Shipping Company and renamed SS Remuera, and later she became the SS  Aramac.

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.

RHMS Patris                                  Built as Union Castles RMS Bloemfontein Castle, she became the first Chandris liner to operate the migrant service between Greece and Australia, under the banner of the Greek Australia Line.

RMS Pendennis Castle ...                    Remembering another fine Union-Castle liner.

MS Polynesie ...                                This little ship was much loved by Australians. Messageries Maritimes operated the 36 passenger Polynesie between Sydney and Noumea, with calls at Port Vila and Espiritu Santo.

MS Port Elizabeth                          One of four Ellerman Lines fine Cargo-Passenger Liners.

MS Port Melbourne                         See MS Port Sydney below …

MS Port Sydney                            Port Lines Port Sydney and her sister Port Melbourne were 10,000 GRT refrigerated freighters built in 1955 for the UK, New Zealand Australia mainly to transport meat. They also accommodated 12 passengers in relative style. 15 years later they were rebuilt into major cruise ships and both operate to this day. This is the story of just one of these remarkable ships!

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 Australia and Indonesia and Singapore and completed her days in Bangladesh as a passenger ship, troop ship, and finally a stationary military barracks. She was a fine ship with an interesting thirty three year history.

MS Princesa Victoria                       Built in 1936 for Union Castle Line’s Dunnottar castle. This graceful liner has a remarkable history.

RHMS Queen Frederica                    Built as Matson Lines Malolo, later renamed Matsonia, sold to become Homes Lines Atlantic, renamed Queen Frederica before Chandris purchased her.

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 Long Beach California.

SS Queen of Bermuda                     The ship with many names, the last was the SS Universe Explorer, ex Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, 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 Holland Africa Combination-Passenger Liner.

MS Rangitane (1)                          The following seven ships belong to the New Zealand Shipping Company – New pages added.

MS Rangitane (2)                          New Zealand Shipping Company.

MS Rangitata (2)                          New Zealand Shipping Company.

MS Rangitiki                                  New Zealand Shipping Company.

MS Rangitoto                                New Zealand Shipping Company.

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 Freeport in 1999.

SS Rembrandt V                            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 port of Rotterdam to become a hotel and a tourist attraction.

SS Remuera (2)                             New Zealand Shipping Company.

MS Ruahine (3)                            New Zealand Shipping Company.

SS Roma (1951)…                             One of two popular Flotta Lauro liners on the Genoa/Naples, Australian service.

SS Roma (1914)...                            SS Roma was originally built in 1914 in the USA as a steam ship and a freighter the SS Medina. When sold she was converted as a basic migrant ship SS Roma, and was used for the Roman Catholic Holy Year to ferry Pilgrims to Rome. In 1950 SS Roma made a single voyage to Australia from Bremerhaven to Newcastle, although it was a disastrous one for her then owners. Later she became the famed luxury Italian cruise ship MS Franca C and she continues to this day in active duties sailing the world as the Christian Book ship named the MV Doulos. Please Note: This feature is now located on my NEW site ssmaritime.net. A link on the bottom of the page will bring you back to this index on ssmaritime.com.

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 Star ...                              This modern looking ship was built in 1956 as the Adriatica Line’s MS San Giorgio, she later became the City of Andros, Ocean Islander, and is currently the delightful MS Royal Star operated by the Swiss-owned “African Safari Club,” cruising the Indian Ocean to the “Paradise Islands” of the Indian Ocean. She was sold to become the PV Ocean Mist.

TSS Ryndam                                 One of Holland America’s famed “Economy Twins.” Sold in 1972 to become the Atlas. Thereafter: Pride of Mississippi, Pride of Galveston and Copa Casino.

MS San Giorgio ...                             Built in 1956 as the Adriatica Line’s San Giorgio, she later became the City of Andros, Ocean Islander, and is currently the delightful MS Royal Star operated by the Swiss-owned “African Safari Club,” cruising the Indian Ocean to the “Paradise Islands” of the Indian Ocean. She was sold to become the PV Ocean Mist.

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.

SS Santa Paula - Santa Rosa ...              These 1958 built liners, the Santa Paula and Santa Rosa were the 3rd and the last to carry these great names. One of these two is still sailing today. Do you know her current name? This article will reveal all.

SS Sapphire Seas                          Sapphire Seas was built in 1944 as a P2 “General” class transport named, USS General W.P. Richardson. In 1956, the famed American President Lines President Roosevelt after she had a massive US$ 10 million reconstruction in Seattle. Thereafter she had a varied career as a liner and a cruise ship and ended her days as the Ocean Explorer I.

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!

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 Canada, Australia & New Zealand was built as a C3 class freighter - includes a photo album.

SS Shalom                                    Zim Israel Navigation largest Trans Atlantic liner. Sold to become: SS Hanseatic, Doric, Royal Odyssey, Regent Sun.

MS Sibajak                                   Royal Rotterdam Lloyd’s small liner, was specially built for the Indonesian service, but in her later years she became a migrant ship to Australia & New Zealand.

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.

MV Stella Maris ...                             Built as a German ferry she was rebuilt in 1966 as Sun Lines small luxury cruise ship Stella Maris. Later she became MV Viking Bordeaux and MV Madagascar. This ship is currently for sale.

MS Stockholm                               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 MV Athena.

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.

SS Sydney                                   One of two popular Flotta Lauro liners on the Genoa/Naples, Australian service.

MS Taiyuan                                  The second of a pair of first class passenger-cargo liners operating between Australia, Hong Kong and Japan from the early 1950’s. Both had an interesting career and were greatly loved ships with a massive following. Their unique and quaint style and exterior traditional design was much loved by ship lovers, and still is to this day!

SS Theodor Herzl                           A Zim Israel Navigation liner.

SS The Topaz                                An Elegant Survivor from the Fifties … by Barry Evetts.

MS The Victoria                             Built in 1936 for Union Castle Line’s Dunnottar Castle. This graceful liner has a remarkable history. After her Union Castle days, she was rebuilt to become a magnificent luxury cruise ship MS Victoria for Incres Lines. Later the Chandris The Victoria, and finally Louis Cruises Princessa Victoria.

MS Tjiwangi                                   Royal Interocean Lines small liners, known as the “Elegant White Yachts” in the sixties. Also see the Memorabilia page.

MS Tjiluwah                                  The second of the pair was built in 1950.

MV Tofua                                     I worked for the Union Steamship Company in the early sixties and obviously spent a great deal of time on both the MV Tofua and the newer MV Matua. This was the newer of the two and the last ever USSC Pacific Passenger ship to be built. Tofua was a very popular ship and attracted regular passengers who would opt for a round voyage. She was known as the Happy Ship!

MV Thysville                                 Built in Belgium in 1950 as the passenger cargo liner Baudouinville but she was renamed Thysville in 1957 as a new larger Baudouinville had been built. Later she became a Booth Line ship, then transferred to Blue Star Line and ended her days as the popular MV Australasia.

SS United States                           The greatest of all American ship is sadly laid up in Philadelphia and rusting away. Yet, we dare to hope she has a future, but not with Star Cruises/NCL, now they already have NCL America Cruises, flying the US flag.

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 Atlantic.

SS Universe Explorer                      Universe Explorer, ex Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, built as the Moore-McCormack liner SS Brasil.

SS Uruguay Star                            One of the last four Blue Star Combination-Passenger Liners.

SS Veendam                                 The 1958 Moore-McCormack liner and sister to the SS Brasil. She had a varied career, including time as a Holland America cruise ship the Veendam. Her demise came in 2003 when she was sold and broken up in India.

MS Victoria                                   Built in 1936 for Union Castle Line’s Dunnottar Castle. This graceful liner has a remarkable history. After her Union Castle days, she was rebuilt to become a magnificent luxury cruise ship MS Victoria for Incres Lines. Later the Chandris The Victoria, and finally Louis Cruises Princessa Victoria.

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 Stella Maris. Later she became Viking Bordeaux and currently is MV Madagascar.

SS Volendam                                The ship with many names, the last was the SS Universe Explorer, ex Enchanted Seas, Queen of Bermuda, Canada Star, Liberte, Volendam, Monarch Sun, Volendam, 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 Australia and served her country well both in peacetime and during WW2 as a hospital ship. This is a fine three page feature.

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, Australia and New Zealand.

RMS Windsor Castle                        Sadly, this great Liner sailed for Alang in India, renamed Rita. Upon arrival, she was beached and being broken up.

MS Willem Ruys                             Part One - The famed Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Liner – Part Two Flotta Lauro’s Achille Lauro.

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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Special Interest Pages

MARITIME LINKS                            Visit our main LINKS page, which has many worthwhile links.

Eleusis Bay                                   Two Photographic pages of cruise ships laid up in Eleusis. Photographs were taken by the late Captain Yiorgos (George) Graikos, between June 2003 and February 2004.

MARITIME ART                              Art by well known artists from around the world.

Also visit the new Classic Ocean Voyages pages

 

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Other Links - maritime & cruise sites

Save The Classic Liners                  The long running “Save the Classic Liners Campaign” the author founded in 1999 continues, but in a new format and on its own site. Recently the Campaign has saved two ships: 1. The MV Royal Star, built in 1956 as the Adriatica Lines MS San Giorgio. She is almost completed her refit and has undertaken several sea trails and the renamed PV Ocean Mist will be operating out of Mombasa. 2. The famed 1914 built MV Doulos, ex MS Franca C, SS Roma, SS Medina. See the link below for details.

ssMaritime.net                               The author’s second ssMaritime site which features the MV Doulos the world’s most remarkable passenger liner built 94 ago in 1914 yet she ended her active duties sailing the world on December 31, 2009 and was sold on March 18 to a Singaporean buyer who will use her as a hotel in Singapore named “Doulos Phos.”

Cruise-Australia                              The author’s main cruise site offering many ship and cruise reviews.

MaritimeMatters                            A great Maritime site by Martin Cox and Peter Knego – News, features, maritime memorabilia shop and so much more!

Dutch Cruise Site                           Harm Brink of the Netherlands has an excellent cruise site in Dutch and English and has a complete listing of all cruise companies, accompanied by excellent photographs. HIGHLY recommended!

www.nautiques.net                        The worlds best online maritime artefact dealer by far!

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Maritime Memorabilia

Nautiques.net was founded in 1984, and they have one of the finest collections of maritime items available, be it from brochures, deck plans, labels, postcards, crockery to furniture. Best still, prices are extremely affordable, and often they are far better than what is available on Ebay, mind you, I have found that they have items that just do not show up on Ebay! Nautiques.net is operated by Don Leavitt and he has more than 3,000 items of ocean liner and steamship antiques and collectibles spanning the last century available at any one time! You can browse through their site, which has hundreds of shipping lines listed from around the world. If you are looking for a rare item then contact Don Leavitt direct at dml@nautiques.net. Nautiques will ship worldwide - www.nautiques.net.

Please Note: The above is not a paid advertisement, it is just that I personally recommend Nautiques.net having had superb service and some fine goods from them over the years, all items I have obtained I have paid for. But, the price was right and the goods and service have been superb. Most of these can be seen on the various pages throughout this site! I decided to share it with you as a favour as I am so often asked about memorabilia and where can I obtain this and that! Reuben Goossens.

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RMS Queen Mary

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