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Sold to White Star in 1908 used as a cadet training vessel for Australian routes, sold in 1915 to Norwegian owners multiple times under Transatlantic and Dvergso. Scrapped in 1923. Laurentic: 1908: 1908–1917: 14,892: Launched by Harland and Wolff in 1908 ordered by Dominion Line originally Alberta but IMM transferred ship to White Star under ...
Pages in category "Ships of the White Star Line" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The White Star Line was a British shipping line.Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between the British Empire and the United States.
Ships of the White Star Line (2 C, 94 P) Pages in category "White Star Line" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Built for White Star Line, scrapped 1960: Georgic: 1931: 1949–1956: Intermediate: 27,759: Built for White Star Line, scrapped 1956: Caronia: 1949: 1949–1968: Cruise ship: 34,183: Sold to Star Shipping 1968, renamed Columbia; renamed Caribia in 1969; wrecked 1974 at Apra Harbor, Guam and broke up while being towed to Taiwan to be scrapped
Cunard White Star controlled a total of twenty-five ocean liners (with Cunard contributing fifteen ships and White Star ten). Both Cunard and White Star were in dire financial trouble, and were looking to complete enormous liners: White Star had Hull 844 –Oceanic – and Cunard had Hull 534, which would later become RMS Queen Mary.
In 1901, the White Star Line ordered a series of four ships that were to be larger than Great Eastern, terming these ships the "Big Four". The four ships were designed to have a tonnage in excess of 20,000 tons and rather than being built for speed and to compete for the Blue Riband, were designed to be more luxurious than their rivals.
This list of passenger ship companies is of companies that own and operate passenger ships, including cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries (for passengers and automobiles). For the list of companies that own and operate freight ships ( bulk carriers , car carriers , container ships , roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers ...