Organisation of Material
Postcards are arranged in alphabetical order based on the names of the ships. There are five pages for Liners with a link to the next and previous pages at the end of each page.
Aquitania
Aquitania was a 45,647 GRT passenger/cargo ship completed for Cunard Steamship Co. in 1914 by John Brown & Co at their Clydebank yard. She was 901 Ft. long with beam 97 Ft. She had 10 decks and was propelled by four steam turbines driving four propellors. When launched she could carry 618 1st class, 614 2nd class and 2,004 3rd class passengers. Her size and 23 knots service speed made her highly suitable as a troop carrier and she served in both WW1 and WW2. She was finally broken in 1950.
Ascania
Ascania was a 13,900 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship with refrigeration completed for Cunard Steamship Company in 1925 by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. at their High Walker yard. She was 158.5 metres long with beam 19.9 metres. Her steam turbine engines connected to twin screws could propel her at 15 knots. As built, she could carry 500 cabin class and 1,200 3rd class passengers and had a crew of 270. She was broken up in 1957.
Baltic
Baltic was a 23,876 GRT steam passenger ship completed for Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. in 1904 by Harland & Wolff at their Belfast yard. She was 216.2 metres long with beam 23 metres. Her two quadruple-expansion steam engines drove twin screws and she could achieve 17 knots. She was the largest ship in the world until 1905 and could carry 2,875 passengers. She was broken up in 1933.
Britannia
Britannia is a name regularly used for ships but this one appears to be the 8,463 GRT passenger/cargo ship built for Anchor Line (Henderson Bros.) Ltd. by Alexander Stephen & Sons of Glasgow. She was 140.2 metres long with beam 18.0 metres. Her quadruple-expansion steam engine drove a single screw and she could achieve 15 knots. She was sunk on 25 March 1941 by gunfire from German raider Thor at position 08° 37' N 25° 28' W whilst en route from Liverpool to Bombay carrying passengers and a general cargo. Casualties are recorded on the Tower Hill memorial and details of those lost and an image of the commemorative panel can be found HERE.
Britannic
Brittanic was a 26,943 GRT motor passenger/cargo ship with refrigeration completed for Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. in 1930 by Harland & Wolff at their Belfast yard. She was 208.4 metres long with beam 25.1 metres. Her engines drove twin screws and she could achieve 18 knots and carry 868 passengers. She was deployed as a troopship during WW2 and from 1949 she was owned by Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. She was broken up in 1960.
Carinthia (1925)
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This Carinthia was a 20,227 GRT steam turbine engine passenger/cargo ship with refrigeration completed for Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1925 by Vickers Engineering Co. at their Barrow yard. She was 183.1 metres long with beam 22.5 metres. Her twin screws could propel her at 16.5 knots and could accommodate 1,650 passengers. She was actually laid down as Servia but renamed at her launching. She was used on the Liverpool to Boston route but also for cruising - including a world cruise in 1933. During WW2 she served as an armed merchant cruiser and was torpedoed and sunk on 6 June 1940 by German submarine U-46 with the loss of four lives.
Carinthia (1956)
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This Carinthia was a 21,947 GRT steam-turbine powered passenger/cargo ship with refrigeration completed for Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1956 by John Brown & Co. at their Clydebank yard. She was 185.4 metres long with beam 24.5 metres. Her engines drove twin screws and she could achieve 20 knots and carry 1,553 passengers. She was sold in 1968 and went through various changes of name and owner before finally being broken up at Alang in 2005.
Cedric
Cedric was a 21,035 GRT quadruple-expansion steam-engined passenger/cargo ship completed for Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. in 1903 by Harland & Wolff Ltd. at their Belfast yard. She was 207.5 metres long with beam 23.0 metres. Her engines drove twin screws and she could achieve 16 knots and carry 1,223 passengers. She served as an armed merchant cruiser in WW1 and then used as a troopship, returned to normal service after the war and was broken up in 1932.
Duchess of Atholl
Duchess of Atholl was a 20,119 GRT steam turbine passenger/cargo ship with refrigeration completed for Canadian Pacific Railway Co. in 1928 by Wm. Beardmore & Co. at their Dalmuir yard. She was 177.4 metres long with beam 22.9 metres. Her engines drove twin screws and she could achieve 17.5 knots. She was sunk on 10 October 1942 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-178 at position 07° 03' S 11° 12' W. Casualties are recorded on the Tower Hill memorial and details of those lost and an image of the commemorative panel can be found HERE.
Duchess of Richmond
Duchess of Richmond was a 20,022 GRT steam turbine passenger/cargo ship with refrigeration completed for Canadian Pacific Railway Co. in 1928 by John Brown & Co. at their Clydebank yard. She was 177.4 metres long with beam 22.9 metres. Her engines drove twin screws and she could achieve 18 knots. She served in WW2 as a troopship and In 1947 was refitted as a luxury liner and renamed Empress of Canada. She caught fire on 25 January 1953 in Gladstone Dock and heeled over. She was righted by parbuckling; a similar technique was used in 2014 to right the Costa Concordia. Beyond repair, she was taken be broken up at La Spezia in 1954.
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