The Fleets
Home Lines was formed at Genoa in 1946, but their ships were registered in Panama. Passenger services were originally operated between Genoa and South America and later to North American ports. By the mid-1960s the company had switched mostly to cruising.and in 1988 was taken over by Holland America Line.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide.
Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1913 | ex- Bergensfjord, 1946 purchased from Norwegian American Line renamed Argentina, 1953 sold to Zim Israel Lines, Haifa renamed Jerusalem. | 10,666 |
| Atlantic (1) | 1927 | ex- Malolo, ex- Matsonia, 1948 purchased from Matson Line renamed Atlantic, 1954 renamed Queen Frederica (Vasilissa Freiderika), 1965 sold to Chandris Line, Piraeus. | 20,553 |
| Atlantic (2) | 1982 | 1988 sold to Premier Cruise Line, Panama renamed Starship Atlantic. | 35,143 |
| Brasil | 1905 | ex- Drottningholm, 1946 purchased from Swedish American Line renamed Brasil, 1951 rebuilt to 10,043 tons, renamed Homeland, 1955 scrapped. | 10,754 |
| Doric | 1964 | ex- Shalom, ex- Hanseatic, 1973 purchased from German Atlantic Line (Deutsche Atlantik Line), Hamburg renamed Doric, 1981 sold to Lido Maritime Inc, renamed Royal Odyssey. | 25,338 |
| Homeland | see Brasil. | ||
| Homeric (1) | 1931 | ex- Mariposa, 1953 purchased from Matson Line, 1954 renamed Homeric, 1973 badly damaged by fire off Cape May and 1974 scrapped. | 18,563 |
| Homeric (2) | 1986 | 1988 sold to Holland America Line renamed Westerdam. | 42,092 |
| Italia | 1928 | ex- John Ericsson, 1948 purchased from Swedish American Line renamed Italia, 1964 sold to Freeport Bahama Enterprises renamed Imperial Bahama and converted to floating hotel. | 21,554 |
| Oceanic | 1965 | 1985 sold to Premier Cruise Line, Panama renamed Starship Oceanic. | 39,241 |
| Protea | 1920 | ex- City of Athens, 1947 purchased from Soc. Naviera Transatlantica, Puero Cortes, Honduras renamed Protea, 1951 sold to Incres Line, 1952 renamed Arosa Kulm. | 8,929 |
| Queen Frederica | see Atlantic. |