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Gallery No 39 - Troopships
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Images of 112,000 ships - there are 146 Images of Troopships relating
to 1925/1965 shown in the first section listed below, with another
51 Empire troopships which can be accessed in the EMPIRE
section.
Aba - Asturia 1 & 2 - Almanzora, - Andes
- Aragon - Aquitania - Atlantis - Britannic - SS Canberra -TSS. -
Cameronia - Cheshire - Dilwara - Dominion Monarch - Durban Castle
- Dunera - Dunottar Castle- Derwent - Devonshire, - Dorsetshire -
Empire Call - Empire Medway - Empire Dynasty - Empire Trooper - Empire
Halladale, Empire Helford - Empire Ken, - Empire Test, - Empire Parkeston,
- Empire Bure, - Empire Star - Empire Wansbeck, - Empire Fowey, -
Empire Pride, - Empress of Australia, - Empress of Britain, - Empire
Clyde - Empire Orwell - Franconia - Georgic - Highland Monarch, -
Highland Princess, - Highland Chieftain - Imperator - Ile De France
- Laconia - Lancastria - Lancashire - Laurentic - Leonardo De Vinc
(Empire Clyde 1) -Llangibby Castle -
- Nevasa 1 & 2 - Monterosa, - New Australia - Neuralia - Ormode
- Orbita - Orontes, - Oxfordshire - Otranto - Orduna - Oransay - Orion
- Osmaneih - - QE2 - Queen of Bermuda - RMS Queen Elizabeth - RMS
Queen Mary - Rajula, - Rewa - Rhona,- Saga- Somersetshire - Tairea
- Talamba - Taliwa - Talma - SS. TRANSYLVANIA - Vienna - Windrush
- Winchester Castle - Warwick Castle - Windsor Castle - Zaria
If you are an ex-serviceman and also an oldie you will probably
have travelled overseas in a troopship. So scroll down these images
and find your "cruise ship". These images have been made
available to this website by Bryan Tab Hunter, Roy Nixon, Hector,
Mike Smith, Harry Furr, Karlz Glover, Jim MacDonald, Leslie Youdell,
Phil Booth, David Armstrong and Ian Girvan for which I extend grateful
thanks. Extra information from Derek Lovemore, Ron Flood, Chris Madden,
Graham Hibbert, Roy Haskett, Terry Fitzpatrick, Stanley Embling, Ernie
Huntley, James Ignis, B J Jayne, Ian White, Peter Smith, Ex L/cpl
K.Phillips Royal Signals, John Parsons (RN retired) and Sib Browne.
The Army
Children Archive (TACA) - This Link will interest former and current
army children who will have travelled the world, who, on the one hand,
may find that it ignites some sparks of recognition that in turn trigger
a string of memories or, on the other, may enjoy the sense of having
a rich history all of their own.
The World War II 'Empire' ships covers a wide range of vessels,
ranging from tugs, coasters, tankers and cargo ships to passenger
liners, both wartime built and requisitioned, and post war reparations
ships. Also included are a few ships which were renamed 'Empire' at
the time of the Suez crisis.
This directory lists each ship, together with previous and subsequent
names and owners and is purely a guide to subsequent research. Managers
while under Ministry of War Transport ownership are also given, where
known.
Any information on errors or additional information on ultimate dispositions
of ships, or on managers while under MOWT ownership, where this is
not given, will be gratefully received and should be sent to -
mariners-L@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk
In the days before air travel, the British Armed Forces travelled
by sea to all corners of the Empire. The Ministry of Transport gave
contracts with civilian shipping lines to build and manage troopships
and often made financial contributions to their construction.
After the World War Two, many German and Italian commercial vessels
were seized and distributed to British companies as war prizes. EMPIRE
section.
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