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Cruise Ship Souvenir Service
Have you enjoyed a cruise holiday and would like a memento of the ship? Are you looking for information on a specific cruise ship? You want to know more? I have an extensive library and research database, compiled over a period of 30 years. Give me just the name of the vessel and its approximate date, I can provide you with photo of the ship by email within 24 hours. I will then snail-mail you the photo in a presentation pack direct to your home address.
If you email me at don.hazeldine@virgin.net first, I will advise you of the details I may have to meet your requirements. The standard service is a photograph, with a short history, technical details, dimensions etc for £11 (about $US16) emailed and snail-mailed to your home.
Alternatively you can write to me at:
3 Cyprus Avenue, Lytham St Annes, Lancs, FY8 1DY. UK
(Click here for Don Hazeldine's Profile)
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For example - The Otranto
Orient Steam Navigation Company. Built in 1925 by Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England. 20026 tons, 192.63m long x 22.91m wide (632ft x 75ft), 2 propellers, 2 masts, geared turbine, 6 double and 2 single ended boilers which gave a speed of 18 knots. Passengers 1700 and a crew of 420. Jan 9 1926 Maiden voyage to Australia from London via the Suez Canal to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. In her first year she ran aground off the Greek coast. In 1939 she was converted to a troopship and in Nov 1942 was fitted out as an assault ship. She was present at the North African, Sicilian and Italian landings. In 1948 she was refitted as a one class ship by Cammel Laird, Birkenhead, initiating Orient Line's post-War single class service. On July 14th 1949 she resumed her service to Australia and made her final sailing to Sydney via Capetown on 13 Feb 1957. In June 1957 she was sold to be broken up at Faslane, near Glasgow, Scotland.
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I also sell a CD entitled The Compendium of the World's Passenger Ships, which is constantly updated. Latest issue is 4 August 2007
ISBN 09523581 3 1
It contains details of 1680 passenger ships over 10000 tons dating back to 1858 with 1200 photos
Click here to go to the World's Passenger Ships Webpage
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