P&O COMPANY'S MAIL SHIPS TO BOMBAY; AND THE EAST ,19TH CENTURY

Borneo

(1895-1914 - 4573gt)

 

Borneo was sold to Japan in 1914, and renamed the Harima Maru.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Borneo.

 

 

 

 

 

Malta

(1895-1922 - 6064gt)

 

Malta was scrapped in Italy in 1922.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Malta.

 

 

 

 

 

Nubia

(1895-1915 - 5914gt)

 

Nubia was lost outside Colombo in 1915, whilst waiting for the pilot.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Nubia.

 

 

 

 

 

Simla (2)

(1895-1916 - 5884gt)

 

Simla was torpedoed and sunk whilst of Malta in 1916.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Simla.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunda (2)

(1895-1914 - 4674gt)

 

Sunda was sold to Japan in 1914, and renamed Hokokuo Maru.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Sunda.

 

 

 

 

 

Sumatra (2)

(1895-1914 - 4607gt)

 

Sumatra was sold to the Arab SS Co in 1914.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Sumatra.

 

 

 

 

 

China (2)

(1896-1928 - 7912gt)

 

China was broken up in Japan in 1928.

 

 

P&O official postcard of China.

 

 

 

 

 

India (2)

(1896-1915 - 7911gt)

 

India was torpedoed and sunk off Norway while serving as Armed Merchant Cruiser in 1915.

 

 

P&O official postcard of India.

 

 

P&O official postcard of India.

 

 

P&O official postcard of India.

 

 

P&O official New Year's postcard of India, for 01/01/1904.

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt

(1897-1922 - 7912gt)

 

Egypt sank in 1922 after a collision off Ushant with the French ship Seine.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Egypt.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Egypt.

 

 

Tuck's Oilette postcard of Egypt.

 

 

Postcard of Egypt at Port said.

 

 

 

 

 

Arabia (2)

(1898-1916 - 7930gt)

 

Arabia was torpedoed and sunk SW of Cape Matapan in 1916.

 

 

P&O official postcard of Arabia.

 

 

Tuck's Oilette postcard of Arabia.

 

 

 

 

 

Osiris

(1898-1922 - 1738gt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assaye

(1899-1928 - 7376gt)

 

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Hello, I wonder if you have a picture/postcard of the ship CITY OF GENOA ? My grandparents sailed on her 20 June 1923 from Bombay or Karachi I'm not sure. Thanking you, Jane on P&O COMPANY'S MAIL SHIPS TO BOMBAY; AND THE EAST ,19TH CENTURY

Sunday, May 29, 2016

British Steamship " CITY OF GENOA (photo published on request by anonymous reader of this blog)

City of Genoa

1906

ex- Windhuk, Hamburg America Line, 1919 war reparations, 1921 renamed City of Genoa, 1928 sold to Portugal renamed Joao Belo.

6,365tons

more information :-

SUN SHIPPING Co. / HALL LINE steamships
Vessel	Built	Years in Service	Tons
Aston Hall	1882	1901 taken over by JRE, 1909 scrapped after collision in Bosphorus.	3,568
Borderer	1904	1917 purchased from Border Union SS Co, Glasgow, 1929 sold to Germany renamed Emmy Friederich.	4,372
Branksome Hall (1)	1875	1881 sold to Cia Trasatlantica Espanola renamed Panama.	2,086
Branksome Hall (2)	1888	1898 sold to P.& O. S.N.Co., renamed Tientsin.	3,839
Branksome Hall (3)	1904	1906 transferred to Glen Line renamed Glenavon, 1910 reverted to JRE renamed Branksome Hall 1918 torpedoed and sunk by UB-105 off North Africa.	4,662
Branksome Hall (4)	1905	ex- Arensburg, Hansa Line, 1919 war reparations, 1920 renamed Branksome Hall, 1933 scrapped after collision.	4,467
Bretton Hall	1881	1885 wrecked on coast of Devon.	2,421
Childwall Hall	1876	1877 sold to James Wood & Sons, Liverpool.	2,017
City of Adelaide (1)	1917	1918 torpedoed and sunk off Malta by U.63.	8,389
City of Adelaide (2)	1920	1944 torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-8 in Indian Ocean.	6,589
City of Agra (1)	1903	1932 scrapped.	4,808
City of Agra (2)	1936	1965 scrapped.	6,361
City of Athens	1923	1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.179 off Capetown.	6,558
City of Auckland	1915	ex- Weissenfels, Hansa Line, 1919 war reparations, 1921 renamed City of Auckland, 1947 sold to Christopher SS Co., renamed Karteria.	8,336
City of Baltimore	1855	1874 purchased from Inman Line, 1882 sold to J. Ripolles, Valencia renamed Fivaller, then Benicarlo.	2,292
City of Barcelona	1930	1958 scrapped.	5,787
City of Baroda (1)	1911	1917 torpedoed and sunk by UC.53 off Ireland.	5,032
City of Baroda (2)	1918	1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.509 off Luderitz Bay, South Africa; loss of 14 lives.	7,129
City of Bath	1926	1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.508 off Trinidad.	5,079
City of Bedford (1)	1924	1940 lost in collision with s/s Bodnant (Elder Dempster) off Iceland.	6,407
City of Bedford (2)	1950	1972 scrapped.	7,341
City of Birkenhead	1950	1971 sold to China Marine Investment, Hong Kong renamed Liberty Trader.	7,942
City of Birmingham	1911	1914-1916 troopship, 1916 torpedoed and sunk by U.32 in Atlantic.	7,498
City of Bombay (1)	1910	1932 scrapped.	5,186
City of Bombay (2)	1937	1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.159 in South Atlantic.	7,140
City of Boston	1912	ex- Dusseldorf, Deutsche-Australische Line, 1919 war reparations to France, 1921 ceded to Britain renamed City of Boston, 1927 sold to North German Lloyd renamed Grandon.	5,885
City of Brisbane (1)	1918	1918 torpedoed and sunk off Newhaven by UB-57.	7,138
City of Brisbane (2)	1920	1940 bombed and sunk in Thames Estuary.	7.138
City of Bristol	1912	1936 sold to Barry Shipping renamed St. Woolas.	6,741
City of Brooklyn	1949	1967 sold to Panama renamed Lefkadios.	7,557
City of Cairo	1915	1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.68, south of St. Helena; loss of 104 lives.	7,882
City of Canton	1916	1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.178 off Beira.	6,982
City of Cape Town	1937	1962 sold to Harbour Line, Bermuda renamed Mangrove Harbour.	8,046
City of Cardiff	1926	see Langton Hall 1918.
City of Carthage	1906	1907 wrecked Japan.	5,524
City of Chester (1)	1910	1934 scrapped.	5,413
City of Chester (2)	1944	1971 sold to Panama renamed Chester for final voyage to breakers.	8,380
City of Chicago	1950	1967 sold to Greece renamed Kaptamarco.	7,622
City of Christiania	1921	1957 scrapped.	4,940
City of Colombo	1909	1921 wrecked Nova Scotia.	5,598
City of Corinth (1)	1913	1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB-31 off Lizard Point, Cornwall.	5,870
City of Corinth (2)	1918	1942 torpedoed and sunk off Trinidad by U.508.	5,318
City of Coventry	1949	1967 sold to Liberia renamed Ingrid.	7,568
City of Delhi	1970	see City of Winnipeg 1955.
City of Dundee	1926	see Sandon Hall 1921.
City of Dunedin	1917	ex- Porta, North German Lloyd, 1919 war reparations, 1921 renamed City of Dunedin, 1928 sold to North German Lloyd renamed Lippe.	7,857
City of Dunkirk	1912	1950 sold to Italy renamed Marilen.	5,861
City of Durban	1921	1952 renamed City of Gloucester, 1957 scrapped.	5,850
City of Durham	1911	1933 scrapped.	5,356
City of Eastbourne	1923	1953 sold to Italy renamed Ninin Pittaluga.	5,563
City of Evansville	1922	1957 sold to Pan Norse SS Co., renamed Dorca.	6,528
City of Florence (1)	1914	1917 torpedoed and sunk by UC-17 while 188 miles off Ushant.	5,399
City of Florence (2)	1918	1956 sold to Theodorides, London renamed Mount Olympus.	6,862
City of Genoa	1906	ex- Windhuk, Hamburg America Line, 1919 war reparations, 1921 renamed City of Genoa, 1928 sold to Portugal renamed Joao Belo.	6,365
City of Glasgow (1)	1920	1956 sold to Westport Shipping, London renamed Marianne B.	5,321
City of Glasgow (2)	1971	see City of Hereford 1958.
City of Gloucester	1952	see City of Durban 1921.
City of Guildford (1)	1928	see Romeo 1919.
City of Guildford (2)	1957	1979 sold to Greece renamed Eurydice.	4,945
City of Hankow	1915	1942 wrecked Saldanha Bay, South Africa.	8,420
City of Hereford (1)	1927	1955 sold to Williamson & Co, Hong Kong renamed Inchona.	5,101
City of Hereford (2)	1958	1971 renamed City of Glasgow, 1978 sold to Greece renamed Myrna.	4,954
City of Hull	1947	1967 sold to Panama renamed Essex for final voyage to breakers.	8,458
City of Johannesburg (1)	1926	see Melford Hall 1920.
City of Johannesburg (2)	1947	1970 sold to Greece renamed Filothei.	8,207
City of Khartoum	1946	1968 sold to Ben Line renamed Benalligin.	9,955
City of Khios	1925	see Rydal Hall 1925.
City of Lahore	1911	1933 scrapped.	6,948
City of Lancaster	1958	1979 sold to Greece renamed Lancaster.	4,949
City of Leeds	1971	see City of Ottawa 1950.
City of Lille	1928	1957 sold to Liberia renamed Union Capitol.	6,588
City of Lincoln	1911	1934 scrapped.	5,867
City of Liverpool	1948	1967 sold to Panama renamed Kavo Grossos.	7,612
City of Lucknow (1)	1917	1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB.50 off Tunisia.	8,293
City of Lucknow (2)	1945	1963 sold to Liberia renamed Lisboa.	9,961
City of Lyons	1926	1960 scrapped.	7,063
City of Madras (1)	1903	1931 scrapped.	4,684
City of Madras (2)	1945	1961 sold to Far Eastern Nav. Corp., renamed Wei Lee.	8,520
City of Manchester	1935	1942 torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-153 off Java.	8,917
City of Manila	1916	1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.406 off the Azores.	8,340
City of Marseilles	1913	1947 scrapped.	8,250
City of Melbourne	1919	1942 torpedoed and sunk off Leeward Islands by U.156.	6,630
City of Mysore	1914	1915 wrecked Ceylon.	5,294
City of Nagpur	1914	1917 wrecked Delagoa Bay, South Africa.	8,331
City of Naples	1908	1926 wrecked Japan.	5,739
City of New York	1947	1967 sold to Greece renamed Kavo Matapas.	8,420
City of Newcastle (1)	1914	1915-1917 requisitioned as transport, 1951 sold to Panama renamed Marinucci.	7,280
City of Newcastle (2)	1956	1968-70 chartered to Ben Line renamed Benratha, 1970 reverted to City of Newcastle, 1978 sold to Singapore renamed Eastern Envoy.	7,727
City of Newport	1943	ex- Samtweed, 1947 purchased from MOWT renamed City of Newport, 1961 sold to Greece renamed Istros II.	7,270
City of Norwich	1913	1955 sold to Panama renamed Marinucci.	6,382
City of Osaka	1923	ex- Colorado, 1924 transferred from Wilson Line renamed City of Osaka, 1930 wrecked Aberdeen.	6,614
City of Ottawa	1950	1971 renamed City of Leeds, 1976 sold to Gulf Shipowners Ltd, London renamed Gulf Venture.	7,622
City of Pekin	1920	1930 wrecked on rock at Brook Island between Korea and Japan.	6,960
City of Philadelphia	1949	1967 sold to Greece renamed Kaptaspyro.	7,591
City of Pittsburg	1921	1942 wrecked Alexandra Harbour.	7,377
City of Poona	1946	1968 sold to Ben Line renamed Benarkle.	9,962
City of Rangoon	1914	1945 sold to Ministry of War Transport renamed Oscar III.	6,633
City of Roubaix	1928	1941 destroyed at Piraeus when CLAN FRASER, loaded with explosives was bombed and blew up.	7,108
City of Salford	1926	see Merton Hall 1905.
City of Salisbury	1924	1938 wrecked Boston, Mass.	5,946
City of Shanghai	1917	1941 torpedoed and sunk by U.103 off Brazil.	5,528
City of Singapore (1)	1923	1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.515 off Freetown.	6,550
City of Singapore (2)	1951	1975 sold to Gulf Shipping Lines Ltd renamed United Mariner.	7,738
City of Stockholm	1925	1927 sold to Venatus Shipping Co, London renamed Prunus.	5,075
City of Swansea	1946	1968 sold to Ben Line renamed Benkitlan.	9,959
City of Sydney (1)	1914	ex- Freiburg, Deutsche-Australische Line, 1919 war reparations, 1921 renamed City of Sydney, 1923 resold to Deutsche-Australische Line renamed Luneburg.	5,775
City of Sydney (2)	1930	1958 sold to Tsavliris Shipping Ltd, London renamed Nicholaos Tsavliris.	6,986
City of Tokio	1921	1940-41 Naval stores ship at Freetown, 1951 scrapped.	6,993
City of Vienna	1914	1918 wrecked Sambro, N.S.	6,111
City of Wellington (1)	1925	1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.506 off Freetown.	5,733
City of Wellington (2)	1956	1978 sold to Liberia renamed Eastern Enterprise.	7,702
City of Westminster	1916	ex- Rudelsburg, Hansa Line, 1919 war reparations, 1920 renamed City of Westminster, 1923 wrecked off Cornwall.	6,094
City of Winchester (1)	1914	1914 captured and scuttled on maiden voyage by German cruiser Konigsberg in Indian Ocean.	6,800
City of Winchester (2)	1917	1941 torpedoed and sunk west of Dakar by U.103.	7,891
City of Winnipeg	1955	1968-1970 chartered to Ben Line renamed Benedin, 1970 reverted to JRE renamed City of Delhi, 1976 sold to Liberia renamed Fexl Glory.	7,716
City of Worcester (1)	1922	1955 sold to Italy renamed Scillin II.	5,469
City of Worcester (2)	1960	1979 sold to Greece renamed Maria Diamanto.	4,790
City of Yokohama	1922	1958 sold to Liberia renamed Trinity Pioneer.	7,341
Crewe Hall	1898	1901 to JRE, 1929 scrapped.	4,218
Crosby Hall	1903	1927 sold to Greece renamed Georgios P.	4,052
Croxteth Hall (1)	1905	ex- Claverhill, 1909 purchased from Claverhill SS Co., renamed Croxteth Hall, 1913 sold to W. Crosby & Co., Melbourne renamed Ooma.	3,991
Croxteth Hall (2)	1917	1917 mined and sunk off Bombay.	5,872
Croxteth Hall (3)	1909	ex- Etha Rickmers, Rickmers Line, 1914 captured by Russia renamed Kaca, 1920 war reparations renamed Croxteth Hall, 1929 wrecked in fog off Belgium.	4,243
Denbigh Hall	1906	1914-1918 Indian Government transport, 1918 torpedoed and sunk by U.55 while 90 miles SW of Bishops Rock.	4,943
Eden Hall	1883	1901 to JRE, 1928 scrapped.	3,610
Haddon Hall (2)	1895	1901 to JRE, 1913 wrecked Saldanha Bay, South Africa.	4,177
Hardwick Hall	1896	1901 to JRE, 1903 wrecked Farquhar Island, Madagascar.	4,175
Hermiston	1901	1917 purchased from Borderdale Shipping Co., Glasgow, 1919 sold to Greece renamed Athena.	4,389
Kioto	1918	1942 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic by U.514.	4,397
Kirby Hall	1882	1896 sold to Austro-Americana SS Co., Trieste renamed Aquileja.	2,691
Knowsley Hall (2)	1903	1928 sold to Greece renamed Wanda.	4,190
Langton Hall (1)	1905	1915 captured and sunk by U.33 near Malta.	4,437
Langton Hall (2)	1918	1926 renamed City of Cardiff, 1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.566 off Finisterre.	5,661
Locksley Hall (2)	1888	1899 sold to P.& O. S.N.Co., renamed Pekin.	3,957
Locksley Hall (3)	1893	ex- Prome, 1901 purchased from Burmah SS Co renamed Locksley Hall, 1917 torpedoed and sunk by U.32 off Malta; loss of 6 lives.	3,580
Marina	1870	1873 purchased from Donaldson Bros, Glasgow, 1881 sold to Italy renamed Maria.	1,358
Melford Hall (1)	1911	1917 torpedoed and sunk by U.100 off Ireland.	5,514
Melford Hall (2)	1920	1926 renamed City of Johannesburg, 1942 torpedoed and sunk off East London, South Africa by U.504.	5,669
Merton Hall (1)	1881	1889 sold to Donaldson Bros, Glasgow renamed Amarynthia.	4,053
Merton Hall (2)	1889	ex- Knight Templar, 1903 purchased from Greenshields, Cowie & Co, Liverpool renamed Merton Hall, 1918 torpedoed and sunk by U.53 off Ushant; loss of 57 lives.	4,327
Merton Hall (3)	1905	ex- Santa Cruz, Hamburg South America Line, 1919 war reparations ship, 1921 acquired and renamed Merton Hall, 1926 renamed City of Salford, 1933 scrapped.	4,988
Methley Hall	1886	1901 to JRE, 1908 scrapped.	3,492
Netherby Hall (1)	1890	1898 sold to L. Dixon & Sons, Belfast renamed Belfast.	3,316
Netherby Hall (2)	1905	completed as Glenearn for Glen Line, 1910 returned to JRE renamed Netherby Hall, 1917 captured and sunk by German raider MOEWE off Pernambuco.	4,461
Newby Hall	1905	1930 sold to Greece renamed Yiannis.	4,391
Pinemore	1898	1901 purchased from Wm. Johnston, 1902 sold to Leyland Line renamed Oxonian.	6,306
Romeo	1919	launched as War Midge, 1928 renamed City of Guildford, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.593 off Madeira.	5,157
Rufford Hall (1)	1888	1898 sold to P.& O. S.N.Co., renamed Nankin.	3,840
Rufford Hall (2)	1914	1915 wrecked near Omazaki.	5,506
Rydal Hall (2)	1871	1874 sold to West Indian & Pacific S.N.Co renamed Chilean.	2,114
Rydal Hall (3)	1878	1881 sold to Navigazione Generale Italiana renamed Nilo.	2,708
Rydal Hall (4)	1889	1901 to JRE, 1917 torpedoed and sunk by UC-75 near Eastbourne.	3,315
Rydal Hall (5)	1925	1925 renamed City of Khios, 1955 sold to Pacific Export Lines, Hong Kong renamed Empire Merchant.	5,574
Sandon Hall (1)	1906	1918 torpedoed and sunk by Austrian submarine U.40 near Malta.	5,134
Sandon Hall (2)	1921	1926 renamed City of Dundee, 1957 scrapped.	5,273
Speke Hall	1878	1885 sank in cyclone while 180 miles from Aden; loss of 58 lives.	2,672
Stanley Hall	1894	1901 to JRE, 1928 scrapped.	4,104
Sutton Hall	1905	1916-1917 on loan to France, 1930 scrapped.	4,460
Trafford Hall	1905	1934 scrapped.	5,321
Trentham Hall (1)	1876	1881 sold to Cia. Trasatlantica Espanola renamed Mexico.	2,101
Trentham Hall (2)	1897	1901 to JRE, 1917 wrecked in River Mersey.	4,173
Walton Hall	1907	1931 scrapped.	4,923
Werneth Hall	1882	1900 laid up, 1902 sold to MacBeth & Co, Glasgow.	4,100
Wistow Hall (1)	1878	1886 sold to Navigazione Generale Italiana renamed Bosforo.	2,674
Wistow Hall (2)	1890	1901 to JRE, 1912 wrecked Buchan Rocks, Aberdeen; loss of 54 lives.	3,314
Worsley Hall	1886	1901 to JRE, 1920 sold to Hydra SS Co., London.	3,489

sold to portugal and renamed joao belo
 

GERTRUD WOERMANN – 1906 – IMO 0000000

Collection of Rick Cox, seen as JOAO BELO

1905, 6331grt, 125.0 x 15.4m, 2 screws, 13 knots
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (181) as GERTRUD WOERMANN for Woermann Linie
1907 WINDHUK, Hamburg-Amerika
Ceded to Britain in 1919
1920 CITY OF GENOA, Ellerman Lines
1928 JOAO BELO, Cia. Colonial de Navegacao, Lisbon
Broken up at Thornaby-on-Tees, arrives 25/07/1950

August 24th, 2013  in Passenger Vessels & Cruise Ships - G No Comments »

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1920 CITY OF GENOA, Ellerman Lines
1928 JOAO BELO, Cia. Colonial de Navegacao, Lisbon
Broken up at Thornaby-on-Tees, arrives 25/07/1950

ELLERMAN LINES - Merchant Navy Nostalgia

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One of four sister ships completed for the Ellerman & Bucknall Line's U.K. ... William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton built her for Ellerman City Lines in 1960.