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HIGHLAND PRINCESS - IMO 5136983
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Photographer:Gordy [ View profile ]
Title:Highland Princess
Photo Category:Cruise Ships And Liners Built Before 1950
Added:Jan 23, 2012
Views:6,829
Image Resolution:3,762 x 2,000
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HIGHLAND PRINCESS
Built 1929
14,128 tons
1932 taken over with Nelson Line,
1959 sold to John Latsis, Piraeus, renamed Marianna.
Photo Credits: The Late Allan Green Vic Australia
Details: The Shiplist
Cheers and Gb
Gordy
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Current name:GUANG HUA
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Vessel Type:Passenger/cargo Ship
Gross tonnage:14,216 tons
Summer DWT:8,952 tons
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This was probably taken in 1945 while acting as a troopship with troops from Middle East.
She visited Australasia on these duties 1944/1945.
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HIGHLAND PRINCESS.
Built in 1930 by Harland & Wolff of Belfast.
Tonnage: 14,128g, 8,729n.
Remaining details as Highland Monarch.
Launched on the 11th of April 1929 and completed on the 25th of February 1930.
Transferred to Royal Mail in 1932 and commenced trooping duties in 1939. Resumed commercial operations in 1947 on the London-River Plate service after a complete reconditioning by Harland & Wolff changing her passenger compliment to 100 1st Class and 340 3rd Class. Sold to John Lastis of Piraeus in 1959 becoming Marianna and sold a year later to Czechfracht of Czechoslovakia becoming Slapy, sold on the same year to the Peoples Republic of China becoming the Guanghua, last heard of in 1980 as the Guang Hua.
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