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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
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No.1675 Pride of Hawai’i launched in 2006
93,558GT for NCL America from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9304057 Norwegian Jade 2008 Norwegian Cruise Line Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen Image from Adam Walsh
No.1674 Sheng Sheng 1 launched in 2006
10,347GT for Weihai Haida from Shandong Huanghai, Shidau IMO: 8741545 Image from Faquir on Ship Spotting
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged China, IMO: 8741545, Shandong Huanghai, Sheng Sheng, Shidau, Weihai Haida
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No.192 Empress of Asia launched in 1912
16,909grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Bombed en route to Singapore 1942 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Asia RMS Empress of Asia under the Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver 1938 Bombed en route to Singapore 1942
Posted in fire on ship, Japanese, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bombed, Canadian Pacific, Empress of Asia, Fairfield Glasgow, Singapore
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No.2049 Moby Legacy floated out 1 Dec 2022
69,500GT for Moby Ferries from Guangzhou Shipyard International IMO 9837511 With the MOBY FANTASY, both vessels serve the Livorno (near Pisa) – Olbia route (Sardinia) Moby Legacy from Finished with Engines Moby Legacy from Marcxosm Moby Legacy from Vitor Francisco
Posted in ferry, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Guangzhou Shipyard International, IMO 9837511, Livorno, Moby Ferries, Moby Legacy, Olbia, Sardinia
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No.1673 Costa Concordia launched in 2006
114,147GT for Costa Crociere SpA by Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO: 9320544 Capsized off Isola del Giglio Italy 2012, later scrapped Genoa Image attribution: Remo Labarca Adrian Caietta’s image in Malta week before the disaster
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Capsized, Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, fincantieri, IMO: 9320544, Sestri Ponente
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No.1671 Cartour Beta launched in 2005
27,522GT for Levantina Trasporti from Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9332559 Celtic Horizon 2011 Celtic Link Stena Horizon 2014 Stena Line Image attribution: Stena Horizon – Det on Ship Spotting
No.199 Kristianiafjord launched in 1912
10,669grt for Norwegian America Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Aground Cape Race 1917 Image attribution: http://Digitalmuseum.no
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Aground, Birkenhead, Cammell Laird, Cape Race, Kristianiafjord, Norwegian America Line
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No.198 Nestor launched in 1912
14,501grt for Blue Funnel Line by Workman Clark, Belfast Scrapped in Faslane 1950
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Blue Funnel Line, Faslane, Nestor, Workman Clark
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No.197 Ixion launched in 1912
10,221grt for Blue Funnel Line from Scott´s, Greenock Torpedoed by U 94 off Iceland 1941
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blue Funnel Line, Iceland, Ixion, Scott's Greenock, torpedoed
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