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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.1624 Victoria 1 launched in 2003
40,975GT for Tallink by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9281281 Image attribution: Christer Gustafsson Image by Loovtrading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Finnyards, IMO: 9281281, Rauma, Tallink, Victoria
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No.1623 Pont Aven launched in 2003
41,748GT for Brittany Ferries by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9268708 My photos 2005 and Vitor Francisco‘s photo of the new funnel funnel arrangement Plymouth 2005 Santander 2005
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Brittany Ferries, IMO: 9268708, Jos L Meyer, Papenburg, Pont Aven
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No.1622 MSC Opera launched in 2003
59,058GT for MSC Crociere from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 9250464 Later stretched by 23m to 65591 GT Image attribution: John Fostik, Tony Davis, David Sky & Giannis Mavronas
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Chantiers de l´Atlantique, IMO: 9250464, MSC Cruises, MSC Opera, St Nazaire
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No.1621 La Suprema launched in 2003
49,270GT for Grandi Navi Veloci by Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrera IMO: 9214288 Image attribution: Trevor Thornton; Federico & Irene Cop on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Grandi Navi Veloci, IMO: 9214288, La Suprema, Marina di Carrera, Nuovi Cantieri Apuania
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No.188 Imperator launched in 1912
52,117grt for Hamburg-America Line by Vulcan, Hamburg Berengaria 1921 Cunard Line Scrapped at Jarrow and Rosyth 1938 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color She was launched a month after the Titanic disaster and was eventually 6000grt tons larger Original image by … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Berengaria, Cunard Line, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Imperator, Jarrow, Rosyth, Vulcan
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No.2048 Brilliant Lady floated out 25 Nov 2022
110,000GT for Virgin Voyages from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente (Genoa) IMO: 9870654 Image Bjorn Thorvaldsson Image Hartmut Knape Image Andrew Chiappe
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Brilliant Lady, fincantieri, Genoa, IMO: 9870654, Sestri Ponente, Virgin Voyages
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No.1402 Bukit Siguntang launched in 1996
14,701GT for Indonesian Government (PELNI) by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9124536 Husni & 3 named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Bukit Siguntang, IMO: 9124536, Indonesian Government, Jos L Meyer, Papenburg, PELNI
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No.190 Drina launched in 1912
11,483grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by UC 65 off Wales 1917 Image attribution: Rich Turnwald & Uboatprojectwales
Posted in Hospital ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Drina, Harland & Wolff, royal Mail Line, torpedoed, UC65
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No.189 Darro launched in 1912
11,484grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Japan 1933
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Darro, Harland & Wolff, Japan, royal Mail Line
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No.187 Vestris launched in 1912
10,494grt for Lamport & Holt from Workman Clark, Belfast Sank Atlantic 1928 http://bluestarline.org/lamports/vestris.html
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Atlantic, Belfast, Lamport & Holt, sank, Vestris, Workman Clark
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