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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.
Author Archives: donships
No.171 Waimana launched in 1911
10,389grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion by Workman Clark, Belfast Herminius 1926 Aberdeen Line Waimana 1932 Shaw, Savill & Albion Empire Waimana 1941 Ministry of War Transport Waimana 1946 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped Milford Haven 1952 Empire Waimana 1941 … Continue reading
No.2046 Finnsirius launched 30 Aug 2022
65,692GT for Finnlines from China Merchants’ Weihai Shipyard (Formerly known as AVIC Weihai) IMO: 9902419 Image attribution: Ropax & Finnlines
Posted in China, ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged AVIC Weihai, China Merchants’ Weihai Shipyard, Finnlines, Finnsirius, IMO: 9902419, ZHAOSHANG276
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No.774 Pyrrhus launched in 1948
10,093grt for Blue Funnel Line by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Birkenhead, Blue Funnel Line, Cammell Laird, Pyrrhus
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No.1620 Westerdam launched in 2003
81,811grt for Holland-America Line by Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9226891 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, David Gilbert & Peter Ferrary
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Holland America Line, IMO: 9226891, Marghera, Westerdam
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No.861 ARCADIA launched in 1953
29,734 P & O Line from John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1979 Image attribution: My photo Beken of Cowes Peter J Fitzpatrick
Posted in Cruise ship, Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Arcadia, Clydebank, John Brown, P&O
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No.859 Cristoforo Colombo launched in 1953
29,191grts for ‘Italia’ SAN from Ansaldo, Sestri-Ponente Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1983 Michael Neidig photo
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Ansaldo, Cristoforo Colombo, Italia SAN, Sestri Ponente
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No.1619 Caribbean Princess launched in 2003
112,894GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9215490 Image attribution: Rob de Visser & James Dodds
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Caribbean Princess, fincantieri, IMO: 9215490, Monfalcone, Princess Cruises
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No.1618 Serenade of the Seas launched in 2003
90,090GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9228344 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory Eirik Kvale Stensland
No.1617 Eurostar Salerno launched in 2003
25,995grt for Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione by Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9261554 Catania 2009 TTT Lines Image attribution: Anton Haas, Tony Hogwood and Daniel Klein
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Catania, Eurostar Salerno, Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione, IMO: 9261554, TTT Lines
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