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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.1127 Wasa Star launched in 1980
14,919grt for Rederi A/B Gotland by Øresundsvarvet A/B, Landskrona IMO: 7826790 Peter Wessel 1984 A/S Larvik SNAV Toscana 2008 Grandi Navi Veloci GNV Azzurra 2017 SNAV Peter Wessel from FleetMon SNAV Toscana by Carlo Martinelli Image attribution: Rob de Visser
No.1126 Olau Hollandia launched in 1980
14,981grt for Olau Line by AG ‘Weser’, Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven IMO: 7928811 Nord Gotlandia 1989 Olau Line Hamburg Nordlandia 1998 Eckero Line Isabella 1 2013 Isabella Cruise Line Almariya 2016 Trasmediterranea Image attribution: Rob de Visser, Cees de Bij, Teeseetaucher & Manuel … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged AG Weser, Almariya, bremerhaven, Eckero Line, IMO: 7928811, Isabella, Nord Gotlandia, Norlandia, Olau Hollandia, Olau Line, Seebeckwerft, Trasmediterranea
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No.145 Balmoral Castle launched in 1909
13,361grt for Union-Castle Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped Newport 1939
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Balmoral Castle, Fairfield Glasgow, Newport, Union Castle
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No.143 Orvieto launched in 1909
12,133grt for Orient Steam Nav Co from Workman Clark, Belfast Scrapped in UK 1931
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Orient SN Co, Orvieto, Workman Clark
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No.142 Mantua launched in 1909
10,885grt for P & O Line from Caird, Greenock Scrapped Shanghai 1935
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Caird, Greenock, Mantua, P&O, Shanghai
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No.141 Otranto launched in 1909
12,124grt for Orient Steam Nav Co by Workman Clark, Belfast Collision, sank Irish Sea 1918 with huge loss of life Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Irish Sea, Orient Line, Otranto, sank, Workman Clark
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No.776 Moçambique launched in 1948
12,976grt for Cia Nacional from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Image attribution: Trevor Jones & Luís Miguel Correia Durban Harbour From Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Cia Nacional, Moçambique, Newcastle, Swan Hunter
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No.1925 Hanseatic Nature floated out 28 Aug 2018
16,100GT for Hapag-Lloyd from Vard Tulcea/Langsten IMO: 9817133 Image attribution: John Voe & Michael Schönebein
Posted in Cruise ship, Expedition, passenger ship
Tagged Hanseatic Nature, Hapag-Lloyd, Tulcea/Langsten, Vard
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No.1924 Le Champlain floated 27 Sep 2018
9,976Gt for Compagnie du Ponant by Vard Group IMO: 9814038 Image attribution: Tony Davis SILVER WHISPER & LE CHAMPLAIN From Manuel Hernande From F Ybancos
Posted in Cruise ship, Expedition, passenger ship
Tagged Compagnie du Ponant, IMO: 9814038, Le Champlain, Vard Group
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