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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.1112 Kronprins Frederik launched in 1980
10,606grt for Government of the Kingdom of Denmark by A/S Nakskov Skibsvaerft, Nakskov Image attribution: Frank Behrends Image from Nils Junge Image from PixelOpa
No.1111 Flaminia launched in 1980
12,413grt for Tirrenia di Navigazione by Italcantieri SpA, Castellammare IMO:7602132 New York 2012 Sicaro Group Co Scrapped Alang 2021 Image attribution: Enrico Veneruso & named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Castellammare, Flaminia, IMO:7602132, Italcantieri, New York, Sicaro Group, Tirrenia di Navigazione
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No.170 Cap Finisterre launched in 1911
14,503grt for Hamburg-South America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg USS Cap Finisterre & then a Japanese War Prize Taiyo Maru 1920 Toyo Kisen KK Torpedoed US submarine Grenadier off Japan 1942 Image from Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cap Finisterre, Hamburg, Hamburg- South America, Taiyo Maru, Toyo Kisen, USS Grenadier
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No.169 Ballarat launched in 1911
11,120grt for P & O Line Branch Line from Caird, Greenock Torpedoed by UB 32 off Wolf Rock 1917 Image attribution: Australian War Memorial
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Ballarat, Branch Line, Caird, Greenock, P&O, torpedoed, UB32, Wolf rock
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No.168 Zealandic launched in 1911
10,898grt for White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Mamilius 1926 Aberdeen Line Mamari 1932 Shaw, Savill & Albion HMS Hermes 1940 Royal Navy ( a dummy ship for the aircraft carrier) Bombed Cromer 1941 Maamilius Mamari HMS Hermes
No.167 Laconia launched in 1911
18,099grt for Cunard Line from Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Torpedoed by U 50 off Fastnet 1917 Image attribution: http://gjenvick.com
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cunard Line, Fastnet, Laconia, Newcastle, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, U50
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No.166 Rochambeau launched in 1911
12,678grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Scrapped in Dunkirk 1934
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged CGT French Line, Dunkirk, Penhoët, Rochambeau, St Nazaire
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No.164 Demosthenes launched in 1911
11,233 Aberdeen Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Newcastle 1931
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Aberdeen Line, Belfast, Demosthenes, Harland & Wolff, Newcastle
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No.2043 Norwegian Viva floated out 2 Aug 2022
142,500GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9823998 Image attribution: The Shipspotting One on Vessel Finder Norwegian Viva at St. John’s – Antigua from Sergio Norwegian Viva in Corfu Albanian straits from Giannis Mavronas
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9823998, In build, Marghera, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Viva
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