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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.808 San Lorenzo launched in 1951
11,674 Yacimientos Petroliferos, Fiscales from P. Smit jr, Rotterdam Scrapped 1991 Yes, a tanker with accommodation for 60 passengers. Unfortunately only one image Image attribution: Alberto
Posted in Passenger/Cargo
Tagged P Smit Jr, Rotterdam, San Lorenzo, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales
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No.807 Yapeyú launched in 1950
11,450 Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero from Van der Giessen, Krimpen Petrel 1969 Transportes Oceanicos Cremona 1974 Cormoran SS Co Iran Cremona 1976 Cormoran SS Co Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1980 from DDGHANSA on Ship Spotting
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero, Cormoran, Cremona, Iran Cremona, Kaohsiung, Krimpen, Petrel, Van der Giessen, Yapeyú
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No.806 President Adams launched in 1950
13,750grt for American President Lines from New York SB Co, Camden Geiger 1951 US Navy Bay State 1980 Massachusetts Marine Academy Scrapped on James River 1982 Bay State
Posted in Navy Ship, troopship
Tagged American President, Bay State, Camden, Geiger, James River, Massachusetts, New York SB, President Adams, US Navy
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No.1935 Stena Estrid floated out 16 Jan 2019
41,671GT Stena Line from AVIC Weihai Shipyard, China IMO: 9807293 Image attribution: Michael Thomas, Rob Foy, Sophian Lerouech & Ronnie Roberts on Marine Traffic
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged AVIC Weihai, China, eflexer, IMO: 9807293, Stena Estrid, Stena Line
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No.938 Finnhansa launched in 1966
10,487grt for Finnlines O/Y from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Helsinki Prinsessan 1977 Birka Line Princesa Marissa 1987 Louis Cruise Line Prince 2008 Batumi IMO 6509371 Scrapped Alang 2008 Image attribution: Tony Davis & Mohamed Sadek Entering Patmos by Tony Davis Cyprus … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Birka Line, Finnhansa, Finnlines, Helsinki, IMO 6509371, Louis Cruise Line, Prince, Princesa Marissa, Prinsessan, Wartsila
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No.937 Eugenio C launched 21 Nov 1964
In service 31 Aug ’66. 30,567grt Costa Armatori from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone IMO 6502024 Eugenio Costa 1987 Costa Armatori Edinburgh Castle 1998 Lowline Shipping The Big Red Boat II 2000 Premier Cruise Line Red Boat 2005 Breakers Broken Up … Continue reading
No.130 Lapland launched in 1908
17,540grt for Red Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Japan 1934 Coloured image by Steve Walker Color Image from Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Japan, Lapland, red Star Line
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No.129 George Washington launched in 1908
25,570grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin George Washington 1921 United States Line Catlin 1941 US Navy George Washington 1941 US Maritime Commission Scrapped Baltimore 1951 USS Catlin
No.2042 P&O Liberté floated out 27 Jul 2022
47,394GT for P&O Ferries from Guangzhou Shipyard International IMO:9895173 A 2nd new Dover-Calais ferry. Photo: P&O Ferries Image from Davy 62
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Guangzhou Shipyard, IMO:9895173, P&O Ferries, P&O Liberté
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