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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.1945 Zhong Hua Fu Xing launched 8 Jun 2019
44,200GT Bohai Ferry from Huanghai Shipyard IMO: 9849875 Image attribution: Huanghai Shipyard
Posted in China, ferry
Tagged Bohai Ferry, Huanghai Shipyard, IMO: 9849875, Zhong Hua Fu Xing
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No.1605 Yue Hai Tie 2 Hao launched in 2002
Yuehai Railway by Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai IMO: 9274692 165.4m x 22.6m 15.2knots and space for 1230 passengers, presumably not overnight
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9274692, Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai, Yue Hai Tie 2 Hao, Yuehai Railway
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No.1105 Dronning Ingrid launched in 1980
10,607GT for Government of the Kingdom of Denmark from Helsingör Vaerft A/S, Helsingör Ingrid 1999 Mercy Ships Africa Mercy 2000 Mercy Ships Hospital Ship Image attribution: Simonwp & Ignacio Cabero
No.605 Pasteur launched in 1938
32,360grt for Cie Sudatlantique by Penhoët, St Nazaire Bremen 1959 North German Lloyd Regina Magna 1972 Chandris Line Saudiphil I 1977 Philippine Singapore Filipinas Saudi I 1980 Philsimport International Sank en route to breakers 1980 As a troopship in Aden … Continue reading
No.105 Empress of Britain launched in 1905
14,189grt for Canadian Pacific by Fairfield, Glasgow Montroyal 1924 Canadian Pacific Scrapped Stavanger 1930 Empress of Britain during The Great War – Everyone on the port side 1915 MONTROYAL built as EMPRESS OF BRITAIN Paul Strathdee
No.946 Black Prince launched in 1966
11,500grt Fred Olsen Line from Lübecker Flender-Werke, Lübeck Venus 1966 Fred Olsen (alternated) Ola Esmeralda 2009 Servicios Acuaticos Venezuela Scrapped Santo Domingo 2013 Dominican Republic Image attribution: Don Hazeldine, Neven Jerkovic & Cees Bustraan
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Black Prince, Fred Olsen, Lübecker Flender-Werke, Lubeck, Ola Esmeralda, Santo Domingo, Venus
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No.1604 Oosterdam floated out in 2002
81,769GT for Holland-America Line by Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9221281 Image attribution: Joost Keesing, David Gilbert, Giannis Mavronas & Wayne A’Court
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9221281, Marghera, Oosterdam
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No.1104 Visby launched in 1980
15,001 Rederi A/B Gotland by Øresundsvarvet A/B, Landskrona Felicity 1990 Sealink Stena Felicity 1990 Stena Line Visborg 2003 Stena Line Scandinavia 2003 Polferries Rigel II 2015 Ventouris Ferries IMO: 7826788 Visby being renamed Felicity – Tilbury 1990 Geoffrey Watson Image attribution: … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Øresundsvarvet A/B, Felicity, Landskrona, Polferries, Rederi AB Gotland, Rigel II, Scandinavia, Sealink, Stena Line, Ventouris, Visborg, Visby
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No.604 Patria launched in 1938
17,870grt for Hamburg-America Line by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Empire Welland 1945 Ministry of Transport Rossia 1946 USSR Aniva 1985 Breakers Scrapped in Etajima, Japan 1986 Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Rossia and Admiral Nakhimov
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Aniva, Deutsche Werft, Empire Welland, Etajima, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Japan, Ministry of Transport, Patria, Rossia, USSR
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