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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.104 Carmania launched in 1905
19,524grt for Cunard Line by John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped Blyth 1932 Image attribution: National Museums Liverpool Carmania wartime
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Blyth, Carmania, Clydebank, Cunard Line, John Brown
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No.446 Augustus launched in 1926
32,650grt for Navigazione Generale Italiana from Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente Taken over by the Italian Navy, the Augustus was converted into an aircraft carrier and renamed Falco and later Sparviero Scuttled Genoa 1944, scrapped 1946 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Augustus_(1926) Roma, Duilio e Augustus a … Continue reading
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Ansaldo, Augustus, Falco, Genoa, Genova, Navigazione Generale Italiana, Sestri Ponente, Sparviero
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No.445 Avelona launched in 1926
12,858 Blue Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank Avelona Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 43 in the Atlantic 1940 The Avelona Star was one of five ships ordered by Blue Star Line, named Almeda, Avila, Andalucia, Arandora, … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Avelona, Avelona Star, Blue Star, torpedoed
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No.444 Orazio launched in 1926
11,669 Navigazione Generale Italiana from Cant ed Officine Meridionali, Baia She suffered a crankcase explosion in her port B&W propulsion diesel engine, which ignited diesel fuel from the fractured fuel lines. Sank Mediterranean 22 Jan 1940. Rescue efforts were hampered … Continue reading
No.443 New York launched in 1926
21,455 Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Bombed at Kiel in 1945, raised in 1947 scrapped in UK 1949 Image attribution: R. Geyer New York at Curacao
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Bombed, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Kiel, New York
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No.442 Alcantara launched in 1926
22,181grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, BelfastKaisho Maru 1958 Japanese BreakersScrapped in Osaka 1958 In Funchal, Madeira Rio de Janeiro Wartime photo from IWM At Port Said Photo from John Winters Alcantara in Southampton 8.6.58 after her … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Alcantara, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Kaisho Maru, Osaka, royal Mail Line
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No.2038 Manxman launched 14 Jun 2022
14,000GT for Isle of Man Steam Packet by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan South Korea Arrived in the UK 24 June 2023 and now in service IMO: 9917244 Image attribution: Hyundai Mipo, IOMSSP & Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Hyundai Mipo, Isle of Man Steam Packet, Manxman, Ulsan
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No.1446 Mersey Viking 1997
21,856GT for Norse-Irish Ferries from Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro Dublin Viking 2005 Norse-Irish Ferries Dublin Seaways 2010 DFDS Seaways Stena Feronia 2011 Stena Line Strait Feronia 2015 Strait Shipping Pan Lily 2025 Pan Ship Management IMO: 9136022 Image: P … Continue reading
No.1445 Sinabung launched in 1997
14,716GT Indonesian Government (PELNI) from Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9139672 Image attribution: Husni, Joshua Adiguna & Brian Crocker
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9139672, Indonesian Government, Jos L Meyer, Papenburg, PELNI, Sinabung
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No.1444 Dawn Merchant launched in 1997
22,152 Merchant Ferries from Astilleros Españoles, Seville Europax Appia 2005 New Paragon Pau Casals 2006 Balearia Ave Luebeck 2008 AVE Logistics T Rex 2009 T Link Norman Trader 2010 P&O Ferries Stena Alegra 2013 Stena Line Kaiarahi 2015 (NZ) Interisland … Continue reading
