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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.1598 Costa Mediterranea floated out 2002
85,619GT for Costa Crociere SpA from Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki IMO: 9237345 Mediterranea 2023 Adora Cruises Adora Mediterranea 2024 Adora Cruises Image attribution: John Morgan, Peter Ferrary, Tony Davis, Nigel Thornton’s photo from Dover and Red Snapper
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Costa Cruises, Costa Mediterranea, Helsinki, IMO: 9237345, Kvaerner Masa
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No.1098 Staffetta Mediterranea launched in 1979
11,346grt for Tirrenia di Navigazione by Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Palermo Torres 1988 Tirrenia di Navigazione Istanbul S 2004 Sancak Line Sancak-S 2005 Sancak Line Rahman 2006 Namma Shipping Scrapped Turkey 2011 Image attribution: Ilhan Kermen Image attribution: A Sporri
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Istanbul S, Sancak, Steffetta Mediterranea, Tirrenia, Torres
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No.98 Victorian launched in 1904
10,653grt for Allan Line by Workman Clark, Belfast Marloch 1922 Canadian Pacific Scrapped Milford Haven 1929
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Allan line, Belfast, Canadian Pacific, Marloch, Milford Haven, Victorian, Workman Clark
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No.2037 Explora I floated out 30 May 2022
64,000GT for MSC Cruises (Explora Journeys) from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO:2582582 Explora Journeys, the new luxury cruise line from MSC Group, officially took delivery of Explora I, the first luxury ship to join its fleet, from the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Explora I, Explora Journeys, fincantieri, IMO:2582582, Monfalcone, MSC Cruises
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No.453 Albertville launched in 1927
10,338grt for Compagnie Maritime Belge from Ataliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Modernised in 1937, lengthened and a single funnel. Bombed Le Havre 1940 Picture taken at Antwerp, spire to the left is the Pilotage building
No.953 Juan March launched in 1966
10,417GT for Trasmediterranea from Union Naval de Levante SA, Valencia Sol Christina 1985 Sol Lines Kypros Star 1986 Opale Lines Ocean Majesty 1988 Majestic International Olympic 1994 Epirotiki Line Homeric 1995 Epirotiki Line Ocean Majesty 1995 Page & Moy IMO: … Continue reading
No.1453 Excellent launched in 1998
39,736GT for Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione from Nuovi Cant. Apuania, Marina di Carrera IMO: 9143441 Images: Thoralf Doehring, Marios Prekas & Alessandro Sussino The addition of scrubbers to the funnel is not an excellent look
No.1953 Galicia floated out 10 Sep 2019
41,671GT for Brittany Ferries from AVIC Weihai shipyard China IMO: 9856189 Image attribution: AVIC Weihai shipyard & Maritime Photographic https://www.maritimephotographic.co.uk
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged AVIC Weihai, Brittany Ferries, China, Galicia, IMO: 9856189
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No.1597 Norrona launched in 2002
35,966GT for Smyril Line by Flender Werft, Lübeck IMO: 9227390 Image attribution: Pegpilot & Dexter Sularte NORRÖNA Odense Lindø Port by Peter Therkildsen
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Flender Werft, IMO: 9227390, Lubeck, Norrona, Smyril
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No.97 Caronia launched in 1904
19,594 Cunard Line by John Brown, Clydebank Taiseiyo Maru 1932 Japanese Breakers Scrapped Osaka 1933 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color Artist is Gordon Bauwens
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Caronia, Clydebank, John Brown, Osaka, Taiseiyo Maru
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