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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.1171 Oresund launched in 1985
22,874GT for Statens Jarnvager from Moss Rosenburg, Moss IMO: 8420842 Sky Wind 2002 SeaWind Line Wolin 2007 Unity Line Golden Carrier 2025 Image attribution: Pekka Jarvinen & Adawo on Marine Traffic, Bartosz Baginski & John Boutos
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged IMO: 8420842, Moss, Oresund, Sky Wind, Statens Jarnvager, Unity Line, Wolin
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No.1173 Niels Klim launched in 1985
19,763GT for Danish Government by A/S Nakskov Skibsvaerft, Nakskov IMO: 8317954 Stena Nautica 1991 Stena Line Isle of Innisfree 1992 B&I Lines Lion King 1995 Lion Ferry Stena Nautica 1996 Stena Line Image attribution: Pieter Inpyn & Claus Carlsen STENA NAUTICA … Continue reading
No.1174 Mukran launched in 1985
25,353GT for VEB Deutfracht by VEB Mathias, Wismar IMO: 8311883 Petersburg 1995 Euroseabridge Odeep One 2019 Deep One 2021 Lotus 2021 Breakers Arrived Alang 20 Dec 2021 Image attribution: Ouschen & Revilliod
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Deep One, Euroseabridge, IMO: 8311883, Lotus, Mukran, Odeep One, Peterburg, VEB Deutfracht, VEB Mathias Thesen, Wismar
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No.1175 Jubilee launched in 1985
47,262GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Kockums MV A/B, Malmo IMO: 8314122 Pacific Sun 2004 Cruise Australia Henna 2012 HNA Cruise Co Hen 2016 Breakers Scrapped in Alang 2016 Image attribution: Daniel F, Masato Nishiguchi & Gerolf Drebes
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Carnival Cruise Line, Cruise Australia, Hen, Henna, IMO: 8314122, Jubilee, Kockums, Malmo, Pacific Sun
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No.1176 Olympia launched in 1985
37,799GT for Viking Line from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku IMO: 8414582 Pride of Bilbao 1993 P&O European Ferries Bilbao 2010 Irish Ferries SPL Princess Anastasia 2011 St Peter Line spl Princess Anastasia 2017 Moby Lines Images: Peter Inpyn, Bob Smith, Jukka … Continue reading
No.1177 Homeric launched in 1985
Home Lines from Jos. L Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 8407735 204m 42,092GT, later 243m 54763 GT Westerdam 1988 Holland America Tours Costa Europa 2002 Costa Thomson Dream 2010 Thomson Marella Dream 2017 Marella Ella 2021 Arrived Aliaga 18 June 2022 Images from: … Continue reading
No.1214 Americana launched in 1988
19,203GT for Ivarans Rederi A/S from Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan IMO 8608119 Golden Trade 2004 Freighter Scrapped Jinjiang 2010 110 passengers, initially Image attribution: Ted Scull & unikuma Image from Gerald Sorger
No.1215 Sitmar Fairmajesty launched in 1988
63,524 Sitmar Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 8611398 Star Princess 1989 P&O Arcadia 1997 P&O Ocean Village 2003 Ocean Village Pacific Pearl 2010 P&O Columbus 2017 CMV Scrapped Alang – arrived 12 Apr 21 Image attribution: Chantiers Image … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Arcadia, Chantiers de l´Atlantique, CMV, Columbus, IMO: 8611398, Ocean Village, P&O, Pacific Pearl, Sitmar, Sitmar Fairmajesty, St Nazaire, star Princess
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No.1216 New Seto launched in 1988
12589 Hankyu Ferry KK from Kanda Zosensho KK, Kawajiri IMO: 8618152 Superferry 18 2003 Superferry (WG&A) Asia Pearl 2007 PacificAsia Shipping Huadong Pearl VI 2008 Huadong Ferry Pearl VI 2017 Broken Up Chittagong 2017 Image – Advectionfog
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Aisa Pearl, Chittagong, Hankyu Ferry, Huadong Pearl, IMO: 8618152, Kanda Zosensho KK, Kawajiri, New Seto, Pearl, Superferry
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No.1217 Venilia launched in 1988
12,365Gt for Higashi Nihon Ferry from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki IMO: 8718471 Da-In 1995 Da-In Ferry Mutiara Sentosa 1 2015 Atosim Lampung Ran aground – wrecked in 2017 Image attribution: Tony Hogwood
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Aground, Atosim Lampung Pelayaran PT ALP, Da-In, Higashi Nihon, IMO: 8718471, Mitsubishi, Mutiara Sentosa, Shimomoseki, Venilia, Wrecked
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The World's Passenger Ships 