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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.471 Highland Chieftain launched in 1928
14,131grt for Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Calpean Star 1959 Calpe Shipping Sank off Montevideo 1960 Image attribution: Gilberto Hornstein & Hvalfangstmuseet Sandefjord Shown in RML colours discharging meat at Z … Continue reading
No.971 Blenheim launched in 1970
10,420grt for Fred Olsen from Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Scandinavian Sea 1982 Det Forenede D/S (DFDS) Venus Venturer 1984 Commodore Cruise Line Discovery I 1986 Bajamar Shipping IMO 7008001 Fire, scrapped at Alang 1997 Images: Ken Lubi, Janet Cook & Tony … Continue reading
No.970 Finncarrier launched 1969
20914grt for Finnlines O/Y from Wärtsilä, Helsinki Polaris 1975 Finska Angfartygs A/B Scandinavia 1984 Rederi Ab Nordo Scandinavia Link 1986 Rederi Ab Nordo Stena Searider 1989 Stena Line A/B Sea Rider 1991 Stena Line A/B Stena Searider 1992 Stena Line … Continue reading
No.1471 Voyager of the Seas launched in 1998
137,276GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9161716 Image attribution: Keith McCart, Wayne A’Court, Richard McGregory & Phil Moreton
No.1577 Romantika launched in 2001
40,803GT for Tallink by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9237589 Image copyright: Peter Ferrary; RP Janssen, Ruud Coster & Sergio Ferreira on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Finnyards, IMO: 9237589, Rauma, Romantika, Tallink
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No.1077 Domiziana launched in 1978
12,750grt for Tirrenia di Navigazione by Italcantieri SpA, Castellammare Af Francesca 2011 Adria Ferries IMO: 7602089 Due in Aliaga for breaking on 3 March 2026 Image copyright: Irene Cop, Bernard Reso, Marc Pingoud & Dominco C on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Adria Ferries, Af Francesca, Castellammare, Domiziana, IMO: 7602089, Italcantieri, Tirrenia
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No.577 Abosso launched in 1935
11,330grt for Elder Dempster Lines by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Torpedoed by U 575 off Liberia 1942 Image copyright: The Trove Australia National Library Steven Tindle messaged ‘As well as her normal crew at the time of torpedoing she also had … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Abosso, Birkenhead, Cammell Laird, Elder Dempster, Liberia, torpedoed
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No.77 Cedric launched in 1902
21,035 White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Inverkeithing 1932 The crows nest on Cedric from Steve Walker 2nd photo – The old Britannic, laid up in retirement alongside the larger, newly launched RMS Cedric
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cedric, Harland & Wolff, Inverkeithing, White Star Line
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No.472 St Louis launched in 1928
16,732grt for Hamburg-America Line from Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Scrapped Bremerhaven 1952 A famous ship with a very sad history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_St._Louis The Voyage of the Damned – St. Louis anchored in Havana when Cuba refused to land the refugees Image from … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Bremer Vulcan, bremerhaven, Cuba, Hamburg-America, St Louis, Vegesack, Voyage of the Damned
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No.972 Pascoli launched in 1970
13,500grt for Tirrenia SpA di Navigazione from Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Palermo Al Salam Pascoli 96 1999 El Salam Shipping Tertium Millenium 2000 El Salam Shipping Pascoli 96 2000 El Salam Shipping Al Salam Pascoli 96 2001 El Salam … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Salam Pascoli, Alang, Cantieri Navale, El Salam, IMO:7010121, Jumboised, Palermo, Pascoli, Tertium Millenium, Tirrenia
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