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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.1472 Capricorn launched in 1998
11,347GT for Tirrenia from Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso IMO 9179658 Image attribution: archeologiasubacqueablog and one from Aliaga Renamed APRI in 2021. She was renamed Al GALALA for Egyptian owners that same year. She was renamed AL-GALALA EGY NAVY in 2022 Apparently … Continue reading
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged AL-GALALA EGY NAVY, Capricorn, fincantieri, IMO 9179658, Riva Trigoso, Tirrenia
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No.1576 Zuiderdam floated out in 2001
81,769GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9221279 Image copyright: John Henry Rigaud in Curacao and Erik Ask http://www.Bergenships.com
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Curacao, fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9221279, Marghera, Zuiderdam
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No.1076 Povl Anker launched in 1978
12,358grt for BornholmsTrafikken by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg IMO: 7633143 Image copyright: Tony Davis; & Kaj Kragh, Sergio Ferreira & Maximilian Frey on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aalborg, Aalborg Vaerft, BornholmsTrafikken, IMO: 7633143, Povl Anker
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No.76 Corinthic launched in 1902
12,231grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Sailed mainly Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped Wallsend 1932 She was built for the combined companies of White Star & Shaw Savill Lines, operating passenger and cargo services to and … Continue reading
No.2033 Vista floated out 25 Feb 2022
67,000GT for Oceania Cruises from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO 9876957 Image attribution: Paul Piccione; Mak, Leonardo Diaz & Patrick Piva on Marine Traffic
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Oceania, Sestri Ponente, Vistaa
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No.1575 Superfast XII launched in 2001
30,902GT for Superfast Ferries by Flender Werft, Lubeck Cruise Ausonia 2018 Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione Image copyright: Giannis Mavronas Giorgos Mertis image
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry
Tagged Cruise Ausonia, Flender Werft, Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione, Lubeck, Superfast, Superfast Ferries
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No.1075 Silesia launched in 1978
10,553 Baltic Shipping Co by Stocznia Szczecinska, Stettin Felicia 2005 GA Ferries Yuzhnaya Palmyra 2006 Ukrferry Begona del Mar 2008 Iscomar Yuzhnaya Palmyra 2009 Ukrferry Adriatica I 2010 South Adriatic Shipping Galaxy 2017 European Seaways Image copyright: Marius Esman and … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatica, baltic Shipping, Begona del Mar, European Seaways, Felicia, GA Ferries, Galaxy, IMO: 7516773, Iscomar, Silesia, Stettin, Stocznia Szczecinska, Yuzhnaya Palmyra
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No.576 Derbyshire launched in 1935
11,650grt for Bibby Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped in Hong Kong 1964 2 pre-war photos, Derbyshire on the Clyde, leaving for N Africa 1942 photo Malcolm Cranfield, and post war
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Bibby Line, Derbyshire, Fairfield, Glasgow, Hong Kong
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No.575 Gneisenau launched in 1935
18,160grt for North German Lloyd by Deschimag AG ‘Weser’ Bremen Mined Gedser 1943 Old postcard Gneisenau in Bremen from Frank Scherer Rich Turnwald’s photo
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Bremen, Deschimag, gedser, Gneisenau, Mined, Nord Deutsche Lloyd, North German Lloyd, Weser
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No.75 Finland launched in 1902
12,760grt for Red Star Line by Cramp, Philadelphia Scrapped Blyth 1928
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Blyth, Cramp, Finland, Philadelphia, red Star Line
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