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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.1479 Europa launched in 1999
28,437GT Hapag-Lloyd from Kværner-Masa, Helsinki IMO: 9183855 Image attribution: Christopher Brindle, Darren Simmonds, Peter Ferrary & Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Europa, Hapag-Lloyd, Helsinki, Kvaerner Masa
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No.1566 Seven Seas Voyager launched in 2001
41500GT for Radisson Seven Seas by Cantiere Navale Visentini IMO: 9247144 Image copyright: Birdy Tsao, Rui Minas and Tony Davis
No.2031 Carnival Celebration floated out 11 Feb 2022
183,900GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Meyer Turku, Turku IMO: 9837456 Image attribution: Peter Gonçalves, Noticias de Cruceros, Peter Knego and Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Carnival Celebration, Carnival Cruise Line, IMO: 9837456, Meyer Turku, Turku
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No.566 Scharnhorst launched in 1934
18,184grt for North German Lloyd by Deschimag, AG ‘Weser’ Bremen Shinyo 1943 Japanese Navy (converted into a flat top aircraft carrier) Torpedoed by US submarine Spadefish off Shanghai 1944
No.66 Haverford launched in 1901
11,635grt for American Line by John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped Italy 1924
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged American Line, Clydebank, Haverford, John Brown
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No.591 Wilhelm Gustloff launched in 1937
25,484grt for Hamburg-South America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. A Strength Through Joy cruise ship. Torpedoed by Soviet submarine S 13 off Stolpmunde in 1945 with terrible losses Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
No.981 Island Venture launched in 1971
19,907grt for Norwegian Cruiseships A/S from Nordseewerke, Emden Island Princess 1972 P&O Line Hyundai Pungak 1999 Hyundai Merchant Marine Platinum 2001 Fiducia Shipping Discovery 2002 Voyages of Discovery Amen 2014 Breakers IMO: 7108514 Scrapped Alang 2014 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, … Continue reading
No.982 Central No 3 launched 1971
12,529grt for Central Ferry Co. Ltd from Kanasashi Zosensho, Shimizu El-Djazair 1973 Cie Nationale Algerienne Cleopatra 1 2004 Cleopatra Navigation IMO 7116080 Arrived Alang 9th June 2007 Image attribution: Mike Burke, Joerg Seyler, Julien Imbert & Malcolm Cranfield
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Central No3, Cie National Algerienne, Cleopatra, El-Djazair, Kanasashi Zosensho, Shimizu
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No.482 Highland Brigade launched in 1928
14,131grt Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Henrietta 1959 John S Latsis Marianna 1960 John S Latsis IMO: 5223578 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965 Image attribution: Fotoflite, John Gibbard & Rich Turnwald Collection
No.1482 SuperStar Virgo floated out 1999
75,338GT for Star Cruises from Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Explorer Dream 2019 Dream Cruises Resorts World One 2023 Resorts World Cruises IMO: 9141077 Image attribution: Neil Johnston, Steven Watkins & Wayne A’Court
