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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.1550 Golfo dei Delfini launched in 2001
17,150GT for Lloyd Sardegna by Szczecin Shipyard, Stettin Dana Sirena 2002 22382 DFDS Seaways Sirena Seaways 2013 DFDS Seaways Baie de Seine 2015 Brittany Ferries Sirena Seaways 2020 Image copyright: Meijer on Marine Traffic Image Vitor Francisco
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Baie de Seine, Brittany Ferries, Dana Sirena, DFDS, Golfo dei Delfini, Lloyd Sardegna, Sirena Seaways, Stettin, Szczecin
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No.1050 Cunard Conquest launched 1975
17,586 tons for Cunard Line by Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen. Interior fittings were subsequently installed at the Navali Mechaniche Affini in La Spezia, Italy Cunard Princess 1976 Cunard Line Rhapsody 1995 StarLauro Golden Iris 2009 Mano Maritime Gold Club 2021 … Continue reading
No.550 Georgic launched in 1931
27,759grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Faslane 1956 Originally with 2 funnels, rebuilt after significant war damage Rich Turnwald photo Georgic 1952 Photo Louis O. Gorman Steve Walker color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Faslane, Georgic, Harland & Wolff, White Star Line
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No.50 Vaderland launched in 1900
12,018 Red Star Line by John Brown, Clydebank Southland 1915 Red Star Line Torpedoed by U 70 off Tory Island, Ireland Renamed during the Great War as the Dutch word Vaderland was considered too similar to the German Vaterland. Image … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Clydebank, John Brown, red Star Line, Southland, torpedoed, Tory Island, Vaderland
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No.1549 Pride of Hull launched in 2001
59,925GT for P&O North Sea Ferries by Fincantieri, Marghera Image copyright: Rob de Visser Pride of York and Pride of Hull
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Marghera, North Sea Ferries, P&O, Pride of Hull
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No.1049 Tor Scandinavia launched in 1975
15,673grt for Tor Line by Flender Werft, Lubeck Holland Expo 1979 Holland Expo Tor Scandinavia 1980 Tor Line World Wide Expo 1983 World Wide Expo Tor Scandinavia 1983 Tor Line Princess of Scandinavia 1991 DFDS Seaways Moby Otta 2006 Moby … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged DFDS, Flender Werft, Holland Expo, Lubeck, Moby Lines, Moby Otta, Princess of Scandinavia, Tor Line, Tor Scandinavia, World Wide Expo
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No. 549 Conte di Savoia launched in 1931
48,502grt for ‘Italia’ Flotta Riunite by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Bombed 1943, later scrapped at Monfalcone Colourations by Steve Walker Color
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatico, Bombed, Conte di Savoia, Flotta Riunite, Italia, Monfalcone
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No.49 Devonian launched in 1900
10,418 F.Leyland by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 53 off Tory Island 1917 Image copyright: Priestley & Sons Ltd. Egremont
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Devonian, Harland & Wolff, Leyland Line, torpedoed, Tory Island, U53
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No.1497 Stena Britannica launched 1999
33,769GT for Stena Line from Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real Finnfellow 2003 Finnlines O/Y IMO: 9145164 Image attribution: Simonwp of Ship Spotting & Franz Airiman
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Astilleros, Finnfellow, Finnliines, Puerto Real, Stena, Stena Britannica
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No.998 Visby launched in 1972
13,004grt from A/B Gotland from Brodogradliste, Trogir Drotten 1980 A/B Gotland Corsica Viva II 1985 Corsica Ferries Corsica Regina 1989 Corsica Ferries Sardinia Regina 1996 Corsica Ferries Kevalay Queen 2022 Kevalay IMO: 7205910 Image from : GORDON DALZELL Image: Tapio … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Brodogradliste, Corsica Ferries, Corsica Viva, Drotten, Gotland, Kevalay, Kevalay Queen, Sardinia Regina, Trogir, Visby
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