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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.1548 Cartour launched in 2001
24,418GT for Caronte & Tourist from Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro Vinashin Prince 2007 Vinashin Ocean Shipping Hoa Sen 2007 Lianyungang Ferry Stena Egeria 2013 Stena Line AF Michela 2017 Adria Ferries Kerry 2019 Brittany Ferries Image from Vitor Francisco … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Ro-pax
Tagged Adria Ferries, AF Michela, Brittany Ferries, Caronte & Tourisy, Cartour, Hoa Sen, Kerry, Porto Viro, Stena, Stena Egeria, Vinashin Prnce, Visentini
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No.2026 Stena Ebba launched 21 Dec 2021
48035GT for Stena Line from AVIC Weihai Shipyard, China IMO 9863003 Images from Piotr Gora, Huw Gibby & Peter Stockwell on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged AVIC Weihai, China, eflexer, Stena Ebba, Stena Line
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No.1048 Gruziya launched in 1975
16,631grt for USSR by Wärtsilä, Turku Odessa Sky 1995 Blasco UK Club I 1999 Club Cruise Van Gogh 2000 Van Gogh Salamis Filoxenia 2009 Salamis Cruise Lines Arrived Alang 19 Apr 2022 My photo Image copyright: Marc Piche Image from … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blasco, Club I, Gruziya, Odessa Sky, Salamis Cruise, Salamis Filoxenia, Turku, USSR, Van Gogh, Wartsila
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No.48 Commonwealth launched in 1900
11,394grt for Dominion Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Canopic 1903 White Star Line Scrapped Briton Ferry 1925
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Briton Ferry, Canopic, Commonwealth, Dominion Line, Harland & Wolff, white star
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No.799 Ocean Monarch launched in 1950
13,654grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle Varna 1967 Navigation Maritime Bulgare Riviera 1979 Dolphin Hellas Reina del Mar 1979 Dolphin Hellas Sank Piraeus 1981 The elegant Ocean Monarch in Willemstad, Curaçao on 6.11.62 John Gibbard Image of … Continue reading
No.494 Lafayette launched 1929
25,178grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Fire Le Havre 4 May 1938, scrapped in Rotterdam Photos and detailed history at http://thegreatoceanliners.com/articles/lafayette-ii/ Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Stewart Ruskin
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged CGT, French Line, Lafayette, Penhoet, Rotterdam, St Nazaire
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No.1547 Carnival Pride floated out in 2001
85,920GT for Carnival Cruise Lines by Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki Images by Tony Davis and Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Carnival cruise, Carnival Pride, Helsinki, Kvaerner Masa
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No.1047 Bayard launched in 1975
12,804grt for Fred Olsen Line from Ankerlokken Verft, Floro Isola Della Perle 1987 Sardenia Compagnia di Nav Luigi Pa 2007 Moby Lines Habib Neccar 2017 Cenk M 2019 Cenk Group A ferry for 154 passengers, but not my favourite Image … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Ankerlokken, Bayard, Cenk, Floro, Fred Olsen, Habib Neccar, Isola Della Perle, Luigi Pa, Moby Cargo, Sardenia Compagnia di Nav
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No.547 Carthage launched in 1931
14,304grt for P&O Line from Stephen, Glasgow. Two funnels pre-war Carthage Maru 1961 Mitsui Bussan Scrapped in Osaka 1961
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Carthage, Glasgow, Mitsui Bussan, Osaka, P&O, Stephen
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