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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.1760 Akeman Street launched in 2009
26,904GT for T Link Ferries from Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro Scintu 2011 Grandi Navi Veloci Norman Atlantic 2014 ANEK Fire 2014, Scrapped Aliaga Image attribution: T-Link, Marco Serra & Caesar Braithwaite
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Akeman Street, Aliaga, ANEK, Cantiere Navale Visentini, Grandi Navi Veloci, Norman Atlantic, Porto Viro, Scintu, T Link
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No.1720 AIDABELLA launched in 2007
69,203GT for AIDA Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg Image attribution: Peter Ferrary, Giannis Mavronas, Andrew Marks & Birdy Tsao
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged AIDA, Aidabella, Meyer Werft, Papenburg
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No.1680 Finnlady launched in 2006
45,923GT for Finnlines O/Y from Fincantieri, Castellammare Europalink 2007 Finnlines O/Y Image from DET Image from Manos Vintzilaios
Posted in ferry, Ro-pax
Tagged Castellammare, Europalink, fincantieri, Finnlady, Finnlines
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No.1640 El Djazair II launched in 2004
20,124GT for Algerie Ferries by IZAR, Seville IMO: 9265421 Algeria – Spain ferry Images from Fernando R, Audibert, Manuel Hernandez & Pascal Bredel on Marine Traffic
No.1761 Norwegian Epic launched in 2009
155,873GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from STX France, St Nazaire Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, Tony Davis & Ricky Hackett
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged NCL, Norwegian Cruise, Norwegian Epic, St Nazaire, STX France
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No.481 Asama Maru launched 1928
16,975grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Torpedoed China Sea 1944 Image attribution: Steve Walker & Daryl LeBlanc Color Image from Panama Maru Naoyuki
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Asama Maru, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen, torpedoed
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No.441 Avila launched in 1926
12,872grt for Blue Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank Avila Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 201 in the Atlantic 1942 Replacing the bonnet on the rear funnel of the blue funnel liner AVILA STAR. London docks
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Avila, Avila Star, Blue Star Line, Clydebank, John Brown, torpedoed
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No.1721 Sunflower Gold launched in 2007
11,178GT for Diamond Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Image attribution: Blackmore & Kenro Oshita on Marine Traffic
No.1961 Hanil Gold Stella launched 1 Feb 2020
20,263GT Hanil Express from Dae Sun Shipbuilding IMO: 9873307 Image attribution: Lappino on Ship Spotting
No.1160 Royal Princess launched in 1984
44,348GT for Princess Cruises from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Helsinki Artemis 2005 P&O Cruises Artania 2011 Phoenix Reisen Image attribution: Mark Goddard, Tony Davis, Rick Aungiers & Erik Ask/Bergenships
Posted in Cruise ship
Tagged Artania, Artemis, Helsinki, P&O Cruises, Phoenix Reisen, Princess Cruises, Royal Princess, Wartsila
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