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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.680 General George M Randall launched 1944
17,833grt US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1975 From Rich Turnwald
Posted in passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Federal SB, General George M Randall, Kearny, US Navy
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No.401 Sierra Morena launched in 1924
11,430grt for North German Lloyd from Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Der Deutsche 1934 North German Lloyd Asia 1946 USSR Scrapped in Russia 1970
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Asia, Der Deutsche, Nord Deutsche Lloyd, North German Lloyd, Sierra Morena, USSR
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No.361 Perseus launched in 1922
10,276grt for Blue Funnel Line from Caledon SB & E Co, Dundee Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I 165 off Madras in 1944 Image from https://www.benjidog.co.uk/allen/BF11.php#Perseus_(1922)
Posted in Emigrant Ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blue Funnel Line, Caledon, Dundee, Madras, Perseus, torpedoed
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No.1681 Liberty of the Seas launched in 2006
154,407GT for Royal Caribbean International from Aker Yards, Turku My photo Alan Bartram’s photo with the Queen Mary 2 Tony Davis image
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Yards, Liberty of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, Turku
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No.961 Bohème launched in 1968
10,328grt for Wallenius Bremen GmbH from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Freewinds 1986 Owned by San Donato Properties, a company affiliated with the Church of Scientology IMO: 6810811 Image attribution: Vincent Neale, Jim Connelly, John Henry Rigaud & Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Boheme, Freewinds, Scientology, Turku, Wallenius Bremen, Wartsila
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No.321 Blue Hen State 1921
10,588grt for US Shipping Board from New York SB Corp, Camden President Garfield 1922 Dollar Line President Madison 1940 American President Lines Kenmore 1942 US Navy Refuge 1942 US Navy President Madison 1946 US Maritime Commission Scrapped in Vancouver 1948 … Continue reading
No.921 Rosa da Fonseca launched in 1961
12,433grt for Cia Nacional de Nav Costeira Autarquia Federal from ‘Split’ Brodogradiliste, Split P/S Seven Seas 1975 Mitsui-OSK Line Nippon Maru 1977 Mitsui-OSK Line Athirah 1991 Nusantara Arrived Kolkata Roads 2 Mar 1998 IMO 5299589 Photo: Mike Cornwall & Masato … Continue reading
No.2021 MSC Seascape floated out 18 Nov 2021
169380GT for MSC Cruises by Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9843807 Image attribution: Sergio Ferreira, Rodrigo Freitas, Aristides Gomes & Manuel Hernandez on Marine Traffic
No.1641 Golfo Degli Angeli launched in 2004
26,302GT for Lloyd Sardegna by Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro Maria Grazia On 2007 Moby Lines Albayzin 2010 Acciona Trasmediterreanea Ciudad de Cadiz 2019 Trasmediterránea Venezia 2019 Grimaldi Image attribution: Roberto Munao, T Sobanski, Mic-Raf & Alessandro Orfanù Celso Hdez
Posted in ferry, Ro-pax
Tagged Albayzin, Cantieri Navale Visentini, Ciudad de Cadiz, Golfo Degli Angeli, Grimaldi, Lloyd Sardegna, Maria Grazia, Moby, Porto Viro, Trasmediterranea, Venzia
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No.281 Arundel Castle launched in 1919
18,980grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Hong Kong 1959 Originally built with 4 funnels Image attribution: Ian Shiffman & Jeremy Day
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Arundel Castle, Harland & Wolff, Hong Kong, Union Castle
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