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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.1561 Finnmarken launched in 2001
15,690GT for Ofotens og Vesteraalens by Kværner Kleven, Ulsteinvik Otto Sverdrup 2021 Hurtigruten Image copyright: Aviation & Maritime. Tom Gulbrandsen
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Finnmarken, Hurtigruten, Kværner Kleven, Ofotens og Vesteraalens, Otto Sverdrup, Ulsteinvik
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No.681 Admiral W L Capps launched 1944
17,100grt for US Navy from Bethlehem Steel Co, Alameda, California Gen Hugh J Gaffey 1947 US Army Sunk as a target in the Pacific in 2000 General Hugh J.Gaffey (IX-507) at Pearl Harbor 1986
Posted in passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Admiral W L Capps, Alameda, Bethlehem Steel, California, Gen Hugh J Gaffey, US Army, US Navy
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No.641 Westerdam launched in 1940
12,149grt for Holland-America Line by Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Scrapped in Alicante 1965 ROTTERDAM, STATENDAM, and WESTERDAM at Holland America Line’s Pier 40, New York 1965 Rich Turnwald Collection
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Fijenoord, Holland America, Schiedam, Westerdam, Wilton
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No.1481 R Three launched in 1999
30,277GT for Renaissance Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Pacific Princess 2002 Princess Cruises P Prince 2021 Azamara Onward 2021 Azamara Cruises IMO: 9187887 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court & Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Azamara, Azamara Onward, Chantiers, Pacific Princess, Princess Cruises, R Three, Renaissance, St Nazaire
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No.1441 Pacific Venus launched in 1997
26,518GT for Japan Cruise Line from Ishikawajima Tokyo Eastern Venus 2023 To be withdrawn. Currently laid up IMO: 9160011 Image attribution: Neven Jerković, Erik Ask & Wayne A’Court
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Ishikawajima, Japan Cruise, Pacific Venus, Tokyo
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No.121 Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm launched in 1907
17,082grt North German Lloyd by Tecklenborg, Geestemunde Empress of China 1921 Canadian Pacific Empress of India 1921 Canadian Pacific Montlaurier 1922 Canadian Pacific Monteith 1925 Canadian Pacific Montnairn 1925 Canadian Pacific Scrapped in Genoa 1930 From Norway-Heritage
No.1361 Imagination launched in 1995
70,367GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Masa-Yards Inc, Helsinki Carnival Imagination 2007 Carnival Cruise Line Arrived Aliaga 16 Sep 2020 IMO: 9053878 Image attribution: Tony Davis & John Henry Rigaud
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aliaga, Carnival, Carnival cruise, Carnival Imagination, Helsinki, Imagination, Masa Yards
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No.1321 CostaRomantica launched in 1992
57,150GT for Costa Cruises by Fincantieri, Monfalcone Costa neoRomantica 2012 Costa Crociere Celestyal Experience 2020 Celestyal Cruises Antares Experience 2021 IMO: 8821046 Arrived Gadani Beach, Pakistan 3 Dec 2021 Image attribution: Tony Davis & Petros Psarras With added balconies
No.1281 European Seaway launched in 1991
22,196GT for P & O European Ferries from Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven Sea Anatolia 2021 Sea Lines IMO: 9007283 Blue Wave Harmony 2024 Currently in Tuzla Shipyard Image attribution: James Lantsbery my photo from Dover Image from Turhan Alak Image from Marmara … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Ro-pax
Tagged bremerhaven, European Ferries, European Seaway, P&O, Schichau, Sea Anatolia, Sea Lines, Seebeckwerft
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No.1161 Rinjani launched in 1984
13,860GT for Indonesian Government (PELNI) by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Tanjung Fatagar 2010 Indonesian Navy IMO: 8303252 Image attribution: Operationraleighseram & Jens Smit
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Indonesia, Indonesian Navy, Jos Meyer, Papenburg, PELNI, Rinhani, Tanjung Fatagar
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