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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.805 Neptunia launched in 1950
12,838grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Rossini 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Rossini by Carlo Martinelli Rossini Società Italia di navigazione from Vera Fotografia
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatico, Italia SAN, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Neptunia, Rossini, Trieste
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No.801 Oceania launched in 1950
12,839grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Verdi 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Image attribution: RexPriest & Renzo Sanguinetti Oceania photo from naviecapitani.it The Verdi sailing with a temporary repair after the collision in Gibraltar … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatico, Italia, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Oceania, Trieste, Verdi
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No.795 Australia launched 1950
12,839grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Donizetti 1963 ‘Italia’ SAN Scrapped in La Spezia 1977 Photos: Alan Green & Richard Winduss Australia in Aden Donizetti
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adriatico, Australia, Donizetti, Italia SAN, La Spezia, Lloyd Triestino, Monfalcone
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No.2019 Ferry Takachiho launched 20 Oct 2021
14,200GT for Miyazaki Car ferry by Naikai Zosen Shipyard IMO: 9913444 Image attribution: Naikai Zosen via Ferryvolution, S Katsuragi & Keisuke Nakatsuka on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Ferry Takachiho, Miyazaki Car Ferry, Naikai Zosen
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No.499 Llangibby Castle launched in 1929
11,951grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Govan Scrapped Newport 1954 She was torpedoed 16 Jan 1942 by the German submarine U-402 The torpedo hit the stern, killing 26 people and blowing away her aft gun and rudder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Llangibby_Castle … Continue reading
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, troopship
Tagged Govan, Harland & Wolff, Llangibby Castle, Newport, torpedoed, U402, Union Castle
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No.1980 Havila Capella floated out 5 Sep 2020
15,812GT for Havila Kystruten from Tersan shipyard in Turkey IMO: 9865570 Image attribution: Erlend Karlsen, Petra D, Kai Bretschneider & Tom Gulbrandsen
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Havila Capella, Havila Kystruten, Tersan, Turkey
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No.1601 Originally ordered as Superstar Capricorn and launched in 2002
91,470GT for Star Cruise Line by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Norwegian Dawn 2002 Norwegian Cruise Line IMO: 9195169 Image attribution: Tony Davis Image at Curacao by John Henry Rigaud Norwegian Dawn in Corfu Giannis Mavronas
No.1201 Varuna launched in 1987
16,725grt for Eiyu Shoji YK & Higashi Nihon Ferry KK by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki Superferry Hellas 1998 Strintzis Line Blue Horizon 2000 Blue Ferries Lefka Ori 2023 ANEK Image attribution: Stefanos Antoniadis & Flo L IMO: 8616336 Image from Vasilis … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Blue Horizon, Eiyu Shoji, Higashi Nihon, Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki, Strintzis, Superferry Hellas, Varuna
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No.601 Capetown Castle launched in 1937
27,002grt Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in La Spezia 1967 Image attribution: Trevor Jones Image from Rich Turnwald Collection
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cape Town, Capetown Castle, Durban, Harland & Wolff, La Spezia, Southampton, Union Castle
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No.201 Ceramic launched in 1912
18,481grt for White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 515 of the Azores 1942 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Azores, Cermamic, Harland & Wolff, torpedoed, White Star Line
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