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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.1983 Xin Xiang Xue Lan launched 1 Oct 2020
32,653GT for Yantai Zhong Han “CK” Ferry from Tianjin Xingang Shipyard IMO: 9885714 Image attribution: Sung Su Cho & presumably Tianjin Xingang Shipyard
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged China, CK Ferry, Tianjin Xingang, Xin Xiang Xue Lan, Yantai Zhong Han
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No.1538 Oceanus launched in 2001
29,650GT for Minoan Line by Samsung Heavy Industries, Koje Ariadne Palace 1 2002 Minoan Line Ariadne Palace One 2003 Minoan Line Mega Express Three 2004 Corsica Ferries IMO: 9208083 Image copyright: Josep Pretel
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Ariadne Palace, Corsica Ferries, Koje, Mega Express Three, Minoan, Oceanus, Samsung
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No.1038 Norstar launched in 1974
For Noordzee Veerdiensten by AG ‘Weser’, Bremerhaven 153m x 25.2m 18.5 kts 1026 passengers 12,502grt, stretched to 173m 1243 passengers 26919GT SNAV Campania 2002 SNAV Scrapped Alang 2010 IMO 7360710 Norstar photo by Lump007 Norstar photo by simonwp Image from … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, troopship
Tagged Alang, Falklands, Noordzee Veerdiensten, Norstar, North Sea Ferries, SNAV, SNAV Campania
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No.38 Oceanic launched in 1899
17,272get for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stranded Shetlands, 1914 later scrapped Image copyright: Daryl LeBlanc color & Steve Walker color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Harland & Wolff, Oceanic, Shetlands, White Star Line
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No.1984 Rotterdam launched 7 Oct 2020
99,836GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera, Italy IMO: 9837470 Image attribution: Marco Schoone, Capo Franz, Ronnie Robertson & Heinz Glassl
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, Holland America Line, Italy, Marghera, Rotterdam
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No.1537 Adventure of the Seas launched in 2001
137,276GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise by Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9167227 Image copyright: Phil Moreton & Steve Hansen Image from Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Adventure of the Seas, Kvaerner Masa, Royal Caribbean, Turku
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No.1037 Viking Venturer launched in 1974
14,760grt for Townsend Car Ferries Ltd by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg Pride of Hampshire 1989 P&O European Ferries Pride of Al Salam 2 2002 El Salem Al Salam 2 2002 El Salem Oujda 2004 Comanav Scrapped Alang 2010 IMO 7358286
No.537 Monarch of Bermuda launched in 1931
22,424grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle In 1947 she was gutted by fire at Palmers Shipyard, Hebburn & declared a total loss. But the Ministry of Transport had her rebuilt as an emigrant ship & moved under … Continue reading
No.37 Belgia launched in 1899
11,585grt for Hamburg-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, as a cargo ship Then delivered as the Michigan 1899 Atlantic Transport Line and converted to a passenger ship to carry 2700 people in 2 classes Irishman 1900 Dominion Line Scrapped … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Belgia, Dominion Line, Hamburg-America, Irishman, Michigan
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