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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.523 Empress of Britain launched in 1930
42,348grt for Canadian Pacific by John Brown, Clydebank Bombed off Ireland 1940. The largest British passenger ship lost in WW2 Image copyright: John Brown & Steve Walker color
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Bombed, Canadian Pacific, Empress of Britain, John Brown, torpedoed
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No.2015 Norwegian Prima floated out 13 Aug 2021
142500GT for Norwegian Cruise Line by Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9823986 Image attribution: j.lucas.shipslife & Gary Davies
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Marghera, NCL, Norwegian Prima, Norwgian Cruise Line
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No.525 Kenya launched in1930
12,150grt for British India Line by Stephen, Glasgow Hydra 1941 Ministry of Transport, Keren 1941 MoT, Kenya 1949 Alva SS Co, Keren 1949 Alva, Fairstone 1950 Sitmar Line, Kenya 1950 Sitmar Line, Keren 1951 Sitmar Line Castel Felice 1952 Sitmar … Continue reading
Posted in passenger liner
Tagged British India, Fairstone, Hydra, Kenya, Keren, Sitmar
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No.498 Rangitane launched 1929
16,733grt for New Zealand Shipping Company from John Brown, Clydebank Sunk off New Zealand 1940 by the German merchant raiders Komet and Orion Image attribution: The Alexander Turnbull Library NZ
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Komet, New Zealand, Orion, Rangitane
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No.582 Athlone Castle launched in 1935
25,564 Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965 Image by Linesman Wartime photo
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Athlone Castle, Harland & Wolff, Kaohsiung, Union Castle
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No.25 Medic launched in 1898
11,985 White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Hektoria 1928 N Bugge Torpedoed by U 608 Atlantic 1942 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Harland & Wolff, Hektoria, Medic, torpedoed, U608, White Star Line
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No.583 Kanimbla launched in 1935
10,985 McIlwrath, McEachern by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Oriental Queen 1961 Pacific Transport Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1973 Image attribution: Mike Cornwall
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Harland & Wolff, Kanimbla, Kaohsiung, McEachern, McIlwrath, Oriental Queen
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No.1000 Free Enterprise VI launched 1972
12,503grt Townsend Car Ferries from IHC Gusto NV, Schiedam Pride of Sandwich 1987 P&O European Ferries Pride of Ailsa 1992 P&O Ferries Pride of Alsalm 95 1996 El Salam Shipping IMO:7204291 Sank Red Sea 2005 Image attribution: Frank Heine
Posted in ferry
Tagged Free Enterprise, P&O, Pride of Ailsa, Pride of Alsalm, Pride of Sandwich, sank, Townsend Car Ferries
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No.500 Pennsylvania launched 1929
20,526grt for American Line from Newport News at Newport News Argentina 1938 Moore & McCormack Line IMO: 5023150 Scrapped South Kearny 1964 Image attribution: Shipping Magazine & Rich Turnwald
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged American, Argentina, Moore McCormack, Newport News, Pennsylvania, South Kearny
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No.1500 Aurora launched 2000
76,152GT for P&O Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9169524 Image attribution: David Sky, Erik Ask, Capt David Box, a long time supporter of my 2000 ship posts
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Aurora, Meyer Werft, P&O, Papenburg
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