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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.22 Statendam launched 1898
10,491grt for Holland-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scotian 1911 Allan Line Marglen 1922 Canadian Pacific Scrapped Genoa 1927 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color Image from Norway Heritage
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Allan line, Belfast, Canadian Pacific, Genoa, Harland & Wolff, Marglen, Scotian, Statendam
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No.594 Devonshire launched in 1938
12,773grt managed by Bibby Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Devonia 1962 British India Line Scrapped in La Spezia 1967 Image attribution: Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions, Russell Priest, Duncan Mackenzie and Ben Ayre In a class of 4 troopships with the Dilwara, Dunera … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bibby Line, British India, Devonia, Devonshire, Fairfield, Glasgow, La Spezia
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No.2014 Mystar launched 12 Aug 2021
50,629GT for Tallink by Rauma Marine Constructions IMO: 9892690 A Baltic ferry Image attribution: Randomboy, Kristian Gronholm, Joonas Kortelainen & Par Henrik Sjostrom on Marine Traffic
No.1755 Scottish Viking launched 2009
Scottish Viking 2009 26,904 Norfolk Line by Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro GNV Sealand 2021 Grandi Navi Veloce IMO: 9435454 Image attribution: C Costa Image by Alexander Portas on Ship spotting
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Tagged Canitiere Navale, GNV Sealand, Grandi Navi Veloci, Norfolk Line, Porto Viro, Scottish Viking, Visentini
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No.1124 Tropicale launched 1980
22,919 grt (when floated out) Carnival Cruise Line by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg 35265GT in service Costa Tropicale 2000 Costa Cruise Line Pacific Star 2005 P&O Cruises Ocean Dream 2008 Pullmantur/Peaceboat Scrapped Alang 2021 Image attribution: Tony Davis & Neven … Continue reading
No.610 Stockholm
28,000 gross registered tons for Swedish-America Line by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Fire during construction 1938 Launched May 29, 1938, on Dec 19 the nearly completed ship caught fire at Monfalcone, strong winds and toxic smoke hampered fire fighting & … Continue reading
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner
Tagged Adriatico, Monfalcone, Stockholm, Swedish america
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No.204 Bergensfjord launched 1913
10,666grt for Norwegian America Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Argentina 1946 Home Lines Jerusalem 1953 Zim Israel Line Aliya 1957 Zim Israel Line Scrapped in La Spezia 1959 Image attribution: E Wilse Jerusalem, I think by Alec Duncan and Rich … Continue reading
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Aliya, Argentina, Bergensfjord, Birkenhead, Cammell Laird, Home Lines, Jerusalem, La Spezia, Norwegian America, Zim Israel
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