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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.1521 Seven Seas Mariner launched 2000
48,075GT Radisson Seven Seas by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 9210139 Image copyright: Tony Davis Wayne A’Court images Joost Keesing image Tony Davis image
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Chantiers, Radisson Seven Seas, Seven Seas Mariner, St Nazaire
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No.1021 Columbia launched 1973
13,009grt Alaska Marine Highways by Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle IMO: 7320095 Image copyright: Ivan Dubinsky, Frans Eykel & Timothy Kalweit on Marine Traffic
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Alaska, Columbia, Lockheed, Seattle
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No.521 Damsterdijk launched in 1930
10,155grt for Holland-America Line by Wilton’s, Schiedam Dalerdyk 1948 Holland-America Line Presvia 1963 Belvientos Scrapped in Japan 1963 Image copyright: Walter E. Frost
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Dalerdyk, Damsterdijk, Holland America, Japan, Presvia, Schiedam, Wilton
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No.21 Afric launched 1898
11,816grt for White Star Line Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by UC 66 off Eddystone in 1917 Image from Norway Heritage
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Afric, Harland & Wolff, torpedoed, UC66, White Star Line
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No.1995 GNV Bridge launched 28 Mar 2021
32,581GT for GNV-Grandi Navi Veloci SpA from Visentini Superfast V 2026 Visemar IMO: 9893369 Image attribution: Antoni Casinos, Manuel Hernandez, Agustin Sanchez & Navi Sullo Stretto on Marine Traffic
No.1520 Ulysses launched 2000
50,938GT for Irish Ferries by Aker Finnyards, Rauma Image from Capt.ILC
No.1020 Monte Toledo launched 1973
10,851grt Naviera Aznar by Union Naval de Levante, Valencia Toletela 1977 Libyan Ministry of Transport Scrapped Alang 2005 IMO 7310557
No.1019 Ferry Akashia launched 1973
11,210 Shinnihonkai Ferry Co Ltd by Kanda SB Co, Kure Filipina Princess 1988 Sulpicio Lines Scrapped 2012 Image copyright: Britz444
Posted in ferry, Japanese
Tagged Ferry Akashia, Filipina Princess, Shin Nihonkai, Sulpicio
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No.519 Warwick Castle launched 1930
20,445grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 413 off Portugal 1942 (1st photo via BandcStaffRegister) Skyfotos via Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Union Castle, Warwick Castle
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