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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.1322 Majestic launched in 1992
32,746grt for Grimaldi from Nuovi Cantieri, Apuania/ Marina di Carrera IMO: 9015735 Image attribution: Marine Traffic & Loekie Van Der Wal
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Grimaldi, IMO: 9015735, Majestic, Marina di Carrera, Nuovi Cantieri Apuania
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No.1349 Norbay launched in 1993
17,464GT for P & O European Ferries from Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen IMO: 9056595 Image attribution: Paul Stewart & 3 named images on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged IMO: 9056595, Krimpen, Norbay, P&O European Ferries, Van der Giessen-de Noord
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No.1350 Splendid launched in 1993
32,731GT for Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione from Nuovi Cantieri, Apuania & Marina di Carrera IMO: 9015747 Image attribution: Rob de Visser, Tony Davis & Tom Gulbransen
No.315 Lone Star State launched in 1920
14,187grt for US Shipping Board from New York SB Corp, Camden President Taft 1922 United States Lines President Harding 1922 United States Lines Ville de Bruges 1940 Soc Maritime Anversoise Bombed Netherlands 1940 Image attribution: Percy Loomis Sperr PRESIDENT HARDING … Continue reading
No.316 Montrose launched in 1920
16,402grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow HMS Forfar 1939 British Admiralty Torpedoed by U 99 off Ireland 1940
Posted in Cruise ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged British Admiralty, Canadian Pacific, Fairfield Glasgow, HMS Forfar, Montrose, torpedoed, U99
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No.317 Calchas launched in 1921
10,304grt for Blue Funnel Line from Workman Clark, Belfast Torpedoed by U 107 off West Africa 1941
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Blue Funnel Line, Calchas, torpedoed, U107, Workman Clark
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No.318 Conte Rosso launched in 1921
18,017grt for Lloyd Sabaudo by Beardmore, Glasgow Torpedoed by HMS Upholder off Syracuse 1941
Posted in Cruise ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Beardmore, Conte Rosso, Glasgow, HMS Upholder, Lloyd Sabaudo, Syracuse
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No.1828 Le Soleal launched in 2012
10,992GT for Compagnie du Ponant from Fincantieri, Ancona IMO: 9641675 Image: Wayne A’Court, Rainville on Shipspotting
Posted in Cruise ship, Expedition, passenger ship
Tagged ancona, Compagnie du Ponant, fincantieri, IMO: 9641675, Le Soleal
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No.1829 Sheng Sheng 2 launched in 2013
20,472GT for Weihai Haida from Shandong Huanghai, Rongcheng MMSI: 413328380 Image attribution: Tony Hogwood on Marine Traffic
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged MMSI: 413328380, Rongcheng, Shandong Huanghai, Sheng Sheng, Weihai Haida
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No.1830 AIDAstella floated out in 2013
71,303GT for AIDA Cruises by Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9601132 Image attribution: Manuel Amir & Nicholas Freeman J Smallegange Clube De Entusiastas Navios
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged AIDA cruises, AIDAstella, IMO: 9601132, Meyer Werft, Papenburg
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