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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.670 General W A Mann launched in 1943
17,833grt for US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22112.htm
Posted in Class P2-S2-R2 (11 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Federal SB & DD Co, General W A Mann, Kearny, US Navy
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No.671 General W M Black launched in 1943
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Green Forest 1967 Central Gulf SS Corp Scrapped Kaohsiung 1980 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22135.htm
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged General W M Black, Green Forest, Kaiser, Richmond California, US Navy
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No.749 Parthia launched in 1947
13,362grt for Cunard-White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Remuera 1962 New Zealand Shipping Co Aramac 1964 Eastern & Australian SS Co Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1969 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes
No.750 Brasil Star launched in 1947
10,716grt for Blue Star Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 https://www.bluestarline.org/brasil.html Fotoflite Fraser Darrah Collection Brasil Star Image from Malcolm Cranfield
No.832 Asia launched in 1951
11,693grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, San Marco Persia 1975 Rashid Fares Norleb 1984 Norleb Shipping Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan in 1985 ASIA in Aden From Italian liners The Persia ex Asia converted to livestock carrier by John … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Asia, CR dell' Adriatico, Gadani Beach, Lloyd Triestino, Norleb, Persia, San Marco
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No.833 Monasterio de la Rabida launched in 1951
10,226grt for Empresa Nacional Elcano by Cia Euskalduna, Bilbao Covadonga 1952 Cia Trasatlántica Scrapped in Castellon 1973 More details at http://www.buques.org/Navieras/Trasatlantica/Trasatlantica-4_I.htm
No.911 Infante dom Henrique launched in 1960
23,306grt for Cia Colonial from Cockerill, Hoboken (Belgium) IMO 5160805 Vasco da Gama 1988 Star Sea Vasco da Gama 1991 Seawind Cruise Line Seawind Crown 1995 Seawind Cruise Barcelona 2003 Barcelona IMO 5160805 Scrapped Guangzhou 2004 Image attribution: Nuno Bartolemieu, … Continue reading
No.1182 Karl Carstens launched in 1986
12,829GT for Bundesminister für Verkehr Deutsche Bundesbahn from Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel IMO: 8420115 Karl 2001 whilst awaiting sale Helix Producer I 2008 Storage Ship Completely transformed now into an Offshore Vessel Images from Pieter Inpyn and Dragec
No.1183 Konstantin Chernenko launched in 1986
12,798GT for USSR Far East Shipping Co from Stocznia Szczecinska, Szczecin IMO: 8325432 Russ 1988 Pacific Cruise Line SC Atlantic 2010 S Continental Ocean Atlantic 2012 Ocean Atlantic Partners Despite the news that she was renamed Polar Angel for Positive Polar, … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Far East Shipping Co, FESCO, IMO: 8325432, Konstantin Chernenko, Ocean Atlantic, Russ, SC Atlantic, Stocznia Szczecinska, USSR
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No.1184 Astor launched in 1986
20,159GT for the Marlan Corp Ltd from Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel IMO: 8506373 Fedor Dostoevskiy 1988 Black Sea Shipping Astor 1995 Transocean Tours Was to be Jules Verne in 2021 for CMV but was cancelled Arrived Aliaga to be broken up 23 … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aliaga, Astor, Black Sea Shipping, Fedor Dostoevskiy, Howaldswerke, IMO: 8506373, Kiel, Marlan Corp, Transocean
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The World's Passenger Ships 