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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.1266 Monarch of the Seas launched in 1990
73,937GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 8819500 Monarch 2013 Pullmantur Cruises Arrived Aliaga 22 Jul 2020 Image attribution: Sydney Sinclair, Erik Ask & John Henry Rigaud Seen here at St. Maarten in December 1988 … Continue reading
No.1267 Regent Sky
55,000GT from Stocznia im Komuny Paryskiej, Gdynia IMO: 7907685 Regent Sky was an unfinished cruise ship. She was initially being built in Poland as the cruise ferry Stena Baltica, one of four sister ships planned for the Stena Line in 1990. … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Static ship
Tagged Gdynia, IMO: 7907685, Regency Cruises, Regent Sky, Stena Baltica
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No.1268 Wakanatsu Okinawa launched in 1990
15,380GT for Ryukyu Kaiun Saiki Julogoyo, Saiki IMO: 9004592 Asia Innovator 2006 Asiana Lines Mutiara Persada III 2015 Pt Atosim Lampung Suffered a major fire in 2017. Still in service though Image attribution: kanrinjmsdf
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9004592, Mutiara Persada III, Saiki, sia Innovator, Wakanatsu Okinawa
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No.1269 Ishikari launched in 1990
14,257GT for Taiheiyo Ferry Co Ltd from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe IMO: 8922163 Grand Spring 2011 Weihai Jiadong Asterion II 2018 ANEK Image attribution: Jaewoo Choi, Dimitris Kompolitis ISHIKARI (1991) – departing, passing by the KISO (1987) from RODOS Island – … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged ANEK, Asterion, Grand Spring, IMO: 8922163, Ishikari, Kobe, Mitsubishi, Taiheiyo Ferry KK
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No.1270 Silja Symphony launched in 1990
58,377GT for Silja Line from Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 8803769 Image attribution: Markus Mattila, Yanis Ghernaia & Stephanie Dinez Taken at midnight – worth mentioning
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 8803769, Kvaerner Masa, Silja Line, Silja Symphony, Turku
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No.1195 New Shirayuri launched in 1987
17,261GT for Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co Ltd by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries, Aioi IMO: 8604278 Utopia 2 2005 Shanghai Shimonoseki Ferry Top 2016 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2016 Image attribution: Daisuke Nimura & V Tonic
No.1196 Mikhail Sholokhov launched in 1986
12,798GT for USSR Far East Shipping Co from Szczecin, Szczecin IMO:8325420 Mikhail 2004 FESCO Mikhail Sholokhov 2004 FESCO Ougo Foscolo 2004 Foscolos Ugo Foscolo 2007 Foscolos Fos 1 2008 Foscolos Scrapped Alang 2011 Image attribution: William Barber, Ian Lewis & … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Far East Shipping Co, IMO:8325420, Mikhail Sholokhov, Ougo Foscolo, Szczecin, USSR
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No.1197 Pride of Calais launched in 1987
26,433GT for P & O European Ferries Ltd from Schichau-Unterweser, Bremerhaven IMO: 8517748 P&OSL Calais 1999 P&O Stena Line Pride of Calais 2002 P&O Ferries Ostend Spirit 2012 Transeuropa Ferries Scrapped Aliaga 2013 Image attribution: Dean Powell
No.906 Savannah launched July 21, 1959
15,585grt for States Marine Lines Inc by New York SB Co, Camden The first nuclear-powered merchant ship, designed to carry 60 passengers Moored at Baltimore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah Image attribution: Matthew Abbott & Mark Sages
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blatimore, Camden, New York SB, Savannah, States Marine Lines
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No.873 Niassa launched in 1955
10,912grt for by CNN-Companhia Nacional de Navegacao from Cockerill, Hoboken (Belgium) Scrapped in Bilbao 1979 Image attribution: Luis Miguel Correia & Gordon Dalzell
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