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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.368 Albert Ballin launched in 1922
21,131grt for Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Hansa 1935 Hamburg-America Line Sovietski Sojus 1953 USSR Tobolsk 1980 USSR Scrapped Hong Kong 1982
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Albert Ballin, Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Hansa, Hong Kong, Sovietski Sojus, Tobolsk, USSR
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No.890 Jean Mermoz launched in 1956
12,460grt for Cie de Nav Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre by Penhoët, St Nazaire Mermoz 1970 Paquet Cruises Serenade 1999 Louis Cruise Line Serena 2008 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2008 Image attribution: Pascal Riteau, Tony Davis, Didier Deman & Ian Boyle
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Cie de Nav Fraissinet, Cyprien Fabre, Jean Mermoz, Louis Cruise Line, Mermoz, Paquet, Penhoët, Serena, Serenade, St Nazaire
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No.1289 Akedemik Nikolay Pilugin launched in 1991
28,550GT Satellite Tracking Ship from Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad IMO: 9064126 Seven Seas Navigator 1999 Regent Seven Seas by Mariotti, Genoa Image attribution: Neven Jerković, Tony Davis & Wayne A’Court
No.691 General M M Patrick launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Boston 1968 Sea Land Service Scrapped Texas 2010 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22150.htm
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Boston, General M M Patrick, Kaiser, Richmond California, Texas, US Navy
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No.692 General W C Langfitt launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Transindiana 1969 Hudson Waterways Scrapped Brownsville 1983 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22151.htm USAT General W. C. Langfitt arriving Yokohama, Japan, circa 1948. Ex-USS General W. C. Langfitt in merchant service as the Seatrain Corp. containership SS … Continue reading
No.693 Admiral C F Hughes launched in 1944
17,100grt for US Navy from Bethlehem Steel Co, Alameda, California Gen Edwin D Patrick 1947 US Army Scrapped Brownsville 2011 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22124.htm
No.694 General Omar Bundy launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Portmar 1964 Calmar SS Co Port 1976 Ashley Steamship Co Poet 1979 Hawaiian Eugenia Sank Atlantic 1980 Portmar
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged American Export Line, General Omar Bundy, Kaiser, Poet, Portmar, Richmond California, sank, US Navy
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No.1290 Majesty of the Seas launched in 1991
73,937GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Chantiers de l’Atlantique, St Nazaire Majesty of the Oceans 2020 Majesty 2021 Laid up in Piraeus area Image attribution: Matthew Brierley & my photo Majesty of the Seas by Rob McLewee
No.331 Peninsula State launched in 1921
14,187grt for US Shipping Board by New York SB Corp, Camden President Pierce 1922 United States Line President Roosevelt 1922 United States Line Joseph T. Dickman 1941 US Navy Scrapped in Oakland 1948 Image attribution: Yoshiaki Nishimura & Percy Loomis … Continue reading
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