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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.1133 Travemunde launched in 1981
17,046grt for Gedser-Travemünde Røuten from Wärtsilä, Helsinki IMO: 8000226 Travemunde Link 1987 Gedser-Travemünde Røuten Sally Star 1988 Sally Line Thjelvar 1997 Rederi AB Gotland Color Traveller 2004 Color Line Thjelvar 2006 Rederi AB Gotland Rostock 2007 Scandlines Thjelvar 2010 Rederi AB … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Balearia, Betancuria, Color Lne, Color Traveller, Fred Olsen, Gedser-Travemünde Røuten, Helsinki, IMO: 8000226, Rederi AB Gotland, Rostock, Sally Line, Sally Star, Scandlines, Thjelvar, Travemunde, Travemunde Link, Wasa Express, Wasa Line, Wärtsilä
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No.699 General M B Stewart launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Albany 1967 Albany River Transport Mission Viking 1974 Avondale Shipyards Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22140.htm
No.700 General A W Greely launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Hawaii Bear 1969 Pacific Far East Line Austral Glade 1976 Farrell Lines Pacific Enterprise 1979 American Pacific Caribe Enterprise 1982 American Pacific Scrapped 1986 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22141.htm
No.359 Doric launched in 1922
16,484grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Newport 1935 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & a photo from Geirangerfjord DORIC & RELIANCE in Copenhagen 1934 Doric in Geirangerfjord
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Copenhagen, Doric, Harland & Wolff, Newport
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No.877 Empress of Britain launched in 1955
25,516grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Queen Anna Maria 1964 Greek Line Carnivale 1975 Carnival Cruise Line Fiesta Marina 1993 Fiesta Marina Cruises Olympic 1995 Epirotiki Line The Topaz 1997 TUI Travel The Topaz 2003 Topaz International Scrapped Alang … Continue reading
No.250 Statendam launched 1914
32,234grt for Holland-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Renamed Justicia 1917 & managed by White Star Line for service as a troopship Torpedoed by UB 64 & UB 124 off Skerrymore 1918 Image: Steve Walker Color As intended – … Continue reading
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Holland America Line, Justicia, Skerrymore, Statendam, torpedoed, UB124, UB64, White Star Line
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No.1292 Stena Traveller launched in 1991
18,332GT for Stena Line Launched Bruce Shipyard and towed to Fosen Mek, Rissa for completion TT Traveller 1992 TT line Stena Traveller 1995 Stena Line TT Traveller 1997 TT line Stena Traveller 2002 Stena Line Lisco Patria 2004 Lisco Patria … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged DFDS Seaways, Fosen Mek, IMO: 8917390, Lisco, Lisco Patria, Patria Seaways, Rissa, Stena Line, Stena Traveller, TT Line, TT Traveller
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No.245 Bismarck launched in 1914
56,551grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Majestic 1922 White Star Line Caledonia 1937 British Admiralty Scrapped Inverkeithing by 1944 after a fire in 1939, awaiting disposal Image attribution: Steve Walker Color Caledonia
No.2060 Seabourn Pursuit to be completed in 2023
23,000GT for Seabourn Cruises by CIMAR San Giorgio di Nogaro & Mariotti, Genoa IMO 7896325 Ships@tin.it on Marine Traffic
Posted in Cruise ship
Tagged Genoa, IMO 7896325, Mariotti, San Giorgio, Seabourn Cruises, Seabourn Pursuit
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