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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.1296 Royal Majesty launched in 1991
32,396GT for Majesty Cruise Line Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku 173.5m x 33.2m 1056 passengers Stretched 207.3m x 33.2m 1800 Norwegian Majesty 1997 40876 Norwegian Cruise Line Louis Majesty 2009 Louis Cruise Line Thomson Majesty 2012 Thomson Cruises Celestyal Majesty 2018 Celestyal … Continue reading
No.1301 Spirit of British Columbia launched in 1992
18,747GT from British Columbia Ferries from Yarrows, Victoria IMO: 9015668 Three named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged British Columbia Ferries, IMO: 9015668, Spirit of British Columbia, Victoria, Yarrows
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No.1300 Repubblica di Roma launched in 1991
35,152GT for Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione from Fincantieri, Castellammare IMO: 9009504 Fire 2014 then scrapped Aliaga Accommodation for 57 passengers & 3 named images from Marine Traffic
No.1293 Stena Challenger launched in 1991
18,523GT for Sealink UK from Fosen Mek, Rissa IMO: 8917388 Leif Ericson 2001 Marine Atlantic 3rd image Jack Ronalds
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Fosen Mek, IMO: 8917388, Leif Ericson, marine Atlantic, Rissa, Sealink, Stena Challenger
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No.1294 Normandie launched in 1991
27,541GT for Brittany Ferries from Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9006253 Image attribution: Don Hazeldine See the modified funnel Massalia 2025 La Meridionale Daniel Gosling’s image MASSALIA ex NORMANDIE in Marseilles. Image from David Corsu
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Brittany Ferries, IMO: 9006253, Kvaerner Masa, Turku
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No.1295 Kaptan Abidin Doran launched in 1991
18,685GT for Turkish Cargo Lines by Fosen Mek, Rissa IMO: 8818312 Bo Hai Ming Zhu 2002 Shandong Bohai Lider Express 2022 Oliver Sesemann’s image
Posted in ferry, Ro-pax
Tagged Bo Hai Ming Zhu, Fosen Mek, IMO: 8818312, Kaptan Abidin Doran, Lider Express, Rissa, Shandong Bohai, Turkish Cargo Lines
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No.1297 Hercules launched in 1991
29,992GT for Higashi Nihon by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki IMO: 9035876 Kriti V 1999 ANEK Lefka Ori 2000 ANEK Antonio L 2012 Jeju Cruise Line Lefka Ori 2013 ANEK Blue Galaxy 2015 Blue Star Ferries Kissamos 2024 Image attribution: Flo L … Continue reading
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Tagged ANEK, Antonio, Blue Galaxy, Blue Star Ferries, Hercules, Higashi Nihon, IMO: 9035876, Jeju, Kriti, Lefka Ori, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki
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No.1298 European Highway launched in 1991
30,635GT for P & O European Ferries from Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven IMO: 9015266 Pride of Kent 2003 P&O Ferries Arrived Aliaga Oct/Nov 23 for breaking Image attribution: Eric Patigny Dalek Swift’s image apparently Image from Cedric Hacke on Marine Traffic
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Tagged bremerhaven, IMO: 9015266, P&O Ferries, Pride of Kent, Schichau, Seebeckwerft
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No.1299 Lu Xun launched in 1991
14,410GT for Chinese Maritime Trust Ltd from Shin Kurushima, Onishi IMO: 9030632 Su Zhou Hao 1993 Shanghai Ferry Arrived Chittagong for breaking 23 Aug 2024 Images from Kero and S Katsuragi Image attribution: Kero S Katsuragi
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Chinese Maritime Trust, IMO: 9030632, Lu Xun, Onishi, Shanghai, Shun Kurushima, Su Zhou Hao
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No.391 Aurania launched in 1924
13,984grt for Cunard Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Artifex 1942 Royal Navy Scrapped in La Spezia 1961
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Artifex, Aurania, Cunard Line, Newcastle, Royal Navy, Swan Hunter
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