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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.
Author Archives: donships
No.2058 Silver Nova floated out 28 Apr 2023
54700GT for Silversea Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO 9886213 Image from Jeroen Houtman Images from Bootjeskiek’n
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged IMO 9886213, Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Silver Nova, Silversea Cruises
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No.1135 Torre del Greco launched in 1981
17,961 Lloyd Triestino SpA by Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona IMO: 7820746 Capo Sandalo 1988 Tirrenia di Navigazione Chang Xing Dao 2003 China Shipping Image attribution: SUN KAI Image from Vessel Tracker Image from Ship Spotting
No.1136 Konstantin Simonov launched in 1981
12,668 gross tons for Baltic Shipping Co from Stocznia Szczecinska, IMO: 7625811 136.6m x 21.1m 20 kts 376 passengers Francesca 1996 Pakartin Shipping The Iris 2000 Silver Cruises Kristina Katarina 2010 Kristina Cruises Ocean Endeavour 2014 Endeavour Partners Image attribution: Ben … Continue reading
No.1137 Trelleborg launched in 1981
10,882GT for Government of Sweden by Øresundsvarvet A/B, Landskrona IMO: 7826867 Sunny 2016 Kareneh Lines
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Øresundsvarvet A/B, Government of Sweden, IMO: 7826867, Kareneh Lines, Landskrona, Sunny, Trelleborg
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No.1138 Lucky Rider launched in 1981
13,294 Castello Hellas by Nuovi Cantieri, Marina di Carrera IMO: 7826867 Stena Driver 1984 Stena Line Seafreight Freeway 1985 Sealink UK Serdica 1988 Navigation Bulgare Nordic Hunter 1990 Swedish Gulf Line Arka Marine 1991 Blaesbjerg Marine Ask 1991 Blaesbjerg Marine Stena … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Arka Marine, Ask, Castello Hellas, IMO: 7826867, Lucky Rider, Marina di Carrera, Nordic Hunter, Nuovi Cantieri, Sealink, Serdica, Stena, Stena Driver, Stena Gothica
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No.1134 White Sanpo 2 launched in 1981
10,181GT for Sanpo Kaiun KK by Hayashikane SB Co, Shimomoseki IMO: 8004210 Superferry 14 2000 Superferry (Philippine registered) Bombed 2004 The vessel was later raised and broken up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_SuperFerry_14
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Bombed, Hayashikane SB Co, IMO: 8004210, Shimomoseki, Superferry 14, White Sanpo
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No.1139 Stena Scandinavica 1981
39,178GT for Stena Line from Stocznia, Gdansk IMO: 7907659 Stena Germanica 1986 Stena Line Stena Vision 2010 Stena Line Image attribution: Geoffrey Watson; CruiseShipGdynia, Rolf Bridde & Mario Gressler on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 7907659, Stena Germanica, Stena Line, Stena Scandinavica, Stena Vision, Stocznia Gdanska
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No.1140 Scandinavia launched in 1981
26,747GT for DFDS by Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes IMO: 8002597 Stardancer 1985 Sundance Cruises Viking Serenade 1990 Royal Caribbean Cruise Island Escape 2002 Island Cruises Ocean Gala 2015 Cruise Holdings Arrived at Alang 19 Mar 2018 Image: Remo Labarca Image: Tony Davis
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Tagged Alang, DFDS, Dubigeon-Normandie, IMO: 8002597, Island Escape, Nantes, Ocean Gala, Royal Caribbean, Stardancer, Sundance Cruises, Viking Serenade
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No.251 Jan Pieterszoon Coen launched in 1914
11,692grt for Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) from Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij shipyard in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Scuttled at the entrance of the port of Ijmuiden May 1940 Jan Pieterszoon Coen under tow on 20 May 1915 Image attribution: TROPENMUSEUM
No.252 Providence launched in 1914
11,966grt for Cyprien Fabre from Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne Scrapped in La Spezia 1951 Image attribution: Ithaki Old Photos & Richard Hildebrand
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