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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.267 Minnekahda launched in 1917
17,221grt for Atlantic Transport Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1936 Minnekahda in dazzle camouflage, approaching New York on 4 December 1918 with 3,010 U.S. troops aboard
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Belfast, Dalmuir, Dazzle, Harland & Wolff, Minnekahda
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No.268 Ormonde launched in 1917
14,853grt for Orient Steam Navigation Co from John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped in Dalmuir 1952 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color Late WW1 photo ORMONDE Melbourne circa 1950 ORMONDE (1917) on her last voyage through the Suez Canal on 9th November 1952
Posted in Cruise ship, Emigrant Ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Clydebank, John Brown, Orient SN Co, Ormonde
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No.269 Regina launched in 1917
16,500grt for Dominion Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Westernland 1930 Red Star Line Scrapped in Blyth 1947 Image: Roelant Verhoeven Westernland Antwerp 1930
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Antwerp, Belfast, Blyth, Dominion Line, Harland & Wolff, red Star Line, Regina, Westernland
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No.270 Stavangerfjord launched in 1917
12,977grt for Norwegian America Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Scrapped in Hong Kong 1964 Image from fokalfoto
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Birkenhead, Cammell Laird, Hong Kong, Norwegian America Line, Stavangerfjord
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No.1701 Coastal Renaissance launched in 2007
21,777GT for British Columbia Ferries from Flensburger Schiffbau, Flensburg IMO: 9332755 Image attribution: ML Jacobs Mario Garcia-oliva on Marine Traffic Julian Eusanio on Marine Traffic
No.1702 Cotentin launched in 2007
19,909GT for Brittany Ferries from Aker Finnyards, Helsinki IMO: 9364978 Stena Baltica 2013 Stena Line Cotentin 2020 Brittany Ferries Image attribution: Lukasz Blaszczak Barry Quince from Marine Traffic Nicolas Guerin from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Aker Finnyards, Brittany Ferries, Cotentin, Helsinki, IMO: 9364978, Stena Baltica, Stena Line
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No.1703 Audacia launched in 2007
25,058GT for Grimaldi Holding by Nuovi Canteri Apuania & Marina di Carrera IMO: 9350692 Various charters under the same name Rizhao Orient 2014 Rizhao Haitong Ferry Aratino on Marine Traffic From Marios Ferentinos Image attribution: Nohab-Polar
No.1704 Ventura launched in 2007
116,017GT for P&O Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9333175 Image attribution: Lawrence Robson, Peter Ferrary, Tony Davis & Paul King
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9333175, Monfalcone, P&O Cruises, Ventura
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No.1705 Cruise Roma launched in 2007
54,310GT for Grimaldi Lines from Fincantieri, Castellammare IMO: 9351476 Was 225m, now 254m long 63000 GT Image attribution: Vitor Francisco & my photo Barcelona from the Miramar Pix in Cruise
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Castellammare, Cruise Roma, fincantieri, Grimaldi Lines, IMO: 9351476
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No.1706 Borja Dos launched in 2007
27,105GT for Balearia from Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9349772 T Rex Uno 2009 Balearia Dimonios 2011 Tirrenia Ciudad de Palma 2018 Trasmediterránea Image attribution: Josep Pretel Rene Henri Rosseel on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Balearia, Borja Dos, Cantiere Navale Visentini, Cia Trasmediterranea, Ciudad de Palma, Dimonios, IMO: 9349772, Porto Viro, T Rex Uno, Tirrenia
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