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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.1143 Prinsessan Birgitta launched in 1981
14,368 Stena Sessan Line from Goteverken Arendal, Gothenburg IMO: 7901772 St Nicholas 1983 Sealink UK Ltd Stena Normandy 1991 Stena Line A/B Normandy 1997 Irish Ferries Scrapped Alang 2012 Derek Sands on Ship Spotting
No.1144 Mazowia launched in 1981
10,552grt for Turkiye Denizcilik from Stocznia Szczecinska, Szczecin IMO: 7615672 Ankara 1982 Turkiye Denizcilik Piri Reis Universitesi 2015 Turkiye Denizcilik Raess for final voyage, arrived Alang 18 May 2022 Image attribution: Marko Zoga & 3 other named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Ankara, IMO: 7615672, Mazowia, Piri Reis Universitesi, Stocznia Szczecinska, Szczecin, Turkiye Denizcilik
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No.1145 Abegweit launched in 1982
13,483 CN Marine Inc by Saint John SB Co Ltd, Saint John NB IMO: 7927843 Scrapped Alang 2004 Image attribution: Mac McKay
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Abegweit, Alang, CN Marine, IMO: 7927843, St John SB
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No.1147 Nieuw Amsterdam launched in 1982
33,930GT for Holland America Tours by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 8024014 Patriot 2000 American Classic Voyages Nieuw Amsterdam 2002 Holland America Tours Spirit 2002 Louis Cruise Line Thomson Spirit 2003 Thomson Cruises Marella Spirit 2017 Marella Cruises La Spirit … Continue reading
No.1150 Fairsky launched in 1982
38,876GT for Sitmar Cruises by Chantiers de Nord et de la Mediterranee, La Seyne-Sur Mer IMO: 8024026 Sky Princess 1988 P&O Group Pacific Sky 2000 P&O Princess Cruises Sky Wonder 2006 Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Atlantic Star 2009 Royal Caribbean Cruise … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Antic, Atlantic Star, Chantiers du Nord, Fairsky, IMO: 8024026, La Seyne, P&O, Pacific Sky, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Sitmar, Sky Princess, Sky Wonder
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No.1710 Carnival Splendor launched in 2007
113,323GT for Carnival Cruise Lines from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO: 9333163 Image attribution: Sparrowman, Clemente Cortés Mayer and Wayne A’Court
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Carnival cruise, Carnival Splendor, fincantieri, IMO: 9333163, Sestri Ponente
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No.412 Gripsholm launched in 1924
17,993grt for Swedish-America Line from Armstrong, Whitworth, Newcastle Berlin 1955 North German Lloyd Scrapped in La Spezia 1966 Image: Percy Loomis Sperr & Beken of Cowes
No.2054 SH Diana floated out 4 Feb 2023
12500GT for Swan Hellenic from Helsinki World IMO: 9921740 Image attribution: Maurizio Eliseo, John Downs & Raimond WigmanMore ship photos on my blog
Posted in Cruise ship, Expedition, passenger ship
Tagged Helsinki World, SH Diana, Swan Hellenic
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No.872 Ivernia launched in 1954
21,717grt for Cunard Line from John Brown, Clydebank Franconia 1963 Cunard Line Fedor Shalyapin 1973 Soviet State Shipping Salona 2004 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2004 My photo Malta 1991 Photo by Tony Garner
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Clydebank, Cunard Line, Fedor Shalyapin, Franconia, Ivernia, John Brown, Salona, Soviet State Shipping
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No.1423 Ulysse launched in 1997
17,907GT for Cotunav from Schichau, Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven IMO: 9142459 Image attribution: Valery Cherezov, Marine Traffic & Matteo Fasce
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged bremerhaven, IMO: 9142459, Schichau, Seebeckwerft, Ulysse
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The World's Passenger Ships 