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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.
Category Archives: Cruise ship
No.605 Pasteur launched in 1938
32,360grt for Cie Sudatlantique by Penhoët, St Nazaire Bremen 1959 North German Lloyd Regina Magna 1972 Chandris Line Saudiphil I 1977 Philippine Singapore Filipinas Saudi I 1980 Philsimport International Sank en route to breakers 1980 As a troopship in Aden … Continue reading
No.946 Black Prince launched in 1966
11,500grt Fred Olsen Line from Lübecker Flender-Werke, Lübeck Venus 1966 Fred Olsen (alternated) Ola Esmeralda 2009 Servicios Acuaticos Venezuela Scrapped Santo Domingo 2013 Dominican Republic Image attribution: Don Hazeldine, Neven Jerkovic & Cees Bustraan
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Black Prince, Fred Olsen, Lübecker Flender-Werke, Lubeck, Ola Esmeralda, Santo Domingo, Venus
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No.1604 Oosterdam floated out in 2002
81,769GT for Holland-America Line by Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9221281 Image attribution: Joost Keesing, David Gilbert, Giannis Mavronas & Wayne A’Court
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9221281, Marghera, Oosterdam
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No.604 Patria launched in 1938
17,870grt for Hamburg-America Line by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Empire Welland 1945 Ministry of Transport Rossia 1946 USSR Aniva 1985 Breakers Scrapped in Etajima, Japan 1986 Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Rossia and Admiral Nakhimov
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Aniva, Deutsche Werft, Empire Welland, Etajima, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Japan, Ministry of Transport, Patria, Rossia, USSR
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No.443 New York launched in 1926
21,455 Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Bombed at Kiel in 1945, raised in 1947 scrapped in UK 1949 Image attribution: R. Geyer New York at Curacao
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Bombed, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Kiel, New York
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No.442 Alcantara launched in 1926
22,181grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, BelfastKaisho Maru 1958 Japanese BreakersScrapped in Osaka 1958 In Funchal, Madeira Rio de Janeiro Wartime photo from IWM At Port Said Photo from John Winters Alcantara in Southampton 8.6.58 after her … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Alcantara, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Kaisho Maru, Osaka, royal Mail Line
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No.447 Vulcania launched in 1926
23,970grt for Cosulich Soc Triestina by Cant Nav Triestino, Monfalcone Caribia 1966 Sicula Oceanica IMO: 5384059 She hit a rock off Cannes in 1972, was damaged and was laid up at La Spezia. She arrived in Barcelona on 18 September … Continue reading
No.1947 Le Dumont D’Urville launched 14 June 2019
9,988GT for Compagnie du Ponant by the Vard Group IMO: 9814052 Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen
Posted in Cruise ship, Expedition, passenger ship
Tagged Compagnie du Ponant, IMO: 9814052, Le Dumont D'Urville, Vard Group
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No.1102 Viking Saga 1980
14,330GT for Rederi A/B Sally by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Sally Albatross 1986 Rederi A/B Sally Fire partially scrapped & rebuilt at Mäntyluoto in 1990 Leeward 1995 Norwegian Cruise Line Superstar Taurus 2000 Star Cruises Silja Opera 2002 Silja Line … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, fire on ship, passenger ship
Tagged Celestyal, Celestyal Crystal, Cristal, IMO: 7827213, Leeward, Louis Cristal, Louis Cruise, NCL, Opera, Rederi A/B Sally, Sally Albatross, Silja, Silja Opera, Star Cruises, Superstar Taurus, Turku, Viking Saga, Wartsila
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No.449 Arandora launched in 1927
12,847 Blue Star Line by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Arandora Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 47 off Ireland in 1940 with tragic loss of lives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Arandora_Star (Arandora Star and Stavangerfjord in Geiranger 1932 by Allan Marshall colour)
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Arandora, Arandora Star, Birkenhead, Blue Star Line, Cammell Laird, torpedoed, U47
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