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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: Fast Ferry
No.2110 Mercedes Pinto floated out 23 Sep 2025
12,450GT for Balearia from Astilleros Armon in Gijon, Spain IMO:1045136
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Astilleros Armon, Balearia, Fast Ferry, Gijon, Incat, Mercedes Pinto, Spain
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No.2100 China Zorrilla launched 2 May 2025
13000GT for Buquebus from Incat, Tasmania 130m x 32m 2100 passengers Los Cipreses S.A., doing business as Buquebus, is a Uruguayan company. China Zorrilla was an Uruguayan theatre, film, and television actress, also director, producer and writer. Three images from Walter Pless
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Tagged Buquebus, China Zorrilla, Fast Ferry, Incat, Los Cipreses, Tasmania, Uruguay
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No.2074 Margarita Salas floated out 15 December 2023
12450GT for Balearia by Astilleros Armon in Gijon, Spain – Incat Crowther IMO:9969730 Currently on sea trials. My photos from Gihon 12 Jun 2024
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Tagged Balearia, Fast Ferry, ferry, Gihon, Incat, Margarita Salas, Spain
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No.1725 SuperSpeed 2 launched in 2008
34,231GT for Color Line from Aker Yards, Rauma IMO: 9378682 Image attribution: Sebastian Grellus & Dirk Elissat
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Yards, Color Line, IMO: 9378682, Rauma Finnyard, Superspeed 2
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No.1779 Energia launched in 2010
25,518grt for Grimaldi Holdings from Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrera IMO: 9458535 Regina Seaways 2011 DFDS Seaways Image attribution: Mats Klevtorp & Erik Ask – Bergenships
Posted in Fast Ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged DFDS Seaways, Energia, Grimaldi, Marina di Carrera, Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Regina Seaways
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No.1359 Superfast I launched in 1994
23,663GT for Superfast Ferries from Schichau, Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven IMO: 9086588 Eurostar Roma 2004 Grimaldi Ferries Skania 2008 Unity Line Image attribution: Payasoenrico & Jarowslaw Olejnik & Bartosz Bagiński
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Tagged bremerhaven, Eurostar Roma, Grimaldi, IMO: 9086588, Schichau, Seebeckwerft, Shania, Superfast, Unity Line
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No.1797 Leonora Christina launched in 2011
10,371GT for Danske Faerger by Austal Ships, Fremantle IMO: 9557848 Betancuria Express 2018 Fred Olsen Fast ferry – 1400 passengers Image attribution: Juergen Braker & Henrik Holm
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Tagged Austal Ships, Betancuria Express, Danske Faerger, Fremantle, IMO: 9557848, Leonora Christina
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The World's Passenger Ships 