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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.1456 Superfast IV launched in 1998
29,067GT for Superfast Ferries from Masa-Yards Inc, Turku Spirit of Tasmania I 2002 TT Line IMO: 9158446 Image attribution: Rogério Cordeiro, Cody Williams, Graham Flett and Yiwen Song on Marine Traffic
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9158446, Masa Yards, Spirit of Tasmania, Superfast Ferries, Superfast IV, TT Line, Turku
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No.1589 Hrossey launched in 2002
11,486GT for Northlink by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9244960 Image from: Charlie Umphray as she leaves Aberdeen and a calmer one from Magnus Dixon
Posted in Fast Ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Finnyards, Hrossey, IMO: 9244960, Northlink, Rauma
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No.1964 Bajamar Express launched 4 Feb 2020
10,503GT for Fred Olsen from Austal in Western Australia IMO: 9874296 Image attribution: Hartmut Knape, Tony Hogwood and Samt Mendher on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Bajamar Express, Fred Olsen, IMO: 9874296
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No.1965 Fjord FSTR launched 7 Feb 2020
11,888 Fjord Line from Austal Ltd (made by Austral Philippines) IMO: 9837339 Image attribution: Austal, Tony Davis & Stefan Werner
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Austal Philippines, Fjord FSTR, Fjord Line, IMO: 9837339
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No.1472 Capricorn launched in 1998
11,347GT for Tirrenia from Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso IMO 9179658 Image attribution: archeologiasubacqueablog and one from Aliaga Renamed APRI in 2021. She was renamed Al GALALA for Egyptian owners that same year. She was renamed AL-GALALA EGY NAVY in 2022 Apparently … Continue reading
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Tagged AL-GALALA EGY NAVY, Capricorn, fincantieri, IMO 9179658, Riva Trigoso, Tirrenia
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No.1575 Superfast XII launched in 2001
30,902GT for Superfast Ferries by Flender Werft, Lubeck Cruise Ausonia 2018 Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione Image copyright: Giannis Mavronas Giorgos Mertis image
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry
Tagged Cruise Ausonia, Flender Werft, Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione, Lubeck, Superfast, Superfast Ferries
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No.1474 Aries launched 1998
11,347GT Tirrenia from Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso IMO:9144275 Scrapped Aliaga, Turkey 2011 Image attribution: Ian Boyle, Carlo Martinelli and simonwp on Shipspotting
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aliaga, Aries, fincantieri, IMO:9144275, Riva Trigoso, Tirrrenia
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No.1063 Finnjet launched in 1976
25,042grt for Finnlines O/Y Wärtsilä, Helsinki Da Vinci 2008 Cruise Ship Holdings Kingdom 2008 Saudi Owners Scrapped Alang 2008 IMO 7359632 Robbie Shaw image Da Vinci in Gibraltar image copyright: Peter Ferrary Da Vinci photo by Daniel Ferro
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Tagged Alang, Cruise Ship Holdings, Da Vinci, Finnjet, Helsinki, Kingdom, Saudi, Wartsila
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No.1489 Olympic Voyager launched in 1999
24391GT for Royal Olympic Cruises from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Olympia Voyager 2001 Royal Olympic Cruises Voyager 2004 Iberojet Grand Voyager 2005 Iberocruceros Costa Voyager 2013 Costa Crociere SpA Chinese Taishan 2014 Bohai Cruise Company IMO: 9183506 Image attribution: Andreas … Continue reading
No.1496 Blue Star 1 launched 1999
29,415GT for Blue Star Ferries from Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen IMO: 9197105 Image attribution: Vitor Francisco
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Tagged Blue Star, Blue Star Ferries, Krimpen, Van der Giessen
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