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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: ferry
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
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged bremerhaven, Eurostar Roma, Grimaldi, IMO: 9086588, Schichau, Seebeckwerft, Shania, Superfast, Unity Line
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No.1248 Kalypso launched in 1989
40,012 Rederi A/B Slite from Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 8710857 Star Pisces 1994 Star Cruises Arrived Alang 12 July 2022 Image attribution: Geoffrey Watson, David Sky & Philip Blackwell
Posted in Casino, China, Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, IMO: 8710857, Kalypso, Masa Yards, Rederi A/B Slite, Star Cruise Line, Star Pisces, Turku
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No.1188 Nils Holgersson launched in 1986
31,395GT for Scandinavian Ferry Lines from Seebeckwerft AG, Bremerhaven IMO: 8502406 Val de Loire 1993 Brittany Ferries King of Scandinavia 2006 DFDS Seaways King Seaways 2011 DFDS Seaways Image attribution: Carlo Martinelli, Simonwp & Vitor Francisco NILS HOLGERSSON photo by Pieter … Continue reading
No.1859 Ferry Kitakyushu II launched in 2015
14,920GT for Meimon Taiyo Ferry by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki IMO: 9726982 Image attribution: Tamura Namihei, Tim Gleeson and Vladimir Tonic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Ferry Kitakyushu II, IMO: 9726982, Meimon Taiyo Ferry, Mitsubishi, Shimomoseki
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No.1860 Texelstroom launched in 2015
16,400GT for Texels Eigen Stoomboot by Construcciones Navales del Norte, Sestao IMO: 9741918 A Dutch island ferry in the North Sea Image attribution: Ria Maat, Aloys Eijgermans & Ruud Coster
No.1253 Silja Serenade launched in 1989
58,376GT for Silja Line from Masa-Yards Inc, Turku IMO: 8715259 Image attribution: Marcus Karlsson & Captain David Box
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 8715259, Masa Yards, Silja Line, Silja Serenade, Turku
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No.1255 Sabrina launched in 1989
12,521GT for Nippon Yusen Kaisha by Kanda Zosen, Kawajiri IMO: 8902345 New Golden Bridge II 2000 Weidong Ferry Golden Bridge 2019 GNV Image attribution: Damir Pavlovic, Tony Davis & Manuel Hernandez
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 8902345, Kanda Zosensho KK, Kawajiri, New Golden Brisge, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Sabrina
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No.1256 Translubeca launched in 1990
24,727GT for Poseidon Schiffahrt OHG Stocznia Gdanska, Gdansk IMO: 8706040 Poseidon Express 2013 Paradise Cruise & Ferry Five named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Gdansk, IMO: 8706040, Poseidon Express, Poseidon Schiffahrt, Stocznia Gdanska, Translubeca
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No.1189 Norsun launched in 1986
31,598GT for North Sea Ferries from Nippon Kokan KK, Yokohama IMO: 8503797 Pride of Bruges 2003 P&O North Sea Ferries GNV Antares 2021 Grandi Navi Veloci Arrived Aliaga, Turkey for breaking on 18 Dec 2025 Image attribution: Geoffrey Watson & Edward … Continue reading
