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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.1793 Cartour Epsilon launched in 2011
26,375Gt for Caronte & Tourist by Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9539054 Epsilon 2014 Irish Ferries Image from Pix in Cruise & Michael Thomas
No. 1794 Yue Hai Tie 4 Hao launched in 2011
23,217 Yuehai Railway by Xingang Shipyard, Tianjin IMO: 9647538 Close up photos are rare. If you google ‘Yue Hai Tie 3 Hao’ and click images you will see an identical sister
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9647538, Tianjin, Xingang Shipyard, Yue Hai Tie 4 Hao, Yuehai Railway
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No.1363 Aretousa launched in 1994
28,417GT for Minoan Line by Fosen M V Fevag IMO: 9088859 Girolata 2002 La Meridionale First image: Bernd Bauer & Maeva Joly on Ship Spotting
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aretousa, Fosen MV Fevag, Girolata, IMO: 9088859, La Meridionale, Minoan Line
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No.1365 Transeuropa launched in 1994
32,534 Finnlines O/Y from Stocznia Gdansk, Gdansk IMO: 9010175 Euroferry Olympia 2013 Grimaldi On February 18, 2022, a major fire broke out on the ship when it was north of Corfu. I think the burnt out ship is still laid up … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, fire on ship, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Euroferry Olympia, Finnlines, Grimaldi, IMO: 9010175, Stocznia Gdanska, Transeuropa
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No.1366 Polarlys launched in 1995
11,341GT for Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap by UlsteinVaerft, Ulsteinvik IMO: 9107796 A Hurtigruten cruise ferry Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Hurtigruten, IMO: 9107796, Polarlys, Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap, Ulstein, Ulsteinvik
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No.1367 Superfast II launched in 1995
23,663GT for Superfast Ferries from Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven IMO: 9086590 Spirit of Tasmania III 2003 TT line Mega Express Four 2006 Corsica-Sardinia Ferries Image attribution: Stephane Saissi & Michael Thomas
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged bremerhaven, Corsica-Sardinia Ferries, IMO: 9086590, Mega Express, Schichau, Seebeckwerft, Spirit of Tasmania, Superfast, TT Line
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No.1259 Kaptan Burhanettin Isim launched in 1990
18,653GT for Turkish Cargo Lines from Fosen Mek, Rissa IMO: 8818300 Gryf 2004 Unity Line Image attribution: Tim Becker & Frank Katzer
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Fosen Mek, Gryf, IMO: 8818300, Kaptan Burhanettin Isim, Rissa, Turkish Cargo Lines, Unity Line
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No.1260 Blue Zephyr launched in 1990
12,500GT for Nippon Yusen Kaisha by Kanda Zosen KK, Kawajiri IMO: 8902357 Tian Ren 1999 Jinchon Ferry Scrapped Chittagong, arrived 30 Oct 2020 Image from smp via Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Blue Zephyr, Chittagong, IMO: 8902357, Kanda Zosensho KK, Kawajiri, Nippon Yusen KK, Tian Ren
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No.1261 Hermes launched in 1990
29,991GT for Higashi Nihon Ferry KK from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, 2100 Shimonseki IMO: 8916607 Sofoklis Venizelos 1999 ANEK Sophocles Venizelos 1999 ANEK Sophocles V 1999 ANEK Elisabeth L 2012 Jeju Cruise Line Sophocles V 2013 Goin Sardinia Kydon 2015 ANEK Elisabeth … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged ANEK, Elizabeth, Hermes, Higashi Nihon, IMO: 8916607, Kydon, Mitsubishi, Shimomoseki, Sofoklis, Sophocles Venizelos
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