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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.1117 Finnhawk launched in 1980
33,163GT for Finnlines O/Y Oskarshamn Varv AB, Oskarshamn Malmo Link 1990 Finnlines O/Y Ropax 1 2007 Channel Ferries Aqua Hercules 2011 Salem Al Makrani Cargo Laid up in Turkey in 2013 – any more information? Image attribution: Jorg Friedrich, named … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Aqua Hercules, Finnhawk, Finnlines, Malmo Link, Oskarshamn, Oskarshamn Varv, Ropax 1, Turkey
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No.1116 Prinsesse Ragnhild launched in 1980
16,608 I/S Jahre Line by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche, Werft AG, Kiel IMO: 7904891 Bahamas Celebration 2008 Color Line 35483GT 2009–2014: Celebration Cruise Line Celebration 2015 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2015 Oct 2014 she struck an unknown object while departing from Freeport. The ship … Continue reading
No.1115 Adria launched in 1980
12,167grt for Lloyd Triestino SpA by Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona IMO:7820734 Capo Carbonara 1988 Tirrenia di Navigazione 17961GT Naples 2004 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2004 Image attribution: Simonwp & Carlo Martinelli
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Tagged Adria, ancona, Cantieri Navale, Capo Carbonara, Lloyd Triestino, Naples, Tirrenia di Navigazione
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No.1114 Finlandia launched in 1980
25,905grt for Finska Angfartygs A/B by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku IMO: 7911533 Queen of Scandinavia 1990 Det Forenede D/S (DFDS) 34093GT Princess Maria 2010 St Peter Line Moby Dada 2016 Moby Lines Arrived Aliga, Turkey June 2025 Image attribution: Juhani Mehto … Continue reading
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Tagged DFDS, Finlandia, Finska Angfartygs, IMO: 7911533, Moby, Moby Dada, O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Princess Maria, Queen of Scandinavia, St Peter Line, Turku
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No.1113 Easy Rider launched in 1980
13,144grt for Castello Hellas by Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrera IMO: 7826855 Seafreight Highway 1987 Sealink UK Boyana 1988 SOMAT Activ Marine 1990 SOMAT Urd 1991 Scandlines Nearchos K 2025 Creta Cargo Lines Image attribution: Marc Riedel & 3 named … Continue reading
No.856 Wirakel launched in 1953
10,714grt for Phs van Ommeren NV by P. Smit, Rotterdam Kydon 1968 Cretan Maritime City of Taranto 1989 Lelakis Group She was a converted oil tanker and was scrapped in Aliağa in 1998 Image attribution: Χαριλαος Ντιγριντακης
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged City of Taranto, Cretan Maritime, Kydon, Lelakis, P Smit Jr, Phs van Ommeren, Rotterdam, Wirakel
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No.1130 Stena Jutlandica launched in 1980
15,811 Stena Line by Chantiers du Nord & de la Méditerranée, Dunkirk IMO: 7907257 Stena Empereur 1996 Stena Line A/B P&OSL Provence 1998 P&O Stena Line P&O Provence 2002 P&O Ferries Pride of Provence 2003 P&O Ferries Alkmini A 2004 … Continue reading
No.1127 Wasa Star launched in 1980
14,919grt for Rederi A/B Gotland by Øresundsvarvet A/B, Landskrona IMO: 7826790 Peter Wessel 1984 A/S Larvik SNAV Toscana 2008 Grandi Navi Veloci GNV Azzurra 2017 SNAV Peter Wessel from FleetMon SNAV Toscana by Carlo Martinelli Image attribution: Rob de Visser
No.1126 Olau Hollandia launched in 1980
14,981grt for Olau Line by AG ‘Weser’, Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven IMO: 7928811 Nord Gotlandia 1989 Olau Line Hamburg Nordlandia 1998 Eckero Line Isabella 1 2013 Isabella Cruise Line Almariya 2016 Trasmediterranea Image attribution: Rob de Visser, Cees de Bij, Teeseetaucher & Manuel … Continue reading
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Tagged AG Weser, Almariya, bremerhaven, Eckero Line, IMO: 7928811, Isabella, Nord Gotlandia, Norlandia, Olau Hollandia, Olau Line, Seebeckwerft, Trasmediterranea
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No.1922 Kitakami launched 3 Jul 2018
13,694GT for Taiheiyo Ferry KK by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki IMO: 9831749 Image from Sabrina Image from Kohda San
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9831749, Kitakami, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Taiheiyo Ferry KK
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