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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.1092 Ariadne launched in 1979
25,122grt for Rederi Nordö by Kockums Varv, Malmo Soca 1980 Rederi A/B Nordö Trapezitza 1982 SOMAT Channel Seaway 1988 Sealink Fantasia 1989 Sealink Channel Seaway 1989 Sealink Fiesta 1990 SNAT SeaFrance Cezanne 1996 SeaFrance Western Light 2011 Kimya Broken Up … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariadne, Channel Seaway, Fantasia, Fiesta, IMO: 7806099, Kockums Carv, Malmo, Rederi Ab Nordo, SeaFrance Cezanne, Sealink, SNAT, Soca, SOMAT, Trapezitza, Western Light
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No.1460 Finneagle launched in 1998
29,841GT for Finnlines O/Y from Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real Euroferry Corfu 2017 Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione Vizzavona 2018 Corsica Ferries IMO: 9138006 Image attribution: Dennis Holmgren & MJ
No.1091 Rosella launched in 1979
10,757grt for SF Line A/B by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Anemos 2023 Aegean Sea Lines IMO: 7901265 Image Jarmo Fredriksson Image from Esko Maasalo Markus Mattila’s image of the Rosella Anemos by Tony Davis
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Tagged Aegean Sea Lines, Anemos, IMO: 7901265, Rosella, SF Line, Turki, Wartsila
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No.1461 Hamayuu launched 1998
16,187GT for Kampu Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9184562 Image attribution: Yuichi Morita, Masakazu Kawasaki & Vladimir Tonic on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Hamayuu, IMO: 9184562, Kampu Ferry, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki
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No.1590 Midnatsol launched 2002
16,140GT for Trom Fylkes D/S by Fosen Mek, Rissa Maud 2021 Hurtigruten IMO: 9039119 Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen Image from Peter Ferrary Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen Image Mike Jackson
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Fosen Mek, Hurtigruten, IMO: 9039119, Maud, Midnatsol, Rissa
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No.1090 Spirit of Free Enterprise launched in 1979
20,446GT after conversion – for Townsend Car Ferries Ltd by Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven Pride of Kent 1987 P&O European Ferries P&OSL Kent 1999 P&O Stena Line P&O Kent 2002 P&O European Ferries Anthi Marina 2003 GA Ferries Scrapped Aliaga 2012 … Continue reading
No.1960 Yamato launched 10 Jan 2020
16,292GT for Hankyu Ferry from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shiminoseki IMO: 9860843 Image attribution: Spyridon Roussos S Katsuragi on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Hankyu Ferry, IMO: 9860843, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Yamato
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No.1588 Mont St Michel launched in 2002
35,592GT for Brittany Ferries by Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen IMO: 9238337 My photos from Ouistreham John Pitcher on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Brittany Ferries, IMO: 9238337, Krimpen, Mont St Michel, Ouistreham, Portsmouth, Van de Giessen
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No.1088 Galloway Princess launched in 1979
12,175grt for Sealink UK Ltd by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stena Galloway 1991 Sealink Stena Line Le Rif 2002 IMTC Morocco Sun 2019 Africa Morocco Line IMO: 7719430 Galloway Princess, St Anselm, St Christopher and St David at Belfast Ships@tin.it Image … Continue reading
No.1463 Puyallup launched in 1998
12,689GT for the State of Washington from Todd Pacific, Seattle IMO: 9137363 Image attribution: Jackie Pritchard, Timothy Kalweit, Neal Chism & Dustin Smith on Marine Traffic
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Tagged IMO: 9137363, Puyallup, Seattle, State of Washington, Todd Pacific
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