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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.1587 Hjaltland launched in 2002
11,486GT Northlink by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9244958 Images by Robert MacInnes, George Saunders, John Marshall & Michael Leek on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Aker Finnyards, Hjaltland, IMO: 9244958, Northlink, Rauma
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No.1087 Diana II av Slite launched in 1979
11,537GT Viking Line Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Diana II 1979 Rederi AB Slite Vironia 1994 Nordstrom & Thulin Mare Balticum 1994 Estline Meloodia 1996 Tallink ARV 1 2007 Equinox Offshore Bluefort 2013 Highclere IMO: 7816874 Alang for breaking 5 Oct 2021 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alang, ARV1, Bluefort, Diana II, Estline, IMO: 7816874, Jos L Meyer, Mare Balticum, Meloodia, Nordstrom & Thullin, Papenburg, Tallink, Viking Line, Vironia
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No.2035 Ferry Rokko launched 31 Mar 2022
14,200GT for Miyazaki Car Ferry from Naikai Zosen Shipyard, Japan IMO: 9913456 Image attribution: Naikai Zosen; then ToraOyaji, Hiroyuki Yoshimoto & TM on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Ferry Rokko, IMO: 9913456, Miyazaki Car Ferry, Naikai Zosen
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No.1464 Kelud launched in 1998
14,701GT for Indonesian Government (PELNI) from Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9139684 Image attribution: Ian Wild, Fleetmon, Piet Sink & Jesper Brix on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Germany, IMO: 9139684, Indonesian Government, Jos L Meyer, Kelud, Papenburg, PELNI
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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
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Bajamar Express, Fred Olsen, IMO: 9874296
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No.1586 Blue Star Naxos launched in 2002
10,438GT for Blue Star Ferries from Daewoo Shipbuilding, Okpo Image attribution: Flo L & George Togias Two labelled images from Marine Traffic
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Tagged Blue Star Ferries, Blue Star Naxos, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Okpo
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No.1086 New Yükari launched in 1979
16,250grt for Shin Nipponkai Ferry by Koyo Dock Co Ltd, Mihara Kriti II 1996 ANEK IMO: 7814058 May be laid up at Piraeus Image attribution: Flo L Sergio Ferreira on Marine Traffic Stratos Predaris on Marine Traffic
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Tagged ANEK, IMO: 7814058, Koyo Dock, Kriti II, Mihara, New Yukari, Shin Nipponkai Ferry
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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
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Tagged Austal Philippines, Fjord FSTR, Fjord Line, IMO: 9837339
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No.1085 New Suzuran launched in 1979
16,239grt for Shin Nipponkai Ferry by Koyo Dock Co Ltd, Mihara Kriti I 1996 ANEK IMO: 7814046 Sailing for Aliaga, Turkey in May 2025 Image attribution: Flo L
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Tagged ANEK, IMO: 7814046, Koyo Dock, Kriti, Mihara, new Suzuran, Shin Nipponkai Ferry
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No.963 Freeport I launched 1968
10,488grt for Freeport Cruise Liners from MG Lübeck, Lubeck Freeport 1968 Freeport Cruise Liners Svea Star 1974 Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea Caribe 1976 Bremer Schiffahrts Caribe Bremen 1981 Det Forenede D/S (DFDS) Scandinavian Sun 1982 SeaEscape Balanga Queen 1992 Corona … Continue reading
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Tagged Balanga Queen, Bremer Schiffahrts, Caribe, Caribe Bremen, Corona Line, DFDS, Discovery Sun, Freeport, IMO: 6815158, Lübeck, Lubeck, Scandinavian Sun, SeaEscape, Stockholms Rederi, Svea, Svea Star, Za Durr
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