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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.1577 Romantika launched in 2001
40,803GT for Tallink by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9237589 Image copyright: Peter Ferrary; RP Janssen, Ruud Coster & Sergio Ferreira on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Finnyards, IMO: 9237589, Rauma, Romantika, Tallink
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No.1077 Domiziana launched in 1978
12,750grt for Tirrenia di Navigazione by Italcantieri SpA, Castellammare Af Francesca 2011 Adria Ferries IMO: 7602089 Due in Aliaga for breaking on 3 March 2026 Image copyright: Irene Cop, Bernard Reso, Marc Pingoud & Dominco C on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Adria Ferries, Af Francesca, Castellammare, Domiziana, IMO: 7602089, Italcantieri, Tirrenia
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No.972 Pascoli launched in 1970
13,500grt for Tirrenia SpA di Navigazione from Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Palermo Al Salam Pascoli 96 1999 El Salam Shipping Tertium Millenium 2000 El Salam Shipping Pascoli 96 2000 El Salam Shipping Al Salam Pascoli 96 2001 El Salam … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Salam Pascoli, Alang, Cantieri Navale, El Salam, IMO:7010121, Jumboised, Palermo, Pascoli, Tertium Millenium, Tirrenia
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No.1472 Capricorn launched in 1998
11,347GT for Tirrenia from Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso IMO 9179658 Image attribution: archeologiasubacqueablog and one from Aliaga Renamed APRI in 2021. She was renamed Al GALALA for Egyptian owners that same year. She was renamed AL-GALALA EGY NAVY in 2022 Apparently … Continue reading
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged AL-GALALA EGY NAVY, Capricorn, fincantieri, IMO 9179658, Riva Trigoso, Tirrenia
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No.1076 Povl Anker launched in 1978
12,358grt for BornholmsTrafikken by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg IMO: 7633143 Image copyright: Tony Davis; & Kaj Kragh, Sergio Ferreira & Maximilian Frey on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Aalborg, Aalborg Vaerft, BornholmsTrafikken, IMO: 7633143, Povl Anker
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No.1575 Superfast XII launched in 2001
30,902GT for Superfast Ferries by Flender Werft, Lubeck Cruise Ausonia 2018 Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione Image copyright: Giannis Mavronas Giorgos Mertis image
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry
Tagged Cruise Ausonia, Flender Werft, Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione, Lubeck, Superfast, Superfast Ferries
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No.1075 Silesia launched in 1978
10,553 Baltic Shipping Co by Stocznia Szczecinska, Stettin Felicia 2005 GA Ferries Yuzhnaya Palmyra 2006 Ukrferry Begona del Mar 2008 Iscomar Yuzhnaya Palmyra 2009 Ukrferry Adriatica I 2010 South Adriatic Shipping Galaxy 2017 European Seaways Image copyright: Marius Esman and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriatica, baltic Shipping, Begona del Mar, European Seaways, Felicia, GA Ferries, Galaxy, IMO: 7516773, Iscomar, Silesia, Stettin, Stocznia Szczecinska, Yuzhnaya Palmyra
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No.1473 Taurus launched in 1998
11,350GT for Tirrenia from Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso Scrapped Turkey 2011 IMO:9144287 Image attribution: Michael Koefoed-Hansen & Gianpaolo Pesarini
Posted in ferry, fire on ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO:9144287, Riva Trigoso, Taurus, Tirrrenia
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No.1973 Cote D’Opale launched 20 May 2020
40,331GT for DFDS from AVIC Weihai Shipyard, China IMO: 9858321 Image attribution: Maritime Photographic https://www.maritimephotographic.co.uk
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Tagged AVIC Weihai, China, Cote D'Opale, DFDS, IMO: 9858321
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No.1074 Merzario Espania launched in 1978
18,732 Stena Container Line Ltd by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan Accommodation for 140 passengers Merzario Hispania 1978 Merzario Nordic Ferry 1979 Townsend Thoresen Pride of Flanders 1992 P&O Ferries Flanders 2002 Stena Line Stena Transporter 2002 Stena Line Strada Corsa … Continue reading
