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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.
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No.2019 Ferry Takachiho launched 20 Oct 2021
14,200GT for Miyazaki Car ferry by Naikai Zosen Shipyard IMO: 9913444 Image attribution: Naikai Zosen via Ferryvolution, S Katsuragi & Keisuke Nakatsuka on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Ferry Takachiho, Miyazaki Car Ferry, Naikai Zosen
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No.1201 Varuna launched in 1987
16,725grt for Eiyu Shoji YK & Higashi Nihon Ferry KK by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki Superferry Hellas 1998 Strintzis Line Blue Horizon 2000 Blue Ferries Image attribution: Stefanos Antoniadis & Flo L IMO: 8616336 Image from Vasilis Kotsinis
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Tagged Blue Horizon, Eiyu Shoji, Higashi Nihon, Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki, Strintzis, Superferry Hellas, Varuna
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No.1040 Mette Mols launched in 1974
11,907grt for Mols Line by Helsingör Vaerft, Helsingör Mette Mo 1996 Mols Line Banassa 1996 Comarit Ferries Banasa 1996 Comarit Ferries Galaxy 2015 European Seaways Moby Kiss 2015 Moby Lines Mehdo Azhari’s image Moby Kiss – image from Tony Davis
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Tagged Banasa, Banassa, Comarit, European Seaways, Galaxy, Helsingör, Helsingor Vaerft, Mette Mo, Mette Mols, Moby Kiss, Moby Lines, Mols Line
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No.1539 Bithia launched in 2001
36,475GT for Tirrenia by Fincantieri, Castellammare Bithia by Nicolas Crossman Bithia by Tom Gulbrandsen
No.1039 Svea Corona launched in 1974
12,576grt for Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea by Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes Sundancer 1984 Sundance Cruises Pegasus 1984 Epirotiki Line Ionian Express 1994 Strintzis Fire, scrapped Aliaga 1995 Image from Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Epirotiki, Fred Olsen Dubigeon, Ionian Express, Nantes, Normandie, Pegasus, Strintzis, Sundancer, Svea, Svea Corona
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No.1983 Xin Xiang Xue Lan launched 1 Oct 2020
32,653GT for Yantai Zhong Han “CK” Ferry from Tianjin Xingang Shipyard IMO: 9885714 Image attribution: Sung Su Cho & presumably Tianjin Xingang Shipyard
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Tagged China, CK Ferry, Tianjin Xingang, Xin Xiang Xue Lan, Yantai Zhong Han
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No.1538 Oceanus launched in 2001
29,650GT for Minoan Line by Samsung Heavy Industries, Koje Ariadne Palace 1 2002 Minoan Line Ariadne Palace One 2003 Minoan Line Mega Express Three 2004 Corsica Ferries IMO: 9208083 Image copyright: Josep Pretel
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Tagged Ariadne Palace, Corsica Ferries, Koje, Mega Express Three, Minoan, Oceanus, Samsung
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No.1038 Norstar launched in 1974
For Noordzee Veerdiensten by AG ‘Weser’, Bremerhaven 153m x 25.2m 18.5 kts 1026 passengers 12,502grt, stretched to 173m 1243 passengers 26919GT SNAV Campania 2002 SNAV Scrapped Alang 2010 IMO 7360710 Norstar photo by Lump007 Norstar photo by simonwp Image from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alang, Falklands, Noordzee Veerdiensten, Norstar, North Sea Ferries, SNAV, SNAV Campania
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No.1037 Viking Venturer launched in 1974
14,760grt for Townsend Car Ferries Ltd by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg Pride of Hampshire 1989 P&O European Ferries Pride of Al Salam 2 2002 El Salem Al Salam 2 2002 El Salem Oujda 2004 Comanav Scrapped Alang 2010 IMO 7358286
No.2018 Ferry Fukuoka launched 7 Oct 2021
15,400GT for City Line (Meimon Taiyo Ferry) by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki IMO: 9908657 Image attribution: Elf Hill, GITO, S Katsuragi & Hiroshi Miyaji on Marine Traffic
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Tagged City Line, Ferry Fukuoka, Meimon Taiyo Ferry, Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki
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