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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.1027 Prinsessan Birgitta launched in 1973
Prinsessan Birgitta 1973 13,289 Rederi Ragne, Wärtsilä, Turku Stena Scandinavica 1982 Stena Scandinavica 1988 Sealink Tarek L 1989 Cotunav Scandinavica 1989 Venus 1990 Color Line King of Scandinavia 1994 DFDS Cesme 2002 Wind Ambition 2010 Prince 2018 IMO: 7347548 Arrived Chittagong … Continue reading
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Tagged Cesme, Chittagong, Color, Cotunav, DFDS, King of Scandinavia, Prince, Prinsessan Birgitta, Sealink, Stan Scandinavica, Stena, Tarek L, Turku, Warsila
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No.1526 Moby Wonder launched in 2000
36,093GT for Moby Lines from Daewoo Shipbuilding, Okpo Image from Tony Davis
No.1026 Vega launched in 1973
10,737grt for Higashi Nippon Ferry by Nailkai SB & Eng Co, Setoda Mytilene 1991 NEL Lines IMO:7332672 Laid Up Greece Image copyright: G Mertis
No.1993 Viking Glory floated out 26 Jan 2021
65211GT for Viking Line from Xiamen Shipbuilding IMO: 9827877 Image attribution: Viking Line, Tony Davis & Markus Mattila
Posted in ferry, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Baltic, Viking Glory, Viking Line, Xiamen
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No.1525 Mega Express Two launched in 2000
26,400GT for Corsica Ferries by Cantiere Navale Fratelli, Livorno Image by Kalie Deshayes Pierre Henri Weber Egil Dammen
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Tagged Cantieri, Corsica Ferries, Livorno, Mega Express
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No.1025 Dana Regina launched in 1973
12,192grt for Det Forenede D/S by Aalborg Vaerft, Aalborg Nord Estonia 1990 Est Line Thor Heyerdahl 1993 Larvik Line Vana Tallinn 1994 Tallink Adriatica Queen 2011 Allferries Scrapped Aliaga, Turkey 2014
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Tagged Aalborg Vaerft, Adriatica Queen, Dana Regina, DFDS, Est, Larvik, Nord Estonia, Thor Heyerdahl, Tllink, Vana Tallinn
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No.1000 Free Enterprise VI launched 1972
12,503grt Townsend Car Ferries from IHC Gusto NV, Schiedam Pride of Sandwich 1987 P&O European Ferries Pride of Ailsa 1992 P&O Ferries Pride of Alsalm 95 1996 El Salam Shipping IMO:7204291 Sank Red Sea 2005 Image attribution: Frank Heine
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Tagged Free Enterprise, P&O, Pride of Ailsa, Pride of Alsalm, Pride of Sandwich, sank, Townsend Car Ferries
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No.1523 Pride of Rotterdam launched in 2000
59,925GT for P&O North Sea Ferries by Fincantieri, Marghera Image copyright: Marco Schoone Edward Lee photo Photo by Paul Bennett
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Tagged fincantieri, Marghera, North Sea Ferries, P&O, Pride of Rotterdam
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No.1024 Aurella launched in 1973
11,481 SF Line by JJ Sietas, Hamburg Saint Patrick II 1982 Irish Continental Egnatia II 1998 Hellenic Mediterranean Ville de Sete 2000 Balear Express City of Cork 2001 Swansea Cork Ferries CTMA Vacancier 2002 Group CTMA IMO: 7310260 Ancier 2023 arrived … Continue reading
No.1023 Takachiho Maru launched in 1973
15,074 Nippon Car Ferry by Nippon Kokan, Shizouka Ho Maru 1999 Access Ferries Millenium Express 1999 Access Ferries European Express 2007 Comanav IMO: 7355272 photo Dr Pinczes Sandor
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Tagged Access, Comanav, European Express, Ho Maru, Millennium Express, Nippon Car Ferry, Takachiho Maru
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