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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: fire on ship
No.1591 Laid down as the Diamond Princess, floated out 2002 (as the Sapphire Princess)
115,875GT Princess Cruises by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Renamed after a fire & entered service as the Sapphire Princess in 2004 for Princess Cruises IMO: 9228186 The name swap occurred because a major fire swept through the ship during construction, leading to a … Continue reading
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Tagged 115, Diamond Princess, IMO: 9228186, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Princess Cruises, Sapphire Princess
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No.462 Ausonia launched in 1927
12,955grt for Società Italiana di Transporti Marittimi Raggio & Co from Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente Fire 1935, scrapped Trieste Owned at the time of her loss by Lloyd Triestino, on voyage from Trieste to Alexandria in ballast, was badly damaged in … Continue reading
No.470 Duchess of Richmond launched 1928
20,022grt for Canadian Pacific for John Brown, Clydebank Empress of Canada 1947 Canadian Pacific Fire Liverpool 25 Jan 1953 scrapped La Spezia in 1954 Image attribution: Peter Roach & Steve Walker Color Algiers Nov 1942 Image from Peter Roach
No.971 Blenheim launched in 1970
10,420grt for Fred Olsen from Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Scandinavian Sea 1982 Det Forenede D/S (DFDS) Venus Venturer 1984 Commodore Cruise Line Discovery I 1986 Bajamar Shipping IMO 7008001 Fire, scrapped at Alang 1997 Images: Ken Lubi, Janet Cook & Tony … Continue reading
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
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Tagged fincantieri, IMO:9144287, Riva Trigoso, Taurus, Tirrrenia
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No.474 Bremen launched 1928
51,656grt for North German Lloyd from Deschimag, AG ‘Weser’ Bremen Fire 1941, although not due to the war. She was later scrapped in Bremerhaven More information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Bremen_(1928) Image attribution: Steve Walker Color Europa and Bremen Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc
No.478 Duchess of York launched 1928
20,021grt for Canadian Pacific from John Brown, Clydebank Bombed Oporto 1943
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Tagged Bombed, Canadian Pacific, Clydebank, Duchess of York, John Brown, Oporto
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The World's Passenger Ships 