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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: Japanese
No.637 Aikoku Maru launched in 1939
10,437 Osaka Shosen KK from Tama SB Co, Tacoma, Tamano Bombed Truk Atoll 1944 Image attribution: http://combinedfleet.com/Aikoku_t.htm
Posted in fire on ship, Japanese, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Aikoku Maru, Bombed, Osaka Shosen KK, Tacoma, Tama Shipbuilding, Tamano, Truk Atoll
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No.1426 Sun Flower Kuroshio launched in 1997
21,535GT for Blue Highway Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Panstar Dream 2002 PanStar Ferry IMO: 9162150 Image attribution: Aki & 2 other named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Blue Highway Line, IMO: 9162150, Mitsubishi, PanStar, Panstar Dream, Shimonoseki, Sun Flower Kuroshio
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No.1430 Osaka Express launched in 1997
11,933GT for Marine Express from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Kobe Express 2014 Miyazaki Car Ferry IMO: 9162124 Image attribution: TKS on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9162124, Kobe Express, Marine Express, Mitsubishi, Miyazaki Car Ferry, Osaka Express, Shimonoseki
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No.1908 Sunflower Kirishima, launched 19 Sep 2018
13,659GT for Ferry Sunflower by Japan Marine United IMO: 9797022 Image in service: Bridge Valley
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Ferry Sunflower, IMO: 9797022, Japan Marine United, Sunflower Kirishima
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No.1406 Ocean South launched in 1996
11,114GT for Ocean Tokyu Ferry KK from Onomichi Zosen, Onomichi MMSI: 457900280 KMP Mutiara Ferindo 1 2017 Golden Bird 9 2017 Mongolian Flag Mutiara Ferindo 1 2018 Image attribution: Yuichi Morita & Husni from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Golden Bird, KMP Mutiara Ferindo 1, MMSI: 457900280, Ocean South, Ocean Tokyu Ferry KK, Onomichi
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No.1410 Ocean North launched in 1996
11,114grt for Ocean Tokyu Ferry KK by Onomichi Zosen, Onomichi Golden Pearl 2016 Mongolian Flag IMO: 9154086 She became the Indonesian MUTIARA FERINDO II of MFI City Line in 2017. Four images from Marine Traffic but they seem to have … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Japanese
Tagged Golden Pearl, IMO: 9154086, MFI City Line, MUTIARA FERINDO II, Ocean North, Ocean Tokyu Ferry KK, Onomichi, Onomichi Zosen
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The World's Passenger Ships 