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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.1154 New Yamato launched in 1983
11,919GT for Hankyu Ferry KK by Kanda Zosensho, Kawajiri IMO 8217063 Princess of the Universe 1996 Sulpico Lines Scrapped Alang 2011 Image attribution: Ray Smith
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Hankyu Ferry, IMO 8217063, Kanda Zosensho, Kawajiri, Princess of the Universe, Sulpicio
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No.1156 New Miyako launched in 1983
11,914GT for Hankyu Ferry KK by Kanda Zosensho KK, Kawajiri IMO: 8217051 Superferry 12 1996 WG&A Lines Manila St Pope John Paul II 2012 2GO Travel St John 2021 Breakers Arrived Chittagong 14 July 2021 Image attribution: James Gabriel Verallo Fairedelweiss … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged 2Go Travel, Chittagong, Hankyu Ferry, IMO: 8217051, Kanda Zosensho, Kawajiri, Manila, New Miyako, St Pope John Paul, Superferry
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No.210 Katori Maru launched in 1913
10,513grt for Nippon Yusen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Torpedoed Sarawak December 1941 by the Dutch submarine HNLMS K XIV Image attribution: Walter E Frost
Posted in Japanese, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Katori Maru, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen KK, Sarawak, torpedoed
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No.205 Kashima Maru launched in 1913
10,599grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Kawasaki, Kobe Kasima Maru 1938 Nippon Yusen KK Torpedoed Saigon 1943
Posted in Japanese, Navy Ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Kashima Maru, Kasima Maru, Kawasaki, Kobe, Nippon Yusen, Saigon, torpedoed
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No.192 Empress of Asia launched in 1912
16,909grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Bombed en route to Singapore 1942 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Asia RMS Empress of Asia under the Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver 1938 Bombed en route to Singapore 1942
Posted in fire on ship, Japanese, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bombed, Canadian Pacific, Empress of Asia, Fairfield Glasgow, Singapore
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No.869 Brazil Maru launched in 1954
10,100grt for Osaka Shosen KK by Mitsubishi, Kobe until 1972 IMO 5050866 Served as a maritime pavilion called the “Toba Brazil Maru” at Toba from 1974 until 1996 Since 1996 Museum Ship in Zhanjiang, China. She was called Hai Shang … Continue reading
No.1638 Akashia launched in 2004
16,810grt for Shin Nihonkai from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki IMO: 9288617 Image attribution: Kenro Oshita, Tamura Namihei & TM from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Akashia, IMO: 9288617, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Shin Nihonkai
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No.1632 New Camellia launched in 2004
19,961grt for Camellia Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9304497 3 named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Camellia Line, IMO: 9304497, Mitsubishi, New Camellia, Shimonoseki
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No.176 Talthybius launched in 1911
10,224grt Blue Funnel Line from Scott’s, Greenock Taruyasu Maru 1942 Japan Empire Evenlode 1947 Ministry of War Transport Scrapped in Briton Ferry 1949 An interesting history, sank in Singapore and raised by the Japanese, later mined, sank and raised by … Continue reading
No.172 Shinyo Maru launched in 1911
13,348grt for Toyo Kisen KK from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Scrapped in Japan 1936
Posted in Japanese, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Shinyo Maru, Toyo Kisen
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