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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.1454 Sun Flower Tsukuba launched in 1998
38,261GT Blue Highway Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Ferry Tsukuba 2007 Higashi Nihon Elyros 2007 ANEK IMO: 9178599 Image attribution: Ian Boyle
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Tagged algerie Ferries, ANEK, Blue Highway Line, Elyros, Ferry Tsukuba, Higashi Nihon, Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki, Sun Flower Tsukuba
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No.1461 Hamayuu launched 1998
16,187GT for Kampu Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9184562 Image attribution: Yuichi Morita, Masakazu Kawasaki & Vladimir Tonic on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Hamayuu, IMO: 9184562, Kampu Ferry, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki
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No.1960 Yamato launched 10 Jan 2020
16,292GT for Hankyu Ferry from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shiminoseki IMO: 9860843 Image attribution: Spyridon Roussos S Katsuragi on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Hankyu Ferry, IMO: 9860843, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Yamato
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No.2035 Ferry Rokko launched 31 Mar 2022
14,200GT for Miyazaki Car Ferry from Naikai Zosen Shipyard, Japan IMO: 9913456 Image attribution: Naikai Zosen; then ToraOyaji, Hiroyuki Yoshimoto & TM on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Ferry Rokko, IMO: 9913456, Miyazaki Car Ferry, Naikai Zosen
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No.1086 New Yükari launched in 1979
16,250grt for Shin Nipponkai Ferry by Koyo Dock Co Ltd, Mihara Kriti II 1996 ANEK IMO: 7814058 May be laid up at Piraeus Image attribution: Flo L Sergio Ferreira on Marine Traffic Stratos Predaris on Marine Traffic
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Tagged ANEK, IMO: 7814058, Koyo Dock, Kriti II, Mihara, New Yukari, Shin Nipponkai Ferry
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No.1085 New Suzuran launched in 1979
16,239grt for Shin Nipponkai Ferry by Koyo Dock Co Ltd, Mihara Kriti I 1996 ANEK IMO: 7814046 Sailing for Aliaga, Turkey in May 2025 Image attribution: Flo L
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Tagged ANEK, IMO: 7814046, Koyo Dock, Kriti, Mihara, new Suzuran, Shin Nipponkai Ferry
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No.2034 Sunflower Kurenai launched 3 Mar 2022
17,300GT for Mol, Sunflower Ferries by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries IMO: 9900112 Photos: Akio Hamasaki, ToraOyaji & Gotou Norio on Marine Traffic
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Tagged IMO: 9900112, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Sunflower Ferries, Sunflower Kurenai
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No.1470 Varuna launched in 1998
13,654 Blue Highway Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Sun Flower Sapporo 2005 Shosen Mitsui Ferry Queen Mary 2017 Sea World Express Ferries Mar 2022 Breakers IMO: 9184574 Arrived Chittagong 13 Oct 2022 Image from Yosshii
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Tagged Blue Highway Line, Chittagong, Mitsubishi, Queen Mary, Sea World Express, Shimonoseki, Shosen Mitsui, Sun Flower Sapporo, Varuna
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No.1578 Yuukari launched in 2001
18,229GT for Shin Nihonkai by Ishikawajima, Yokohama IMO: 9257436 Images from Islands and TKS on Marine Traffic
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Tagged IMO: 9257436, Ishikawajima, Shin Nihonkai, Yokohama, yuukari
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No.1573 Seong Hee launched in 2001
16,875GT for Pukwan Ferry by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan IMO: 9241700 Images on Vladimir Tonic & Yuichi Morita on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Hyundai Mipo, Pukwan Ferry, Seong Hee, Ulsan
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