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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.976 Central No1 launched 1970
10,223grt for Central Ferry Co. Ltd from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Tassili 1973 Cie Nationale Algerienne IMO:7039476 Scrapped Alang 2000 Image attribution: Ken Murayama, Per Jensen & Mike Taplin on faktaomfartyg.se From Sam on Twitter
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Tagged Central Ferry, Central No.1, Cie National Algerienne, Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki, Tassili
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No.1976 Hamayu launched 10 Aug 2020
15,400GT for TQF (Tokyo Kyushu Ferry) Cruising Resort from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki IMO: 9894569 Image attribution: Mitsubishi, via Spyridon Rossos & Wota Aki on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Cruising Resort, Hamayu, IMO: 9894569, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Tokyo Kyushu Ferry
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No.1067 Okudogo 3 launched in 1976
12,338grt for Ehime Hanshin by Kochi Jukogyo, Kochi Maria G 1998 Med Link Lines Elli T 2004 Endeavor Shipping Olympus 2018 Seaspeed Ferries IMO: 7432733 Laid up in Greece. Image copyright: Flo L, Padelos & Giwrgos Mertis
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Tagged Ehime Hanshin, Elli T, IMO: 7432733, Kochi, Kochi Jukogyo, Maria G, Okudogo 3, Olympus
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No.67 Siberia launched in 1901
11,284grt for Pacific Mail SS Co by Newport News from Newport News Siberia Maru 1916 Toyo Kisen KK Scrapped Japan 1935 (Sister of No.62 Korea)
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Tagged Newport News, Pacific Mail, Siberia, Siberia Maru, Toyo Kisen
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No.566 Scharnhorst launched in 1934
18,184grt for North German Lloyd by Deschimag, AG ‘Weser’ Bremen Shinyo 1943 Japanese Navy (converted into a flat top aircraft carrier) Torpedoed by US submarine Spadefish off Shanghai 1944
No.1564 Lilac launched in 2001
18,225GT for Shin Nihonkai from Ishikawajima, Yokohama Images from Marine Traffic Radar Islands Bridge Valley Shin on Marine Traffic
No.985 Sun Flower launched in 1971
11,312grt for Nippon Kosoku Ferry Co Ltd from Kawasaki, Kobe Scrapped 2005 IMO: 7117981 Image attribution: Karsten Petersen
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Tagged IMO: 7117981, Kawasaki, Kobe, Nippon Kosoku, Sun Flower
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No.62 Korea launched in 1901
11,276 Pacific Mail SS Co by Newport News at Newport News Korea Maru 1916 Toyo Kisen KK Scrapped Japan 1934 She was unique in having an open deck on her port side, which was plated-in with portholes on the starboard … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, Korea, Korea Maru, Newport News, Pacific Mail, Toyo Kisen
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No.990 Shiretoko Maru launched in 1972
17,261grt Nihon Enkai Ferry from Kanasashi Zosensho, Shimizu N Kazantzakis 1989 Minoan Line Ming Fai Princess 2001 Pacific Cruises Metropolis 2007 Metropolis Cruises Ropolis 2020 IMO: 7215161 Arrived Alang 4 Jan 2021 Image attribution: Ken Murayama, Georgos Fyllad, Dirk Septer … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Kanasashi Zosensho, Mang Fair Princess, Metropolis, Minoan, N Kazantzakis, Nihon Enkai Ferry, Ropolis, Shimizu, Shiretoko Maru
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No.491 Chichibu Maru launched in 1929
17,498grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Yokohama Dock Co, Yokohama Titibu Maru 1938 Nippon Yusen KK Kamakura Maru 1939 Nippon Yusen KK Torpedoed by US submarine Gudgeon off Lagayan, Philippines 1943
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Tagged Chichiby Maru, Kamakura Maru, Lagayan, Nippon Yusen, Philippines, titibu Maru, USS Gudheon, Yokohama
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