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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2170 ships loaded in a random order. But FOR JUST £20 you can have a pdf copy of my database in launch date 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. I will also provide an excel spreadsheet of links against every ship which will either take you to more detailed sites for past ships, the Marine Traffic page for the current vessel and to my blog for the photos. For the latest copy of both files, please email me at don.hazeldine@btinternet.com
Category Archives: Passenger/Cargo
No.2070 Jian Zhen Hao floated out 15 November 2023
?GT for Chinjif from China Merchant Jinling Weihai. IMO 9987677
Posted in China, ferry, Japanese, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged China Merchant, Chinjif, IMO 9987677, Jian Zhen Hao, Jinling, Weihai
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No.812 Ryndam launched in 1950
15,015grt for Holland-America Line by Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Waterman 1968 Mij Transocean Ryndam 1968 Holland-America Line Atlas 1972 World Wide Cruises (well known sailing for Epirotiki) Pride of Mississippi 1988 Pride Cruise Line Pride of Galveston 1991 Pride Cruise Line Copa … Continue reading
No.813 Monasterio de el Escoria launched 1951
10,123grt for Empresa Nacional Elcano from Soc Española de Construction Navales, Bilbao Completed as the Monte Ulia 1952 Naviera Aznar Climax Opal 1976 Climax Shipping Damaged by fire, scrapped in Santander 1977 2nd image from Robert Smith Climax Opal in … Continue reading
No.814 Maipu launched in 1951
11,515grt for Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero by De Schelde, Vlissingen Collision, sank Hamburg 1951 in her 1st year
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero, de Schelde, Hamburg, Maipu, sank, Vlissingen
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No.815 Africa launched in 1951
11,427grt for Lloyd Triestino from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Protea 1976 Freighter Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1980 Image attribution: Trevor Jones Africa in Aden Chris Davy’s photo from Aden
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Africa, CR dell' Adriatico, Lloyd Triestino, Protea
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No.817 Laënnec launched in 1951
12,007grt for Cie Sudatlantique from Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Belle Abeto 1966 Cia de Nav Abeto Fire, sank Sasebo 1976
No.897 Brasil launched in 1957
23,395grt for Moore-McCormack Line from Ingalls, Pascagoula IMO 5050567 Volendam 1972 Holland-America Line Monarch Sun 1975 Monarch Cruise Volendam 1977 Holland-America Line Island Sun 1984 Banstead Shipping Liberté 1985 American Hawaiian Cruises Canada Star 1988 Bermuda Star Line Queen of … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Alang, American Hawaiian Cruises, Banstead, Bermuda Star Line, Brasil, Canada Star, Commodore Cruise, Enchanted Seas, Holland America Line, IMO 5050567, Ingalls Pascagoula, Island Sun, Liberté, Monarch Cruises, Monarch Sun, Moore McCormack, Queen of Bermuda, Universe Explorer, Volendam
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No.1174 Mukran launched in 1985
25,353GT for VEB Deutfracht by VEB Mathias, Wismar IMO: 8311883 Petersburg 1995 Euroseabridge Odeep One 2019 Deep One 2021 Lotus 2021 Breakers Arrived Alang 20 Dec 2021 Image attribution: Ouschen & Revilliod
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Deep One, Euroseabridge, IMO: 8311883, Lotus, Mukran, Odeep One, Peterburg, VEB Deutfracht, VEB Mathias Thesen, Wismar
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No.1214 Americana launched in 1988
19,203GT for Ivarans Rederi A/S from Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan IMO 8608119 Golden Trade 2004 Freighter Scrapped Jinjiang 2010 110 passengers, initially Image attribution: Ted Scull & unikuma Image from Gerald Sorger
No.729 Escorial launched in 1945
10,142grt for Emprese Nacional from Soc Espanola Constructions Navales, Bilbao Monte Urbasa 1948 Naviera Aznar Cabo Santa Paula 1969 Naviera Aznar Esperos I 1977 Specova Naviera Eurostar 1977 Riviera Navigation Scrapped in Beirut 1978