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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: Passenger/Cargo
No.197 Ixion launched in 1912
10,221grt for Blue Funnel Line from Scott´s, Greenock Torpedoed by U 94 off Iceland 1941
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blue Funnel Line, Iceland, Ixion, Scott's Greenock, torpedoed
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No.194 Niagara launched in 1912
13,415grt for Union Steamship Co of New Zealand from John Brown, Clydebank Mined New Zealand 1940 Frederick Wilkinson’s photograph of the Niagara departing Sydney for Vancouver on Thursday 28 August 1924
No.193 Hawkes Bay launched in 1912
10,641grt Tyser Line by Workman Clark, Belfast Port Napier 1916 Commonwealth & Dominion Martand 1936 T & J Brocklebank Martano 1938 A Zanchi Mar Bianco 1938 A Zanchi Bombed Yugoslavia 1943
No.1628 Golfo Aranci launched in 2003
26,302GT Lloyd Sardegna by Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9287584 Florencia 2007 Grimaldi Ferries Image attribution: Evangelos Patsis, Antonio Nuccio & Ray Ordano from Maine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Cantiere Navale Visentini, Florencia, Golfo Aranci, Grimaldi, IMO: 9287584, Lloyd Sardegna, Porto Viro
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No.190 Drina launched in 1912
11,483grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by UC 65 off Wales 1917 Image attribution: Rich Turnwald & Uboatprojectwales
Posted in Hospital ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Drina, Harland & Wolff, royal Mail Line, torpedoed, UC65
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No.189 Darro launched in 1912
11,484grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Japan 1933
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Belfast, Darro, Harland & Wolff, Japan, royal Mail Line
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No.187 Vestris launched in 1912
10,494grt for Lamport & Holt from Workman Clark, Belfast Sank Atlantic 1928 http://bluestarline.org/lamports/vestris.html
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Atlantic, Belfast, Lamport & Holt, sank, Vestris, Workman Clark
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No.186 Vauban launched in 1912
10,660grt for Lamport & Holt from Workman Clark, Belfast Alcala 1913 Royal Mail Lines Vauban 1913 Lamport & Holt Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1932
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Alcala, Belfast, Inverkeithing, Lamport & Holt, royal Mail Line, Vauban, Workman Clark
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No.185 Desna launched in 1912
11,484grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Japan 1933
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Belfast, Desna, Japan, royal Mail Line
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No.184 Makarini launched in 1912
10,624grt for Tyser Line from Workman Clark, Belfast Port Nicholson 1914 Commonwealth & Dominion Mined Dunkirk 1917 Image attribution: Australian War Memorial
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