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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.782 Jason launched in 1949
10,160grt for Blue Funnel Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972 Photo from Chris Howell
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blue Funnel Line, Jason, Kaohsiung, Newcastle, Swan Hunter
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No.781 Rio Jachal launched in 1949
11,342grt for Flota Mercante del Estado from Ansaldo, Sestri-Ponente Fire, scrapped Buenos Aires 1970 Image attribution: http://histarmar.com.ar
No.808 San Lorenzo launched in 1951
11,674 Yacimientos Petroliferos, Fiscales from P. Smit jr, Rotterdam Scrapped 1991 Yes, a tanker with accommodation for 60 passengers. Unfortunately only one image Image attribution: Alberto
Posted in Passenger/Cargo
Tagged P Smit Jr, Rotterdam, San Lorenzo, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales
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No.124 Pericles launched in 1907
10,925grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Sank Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia 1910 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Pericles
Posted in Emigrant Ship, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Aberdeen Line, Belfast, Cape Leeuwin, Harland & Wolff, Pericles, sank
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No.791 Diemerdyk launched in 1949
11,195grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Oriental Amiga 1968 CY Tung Group Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1979
No.792 Baudouinville launched in 1950
10,946grt for Compagnie Maritime Belge by Cockerill, Hoboken Thysville 1957 Compagnie Maritime Belge Anselm 1961 Booth Line Iberia Star 1963 Blue Star Line Australasia 1965 Austasia Line Scrapped in Hualien 1973
No.933 Santa Mercedes launched in 1963
14,442grt for Grace Line from Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrow’s Point Patriot State 1983 US Maritime Commission Scrapped Brownsville, Texas 2011 IMO 5422409 Image attribution: Paul Wille, Captain Peter & Trenor from ShipSpotting
No.925 Santa Mariana launched in 1962
14,442grt for Grace Line from Bethlehem Ship Building Corporation, Sparrow’s Point Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1988 IMO 5312642 Image attribution: Paul Wille on Ship Spotting & Jack Sparrow
No.926 Sakura Maru launched in 1962
12,628grt for Nihon Sangyo Junko from Mitsubishi, Kobe Sakura 1971 Oshima Unya Ziluolan 1982 Republic of China Scrapped 1994 IMO 5307350 Image attribution: Hiromaru
Posted in Japanese, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged China, IMO 5307350, Kobe, Mitsubishi, Nihon Sangyo, Sakura, Sakura Maru, Ziluolan
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The World's Passenger Ships 