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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.928 Santa Maria launched 1962
14,442grt for Grace Line from Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrow’s Point IMO 5312460 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1988 Image attribution: Chris Howell, Fred Miller, David Oliver Thorne and Peter Wille
No.923 Santa Magdalena launched in 1962
14,443grt for Grace Line from Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrow’s Point IMO 5312408 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1988 Photo with the Santa Mariana
No.405 Antenor launched in 1924
11,174grt for Blue Funnel Line by Palmers, Newcastle Scrapped in Blyth 1953 Image from Kevin Blair
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Alfred Holt, Antenor, Blue Funnel Line, Newcastle, Palmers
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No.609 Canton launched in 1938
16,033grt for P & O Line by Stephen, Glasgow Scrapped in Hong Kong 1962 My photos and from Nicholas Messinger – More on his webpage at: http://www.pandosnco.co.uk/canton.htm Canton leaving Singapore 1962 – my photo Canton pre-war Canton wartime Canton in Hong … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Canton, Hong Kong, P&O Line, Stephen Glasgow
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No.606 San Jorge launched in 1938
10,006grt for Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Yes it was an Argentinian tanker and carried 60 passengers, 32 in 1st class Scrapped in Gadani Beach, Pakistan in 1981 http://www.histarmar.com.ar/…/Tanques/SanJorge-2.htm Image attribution: Histarmar Archive San Jorge from Gonzalo … Continue reading
No.445 Avelona launched in 1926
12,858 Blue Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank Avelona Star 1929 Blue Star Line Torpedoed by U 43 in the Atlantic 1940 The Avelona Star was one of five ships ordered by Blue Star Line, named Almeda, Avila, Andalucia, Arandora, … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Avelona, Avelona Star, Blue Star, torpedoed
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No.1603 Trinacria launched in 2002
24,409GT for TTT Lines by Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro Sicilia 2015 Balearia Image from Juan G Mata IMO: 9261542 Image from Tony Davis
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Balearia, Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro, Sicilia, Trinacria, TTT Lines
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No.1103 Finnrose launched in 1980
33,163 Finnlines O/Y by Oskarshamn Varv AB, Oskarshamns Lubeck Link 1990 Nordo Link Ropax 2 2007 Channel Ferries Olympus 2011 Ventouris Ferries Scrapped Alang 2017 IMO: 7822859 Image from Flo L
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged A/B Nordo Link, Alang, Channel Ferries, Finnrose, IMO: 7822859, Lubeck Link, Olympus, Oskarshamn Varv, Oskarshamns, Ropax 2, Ventouris
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