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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.
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No.368 Albert Ballin launched in 1922
21,131grt for Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Hansa 1935 Hamburg-America Line Sovietski Sojus 1953 USSR Tobolsk 1980 USSR Scrapped Hong Kong 1982
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Albert Ballin, Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Hansa, Hong Kong, Sovietski Sojus, Tobolsk, USSR
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No.890 Jean Mermoz launched in 1956
12,460grt for Cie de Nav Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre by Penhoët, St Nazaire Mermoz 1970 Paquet Cruises Serenade 1999 Louis Cruise Line Serena 2008 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2008 Image attribution: Pascal Riteau, Tony Davis, Didier Deman & Ian Boyle
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Cie de Nav Fraissinet, Cyprien Fabre, Jean Mermoz, Louis Cruise Line, Mermoz, Paquet, Penhoët, Serena, Serenade, St Nazaire
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No.331 Peninsula State launched in 1921
14,187grt for US Shipping Board by New York SB Corp, Camden President Pierce 1922 United States Line President Roosevelt 1922 United States Line Joseph T. Dickman 1941 US Navy Scrapped in Oakland 1948 Image attribution: Yoshiaki Nishimura & Percy Loomis … Continue reading
No.332 Hakone Maru launched in 1921
10,423grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Bombed off Formosa 1943
Posted in Japanese, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Formosa, Hakone Maru, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen KK, Taiwan
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No.333 Mosella launched in 1921
10,250grt for Cie Sudatlantique from Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Jamaique 1928 Chargeurs Réunis Scrapped in Ghent 1954
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Chargeurs Reunis, Cie Sudatlantique, Ghent, Jamaique, Mosella, Newcastle, Swan Hunter
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No.334 Nutmeg State launched in 1921
13,712grt for US Shipping Board by Bethlehem SB Corp, Sparrow’s Point Western World 1922 Munson Line Leonard Wood 1941 US Army Scrapped in Vancouver 1948 Image from Rich Turnwald
No.335 Sophocles launched in 1921
12,361grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Tamaroa 1926 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Blyth 1957 (from The Trove Australia National Library) SOPHOCLES at the Aberdeen wharf at Millers Point, Sydney SS Tamaroa refuelling at Curacao in … Continue reading
No.336 Moldavia launched in 1921
16,277grt for P & O Line by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Second funnel fitted in 1928 Scrapped Newport 1938 Image attribution: The Old P&O Moldavia (right) and Oronsay
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Birkenhead, Cammell Laird, Moldavia, P&O
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No.337 Tuscania launched in 1921
16,991grt for Anchor Line from Fairfield, Glasgow Nea Hellas 1939 Greek Line New York 1955 Greek Line Scrapped in Onomichi 1961 New York in Southampton 19th July 1959 – John Gibbard
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Anchor Line, Fairfield Glasgow, Greek Line, Nea Hellas, Onomichi, Tuscania
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