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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 liner
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.932 Ivan Franko launched 15 June 1963
in service 1964, 20,064grt for USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) from Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar Frank 1997 Breakers Scrapped Alang 1997 IMO 5415901 The first of 5 celebrated ships of the Poet Class Image attribution: Nick James, Gena Anfimov & Michael … Continue reading
No.931 Raffaello launched 24 Mar 1963
Completed July 1965, 45,933grt for ‘Italia’ SAN from Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico, Trieste Sold to Iran in 1976 IMO 5289106 Raffaello was hit by a missile during the Iran–Iraq War in 1983 and sank in shallow waters outside Bushehr. Image attribution: … Continue reading
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Static ship
Tagged Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, IMO 5289106, Iran, Italia SAN, Raffaello, Trieste
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No.162 Cameronia launched in 1911
10,963 Anchor Line by Henderson, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 33 off Malta 1917
Posted in Hospital ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Anchor Line, Cameronia, Glasgow, Henderson, Malta, U33
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No.930 Oceanic launched 15 Jan 1963
In service Mar 1965, 27,644grt for Home Lines by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Starship Oceanic 1985 Premier Cruise Line The Big Red Boat I 2000 Premier Cruise Line Oceanic 2000 Pullmantur Cruises Scrapped Zhoushan China 2012 IMO: 5260679 Image attribution: … Continue reading
No.929 Shalom floated out 1962
25,338grt for Zim Israel Navigation Co from Penhoët, St Nazaire In service Mar 1964 Hanseatic 1967 German Atlantic Line Doric 1972 Home Lines Royal Odyssey 1981 Royal Cruise Line Regent Sun 1988 Regent Cruises Sun 1996 Tony Travel IMO 5321679 … Continue reading
No.927 Michelangelo launched 16 Sep 1962
Completed April 1965 45,911grt for ‘Italia’ SAN from Ansaldo, Sestri-Ponente 1976 sold to Iran Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan 1991 IMO 5234113 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color, Postcard Per E. Merok & John Brooks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Michelangelo Michelangelo in Geiranger, Norway in 1972. … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Ansaldo, Gadani Beach, IMO 5234113, Italia SAN, Michelangelo, Sestri Ponente
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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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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
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