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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.1021 Columbia launched 1973
13,009grt Alaska Marine Highways by Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle IMO: 7320095 Image copyright: Ivan Dubinsky, Frans Eykel & Timothy Kalweit on Marine Traffic
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Tagged Alaska, Columbia, Lockheed, Seattle
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No.521 Damsterdijk launched in 1930
10,155grt for Holland-America Line by Wilton’s, Schiedam Dalerdyk 1948 Holland-America Line Presvia 1963 Belvientos Scrapped in Japan 1963 Image copyright: Walter E. Frost
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Tagged Dalerdyk, Damsterdijk, Holland America, Japan, Presvia, Schiedam, Wilton
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No.21 Afric launched 1898
11,816grt for White Star Line Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by UC 66 off Eddystone in 1917 Image from Norway Heritage
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Tagged Afric, Harland & Wolff, torpedoed, UC66, White Star Line
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No.519 Warwick Castle launched 1930
20,445grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 413 off Portugal 1942 (1st photo via BandcStaffRegister) Skyfotos via Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Union Castle, Warwick Castle
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No.19 Brasilia launched in 1897
10,336grt for Hamburg-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Norseman 1900 Dominion Line 22 Jan 1916 torpedoed by German submarine U-39 in Gulf of Salonika Scrapped in Italy in 1920 Image from Norwayheritage
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Tagged Belfast, Brasilia, Dominion, Hamburg-America, Harland & Wolff, Norseman, Salonika
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No.518 Morro Castle launched 1930
11,520grt for Ward Line by Newport News at Newport News Destroyed by fire off New Jersey 1934 More details at http://weirdnj.com/stories/mystery-history/morro-castle/ Morro Castle departing Miami. 1934. Photo Courtesy Bill Price Image copyright: Steve Walker Color
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Fire, Morro Castle, New Jersey, Newport News, Ward Line
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No.18 Cymric launched 1897
12,552 White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U20 in the English Channel 1916
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Belfast, Cymric, English Channel, Harland & Wolff, Torpedoed U20, White Star Line
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No.1515 Carnival Spirit launched 2000
85,920GT for Carnival Cruise Line by Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki Images by Wayne A’Court Images by Mike Burke
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Carnival, Carnival Spirit, Helsinki, Kvaerner Masa
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No.517 Heian Maru launched 1930
11,616 Nippon Yusen KK by Osaka Iron Works, Osaka Sunk by US aircraft off Truk Islands 1944
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Tagged Bombed, Heian Maru, Nippon Yusen, Osaka
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The World's Passenger Ships 