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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.741 Stockholm launched 1946 – Once the Oldest Serving Cruiseship
I’ve been asked which is the oldest serving cruiseship and which vessel has had the most name changes? It is the same ship, last sailed as the Astoria and arrived at the breakers at Ghent. What is remarkable about this … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, Static ship
Tagged Accommodation ship, Ambiente Kreuzfahren, Andrea Doria, Astoria, Athena, Azores, Caribe, Classic Cruises, Collision, Festival Cruises, Fridtjof Nansen, Genoa, Gothenburg, Italia, Italia Prima, Nina SpA, Rivages du Monde, sank, StarLauro, Sweden, Valtur Prima, VEB Deutsche Seereederei, Volerfreundschaft, Volker, Vultur Tourist
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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships 2023
The Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships 2023 is the latest edition of the most up-to-date passenger ship database currently available anywhere online or in bookstores. The Compendium lists 2120 liners, troopships, ferries and cruise ships, listing every passenger carrying … Continue reading
The Oranje and Willem Ruys – later Lauro running mates
Two interesting ships that began as rivals and ended up as near sisters (running mates). The Oranje was built for the Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschapij (Nederland Line) in Amsterdam by the Netherlands Shipbuilding Company. She was launched by Queen Wilhelmina and named in honour … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, Hospital ship, passenger liner, troopship
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The Chusan of P&O
I have fond memories of the Chusan of P&O Line, built in 1949 by Vickers Armstrongs at Barrow. She was 205.1 m long x 25.6m beam, with a service speed of 22 knots and had accommodation for about 1000 passengers. At … Continue reading
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Orient Line’s Oriana of 1960
On the same day in 1974 when I saw the Pretoria Castle in Southampton harbour I saw an old favourite in the distance and took this photo using a telephoto lens. She was built in 1960 for Orient Line and originally … Continue reading
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The America of 1940
I was familiar with the America of United States Lines from a drawing in my only shipping book – the Dumpy Book of Ships 1956. One day on the way to school in Aden in 1965 I sawthis wonderful sight, … Continue reading
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The Canton of P&O Line
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The France of 1960
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