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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 ship
No.869 Brazil Maru launched in 1954
10,100grt for Osaka Shosen KK by Mitsubishi, Kobe until 1972 IMO 5050866 Served as a maritime pavilion called the “Toba Brazil Maru” at Toba from 1974 until 1996 Since 1996 Museum Ship in Zhanjiang, China. She was called Hai Shang … Continue reading
No.1639 Arcadia 2004
82,972GT for P&O Cruises from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9226906 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court & Adam Walsh She was originally ordered/designed for Cunard as Queen Victoria. Then Carnival shuffled their strategy and assigned her to P&O
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Arcadia, fincantieri, IMO: 9226906, Marghera, P&O
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No.1638 Akashia launched in 2004
16,810grt for Shin Nihonkai from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki IMO: 9288617 Image attribution: Kenro Oshita, Tamura Namihei & TM from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Akashia, IMO: 9288617, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Shin Nihonkai
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No.1637 Color Fantasy launched in 2004
75,027GT for Color Line by Kværner Masa Yard, Turku Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen & Schoenebein Image from PixelOpa
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Color Fantasy, IMO: 9278234, Kvaerner Masa, Turku
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No.1636 Birka Paradise launched in 2004
34,728GT Birka Line by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9273727 Birka Stockholm 2013 Birka Line Birka Gotland 2024 Gotlandsbolaget. Rederi AB Gotland announced that they bought the Birka Stockholm. August 2023, Viking Line announced that a deal had been made to acquire 50% of … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Finnyards, Birka Line, Birka Paradise, Birka Stockhom, Gotlandsbolaget, IMO: 9273727, Ruma
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No.1635 Smyril launched in 2004
12,320grt for Strandfaraskip Landsins from IZAR, San Fernando, Spain IMO: 9275218 A Faroe Island ferry From Sigmund on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9275218, IZAR, San Fernando, Smyril, Strandfaraskip Landsins
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No.1632 New Camellia launched in 2004
19,961grt for Camellia Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9304497 3 named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Camellia Line, IMO: 9304497, Mitsubishi, New Camellia, Shimonoseki
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No.770 Magdalena launched 1948
17,547grt for Royal Mail Lines from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Aground near Rio de Janeiro on her maiden voyage 1949
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Aground, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Magdalena, Rio de Janeiro, royal Mail Line
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No.769 Paraguay Star launched in 1948
10,722grt for Blue Star Line by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Fire, scrapped Hamburg 1969 Photos: Ken Smith bluestarline.org and for the keen eyed, Himalaya and Orcades in the background
Posted in fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Birkenhead, Blue Star, Cammell Laird, Fire, Hamburg, Paraguay Star
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The World's Passenger Ships 