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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.167 Laconia launched in 1911
18,099grt for Cunard Line from Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Torpedoed by U 50 off Fastnet 1917 Image attribution: http://gjenvick.com
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Cunard Line, Fastnet, Laconia, Newcastle, Swan Hunter, torpedoed, U50
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No.166 Rochambeau launched in 1911
12,678grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Scrapped in Dunkirk 1934
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged CGT French Line, Dunkirk, Penhoët, Rochambeau, St Nazaire
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No.164 Demosthenes launched in 1911
11,233 Aberdeen Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Newcastle 1931
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Aberdeen Line, Belfast, Demosthenes, Harland & Wolff, Newcastle
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No.2043 Norwegian Viva floated out 2 Aug 2022
142,500GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9823998 Image attribution: The Shipspotting One on Vessel Finder Norwegian Viva at St. John’s – Antigua from Sergio Norwegian Viva in Corfu Albanian straits from Giannis Mavronas
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9823998, In build, Marghera, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Viva
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No.1123 Silvia Regina launched in 1980
25,905grt for Svea Line by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Stena Britannica 1991 Stena Line Stena Saga 1994 Stena Line 33967GT Saga 2021 One of four similar ships – the first registered 25905 gross tons before the 1982 datum change and … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Saga, Silvia Regina, Sten Line, Stena Britannica, Stena Saga, Svea, Turku, Wartsila
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No.1652 Pu Tuo Dao launched in 2005
16,234grt for China Shipping from Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai IMO: 9305154 Image attribution: Faquir & Gordon Dalzell Image from Kevin Wang
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged China Shipping, IMO: 9305154, Jiangnan Shipyard, Pu Tuo Dao, Shanghai
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No.842 Braemar Castle launched in 1952
17,029grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Faslane 1966 2nd Image attribution: John Gibbard Braemar Castle in Aden Braemar Castle in the Suez Canal
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Around Africa, Belfast, Braemar Castle, Faslane, Harland & Wolff, Union Castle
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No.790 Rio Tunuyan launched in 1949
11,317 Flota Mercante del Estado by Ansaldo, Sestri-Ponente Evita 1952 Flota Mercante del Estado Rio Tunuyan 1955 FANU Scrapped in San Pedro 1977 RIO TUNUYAN (ex. EVITA) a Victor Scriven slide from Rich Turnwald
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Ansaldo, Evita, FANU, Flota Mercante del Estado, Rio Tunuyan, San Pedro, Sestri Ponente
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The World's Passenger Ships 