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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.1933 Honfleur floated out 14 Dec 2018
42,200GT ordered by Brittany Ferries from Somanor Flensburger – cancelled contract Also referred to as FSG 774, completed 2022 at Fosen Yards, Trondheim IMO: 9832119 Rusadir 2023 on charter to Balearia Image attribution: Oskar Nilsen Osmundsen, Roger Borseth, Marta Fabiszewska & … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Balearia, Brittany Ferries, Fosen Yards, FSG774, Honfleur, Rusadir, Somanor Flensburger, Trondheim
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No.1934 MSC Grandiosa floated out 5 Jan 2019
181,541GT for MSC Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 9803613 Image attribution: Alf Kåre Aasebø & Steve Carrett
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Chantiers de l´Atlantique, IMO: 9803613, MSC Cruises, MSC Grandiosa, St Nazaire
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No.1122 Kronprinsessan Victoria launched in 1980
24828GT for Sessan Line by Goteverken Arendal, Gothenburg IMO: 7901760 Stena Saga 1988 Stena Line Stena Europe 1994 Stena Line Lion Europe 1994 Lion Ferry Stena Europe 1998 Stena Line Image attribution: Michael Thomas, Ian Greenwood, Sean Boyce & T Nahlinder … Continue reading
No.809 Augustus launched in 1950
27,090 ‘Italia’ SAN from Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Trieste Great Sea 1976 Great Shipping Ocean King 1980 Ocean King Philippines 1983 Ocean King President 1985 Philippine President Line Asian Princess 1987 Philippine President Line Philippine 1999 Philippine President Line Scrapped … Continue reading
No.807 Yapeyú launched in 1950
11,450 Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero from Van der Giessen, Krimpen Petrel 1969 Transportes Oceanicos Cremona 1974 Cormoran SS Co Iran Cremona 1976 Cormoran SS Co Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1980 from DDGHANSA on Ship Spotting
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero, Cormoran, Cremona, Iran Cremona, Kaohsiung, Krimpen, Petrel, Van der Giessen, Yapeyú
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No.1935 Stena Estrid floated out 16 Jan 2019
41,671GT Stena Line from AVIC Weihai Shipyard, China IMO: 9807293 Image attribution: Michael Thomas, Rob Foy, Sophian Lerouech & Ronnie Roberts on Marine Traffic
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged AVIC Weihai, China, eflexer, IMO: 9807293, Stena Estrid, Stena Line
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No.938 Finnhansa launched in 1966
10,487grt for Finnlines O/Y from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Helsinki Prinsessan 1977 Birka Line Princesa Marissa 1987 Louis Cruise Line Prince 2008 Batumi IMO 6509371 Scrapped Alang 2008 Image attribution: Tony Davis & Mohamed Sadek Entering Patmos by Tony Davis Cyprus … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Birka Line, Finnhansa, Finnlines, Helsinki, IMO 6509371, Louis Cruise Line, Prince, Princesa Marissa, Prinsessan, Wartsila
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No.937 Eugenio C launched 21 Nov 1964
In service 31 Aug ’66. 30,567grt Costa Armatori from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone IMO 6502024 Eugenio Costa 1987 Costa Armatori Edinburgh Castle 1998 Lowline Shipping The Big Red Boat II 2000 Premier Cruise Line Red Boat 2005 Breakers Broken Up … Continue reading
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