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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.791 Diemerdyk launched in 1949
11,195grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Oriental Amiga 1968 CY Tung Group Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1979
No.792 Baudouinville launched in 1950
10,946grt for Compagnie Maritime Belge by Cockerill, Hoboken Thysville 1957 Compagnie Maritime Belge Anselm 1961 Booth Line Iberia Star 1963 Blue Star Line Australasia 1965 Austasia Line Scrapped in Hualien 1973
No.794 Giulio Cesare launched 1950
27,078grt for ‘Italia’ SAN by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Scrapped in La Spezia 1973 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Luiz Fernando Hornstein
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged CR dell Adriatico, Giulio Cesare, Italia SAN, La Spezia, Monfalcone
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No.796 Independence launched in 1950
23,719grt for American Export Lines by Bethlehem Steel Co, Quincy Oceanic Independence 1974 CY Tung Group Independence 1982 American Global Line Oceanic 2006 NCL America Platinum II 2009 Breakers Scrapped in Alang 2009 Top image: Steve Walker Color
No.1936 Scarlet Lady floated out 8 Feb 2019
Delivered Feb 2020 110,000GT Virgin Cruises from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO: 9804801 Image attribution: Amy Savage, Krispen Atkinson, Peter Ferrary & Dave Standen
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9804801, Scarlet Lady, Sestri Ponente, Virgin Cruises
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No.804 Constitution launched in 1950
23,754grt for American Export Lines from Bethlehem Steel Co, Quincy Oceanic Constitution 1974 CY Tung Group Constitution 1982 American Global Line Sank en route breakers 1997 Image attribution: Bunts & Steve Walker Color
No.803 Provence launched in 1950
15,889grt for SGTM by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle IMO 5286128 Enrico C 1965 Costa Armatori Enrico Costa 1987 Costa Armatori Symphony 1994 Navitalia Aegean Spirit 2000 Golden Sun Ocean Glory 1 2001 Cruise Holdings Classica 2001 Cruise Holdings … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Aegean Spirit, Alang, Classica, Costa Armatori, Enrico C, Enrico Costa, Newcastle, Ocean Glory, Provence, SGTM, Swan Hunter, Symphony
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No.802 Charlesville launched in 1950
10,901grt for Compagnie Maritime Belge from Cockerill, Hoboken Georg Büchner 1967 VEB Deutsche Seereederei Sank Baltic en route to breakers 2013 Image attribution: Frederik Janssens & Jörn Prestien Image from Geoffrey Watson
