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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.1937 Seven Seas Splendor floated out 9 Feb 2019
Delivered 2020 55,254GT for Regent Seven Seas from Fincantieri, Ancona IMO: 9807085 Image attribution: Vitor Francisco, Neven Jerković and Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged ancona, fincantieri, IMO: 9807085, Regent Seven Seas, Seven Seas Splendor
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No.935 Aleksandr Pushkin launched in 1964
19,860grt for USSR ( Baltic Shipping Company) from Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar Marco Polo 1991 Orient Lines then Cruise & Maritime Voyages from 2010 Arrived Alang for breaking 9 Jan 21 aged 57 IMO: 6417097 Image attribution: René Beauchamp, Vitor Francisco … Continue reading
No.934 Empress of Australia launched in 1964
12,037grt for Australian Coastal Shipping Commission from Cockatoo D & E Co, Sydney Empress 1985 Universe Glow Royal Pacific 1992 Tony Travel IMO: 6405434 Rammed, sank Malacca Strait 1992 Image attribution: Jack Richardson
No.933 Santa Mercedes launched in 1963
14,442grt for Grace Line from Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrow’s Point Patriot State 1983 US Maritime Commission Scrapped Brownsville, Texas 2011 IMO 5422409 Image attribution: Paul Wille, Captain Peter & Trenor from ShipSpotting
No.932 Ivan Franko launched 15 June 1963
in service 1964, 20,064grt for USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) from Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar Frank 1997 Breakers Scrapped Alang 1997 IMO 5415901 The first of 5 celebrated ships of the Poet Class Image attribution: Nick James, Gena Anfimov & Michael … Continue reading
No.931 Raffaello launched 24 Mar 1963
Completed July 1965, 45,933grt for ‘Italia’ SAN from Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico, Trieste Sold to Iran in 1976 IMO 5289106 Raffaello was hit by a missile during the Iran–Iraq War in 1983 and sank in shallow waters outside Bushehr. Image attribution: … Continue reading
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Static ship
Tagged Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, IMO 5289106, Iran, Italia SAN, Raffaello, Trieste
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No.2041 Scenic Eclipse II floated out 30 Jun 2022
16,500GT for Scenic from the Uljanik Group, Pula, Croatia IMO: 9850460 Image attribution: Sara Jurdana, Ricardo Martins, Adrian Matei & F Ybancos on Marine Traffic
Posted in Cruise ship, Expedition, passenger ship
Tagged Croatia, IMO: 9850460, Pula, Scenic, Scenic Eclipse II, Uljanik Group
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No.162 Cameronia launched in 1911
10,963 Anchor Line by Henderson, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 33 off Malta 1917
Posted in Hospital ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Anchor Line, Cameronia, Glasgow, Henderson, Malta, U33
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No.930 Oceanic launched 15 Jan 1963
In service Mar 1965, 27,644grt for Home Lines by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Starship Oceanic 1985 Premier Cruise Line The Big Red Boat I 2000 Premier Cruise Line Oceanic 2000 Pullmantur Cruises Scrapped Zhoushan China 2012 IMO: 5260679 Image attribution: … Continue reading
No.929 Shalom floated out 1962
25,338grt for Zim Israel Navigation Co from Penhoët, St Nazaire In service Mar 1964 Hanseatic 1967 German Atlantic Line Doric 1972 Home Lines Royal Odyssey 1981 Royal Cruise Line Regent Sun 1988 Regent Cruises Sun 1996 Tony Travel IMO 5321679 … Continue reading
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