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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.444 Orazio launched in 1926
11,669 Navigazione Generale Italiana from Cant ed Officine Meridionali, Baia She suffered a crankcase explosion in her port B&W propulsion diesel engine, which ignited diesel fuel from the fractured fuel lines. Sank Mediterranean 22 Jan 1940. Rescue efforts were hampered … Continue reading
No.443 New York launched in 1926
21,455 Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Bombed at Kiel in 1945, raised in 1947 scrapped in UK 1949 Image attribution: R. Geyer New York at Curacao
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Bombed, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Kiel, New York
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No.442 Alcantara launched in 1926
22,181grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, BelfastKaisho Maru 1958 Japanese BreakersScrapped in Osaka 1958 In Funchal, Madeira Rio de Janeiro Wartime photo from IWM At Port Said Photo from John Winters Alcantara in Southampton 8.6.58 after her … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Alcantara, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Kaisho Maru, Osaka, royal Mail Line
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No.2038 Manxman launched 14 Jun 2022
14,000GT for Isle of Man Steam Packet by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan South Korea Arrived in the UK 24 June 2023 and now in service IMO: 9917244 Image attribution: Hyundai Mipo, IOMSSP & Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Hyundai Mipo, Isle of Man Steam Packet, Manxman, Ulsan
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No.1445 Sinabung launched in 1997
14,716GT Indonesian Government (PELNI) from Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9139672 Image attribution: Husni, Joshua Adiguna & Brian Crocker
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9139672, Indonesian Government, Jos L Meyer, Papenburg, PELNI, Sinabung
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No.1444 Dawn Merchant launched in 1997
22,152 Merchant Ferries from Astilleros Españoles, Seville Europax Appia 2005 New Paragon Pau Casals 2006 Balearia Ave Luebeck 2008 AVE Logistics T Rex 2009 T Link Norman Trader 2010 P&O Ferries Stena Alegra 2013 Stena Line Kaiarahi 2015 (NZ) Interisland … Continue reading
No.1443 Lagan Viking launched in 1997
21,856GT for Norse-Irish Ferries from Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro Liverpool Viking 2005 Norse Merchant Ferries Liverpool Seaways 2010 DFDS Seaways Pelagos 2020 La Meridionale IMO: 9136034 Image attribution: Pascal Lenzi, Vlad Mandlev & Patrick Westeel
No.1442 Prinsesse Benedikte launched in 1997
14,621 Scandlines A/S from Orskov Christensens Staalskibs, FrederikshavenIMO: 9144421 Image attribution: Anja Ludwig Image attribution: Nils Junge
No.447 Vulcania launched in 1926
23,970grt for Cosulich Soc Triestina by Cant Nav Triestino, Monfalcone Caribia 1966 Sicula Oceanica IMO: 5384059 She hit a rock off Cannes in 1972, was damaged and was laid up at La Spezia. She arrived in Barcelona on 18 September … Continue reading
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