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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.1458 Disney Wonder launched 1998
83,308GT Disney Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9126819 Image attribution: Adam Walsh, Tony Davis & John Henry Rigaud in Curacao
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Curacao, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Wonder, fincantieri, IMO: 9126819, Marghera, Tracey Arm
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No.2036 Santoña launched 29 Apr 2022
40,500GT for Brittany Ferries from AVIC Weihai shipyard, China IMO:9886847 Image attribution: Maritime Photographic https://maritimephotographic.co.uk Eugene Gillet and Gaspar Garcia on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged AVIC Weihai, Brittany Ferries, China, IMO:9886847, Portsmouth, Santander, Santoña, Santona
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No.459 Monte Cervantes launched in 1927
13,913grt for Hamburg-South America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Aground near Tierra del Fuego in 1930 She eventually sank in 1954! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Monte_Cervantes Image from Bundesarchiv One of her sisters was the Monte Rosa – later Empire Windrush
No.959 John Hamilton Gray launched in 1967
11,260 CN Marine Inc from Marine Industries Ltd, Sorel Contessa I 1998 Contessa International Texas Treasure II 2000 Contessa International Treasure 2004 Breakers IMO:6803399 Scrapped Alang 2004 Image attribution: Mac Mackay Treasure at Alang
Posted in Casino, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged CN Marine, Contessa, IMO:6803399, John Hamilton Gray, Marine Industries, Sorel, Texas Treasure
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No.1459 Ben My Chree launched in 1998
12,504GT for Isle of Man Steam Packet from Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen IMO: 9170705 Image attribution: Helen Lewin & A Kerruish
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Ben My Chree, IMO: 9170705, Isle of Man Steam Packet, Krimpen, Van der Giessen
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No.1958 National Geographic Endurance floated out 7 Dec 2019
12,786GT for Lindblad Expeditions from Crist, Gdansk & Ulstein 124.38m x 23.62m 125 passengers IMO: 9842554 Image attribution: S Gergs, Ocean Liner Pictures & Ruud Rijke
No.1592 Brilliance of the Seas floated out in 2002
90,090GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9195200 Image attribution: David Chubb Vitor Francisco image Mark Wemyss photo Photo from Tony Davis
No.1092 Ariadne launched in 1979
25,122grt for Rederi Nordö by Kockums Varv, Malmo Soca 1980 Rederi A/B Nordö Trapezitza 1982 SOMAT Channel Seaway 1988 Sealink Fantasia 1989 Sealink Channel Seaway 1989 Sealink Fiesta 1990 SNAT SeaFrance Cezanne 1996 SeaFrance Western Light 2011 Kimya Broken Up … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Ariadne, Channel Seaway, Fantasia, Fiesta, IMO: 7806099, Kockums Carv, Malmo, Rederi Ab Nordo, SeaFrance Cezanne, Sealink, SNAT, Soca, SOMAT, Trapezitza, Western Light
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No.92 Kenilworth Castle launched in 1903
12,975grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped 1936
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Harland & Wolff, Kenilworth Castle, Union-Castle Line
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The World's Passenger Ships 