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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.1460 Finneagle launched in 1998
29,841GT for Finnlines O/Y from Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real Euroferry Corfu 2017 Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione Vizzavona 2018 Corsica Ferries IMO: 9138006 Image attribution: Dennis Holmgren & MJ
No.1591 Laid down as the Diamond Princess, floated out 2002 (as the Sapphire Princess)
115,875GT Princess Cruises by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Renamed after a fire & entered service as the Sapphire Princess in 2004 for Princess Cruises IMO: 9228186 The name swap occurred because a major fire swept through the ship during construction, leading to a … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, passenger ship
Tagged 115, Diamond Princess, IMO: 9228186, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Princess Cruises, Sapphire Princess
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No.1091 Rosella launched in 1979
10,757grt for SF Line A/B by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Anemos 2023 Aegean Sea Lines IMO: 7901265 Image Jarmo Fredriksson Image from Esko Maasalo Markus Mattila’s image of the Rosella Anemos by Tony Davis
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aegean Sea Lines, Anemos, IMO: 7901265, Rosella, SF Line, Turki, Wartsila
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No.91 Armadale Castle launched 1903
12,973grt for Union-Castle Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped 1936
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Armadale Castle, Fairfield, Glasgow, Union Castle
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No.461 California launched in 1927
20,325grt for American Line from Newport News at Newport News Panama Pacific Line (1928–38) Uruguay 1938 American Republics Line (1938–42) War Shipping Administration agents (1942–46) Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (1947–54) IMO: 5374494 Scrapped Bordentown NJ in 1964 Percy Sperr photo from … Continue reading
No.1461 Hamayuu launched 1998
16,187GT for Kampu Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9184562 Image attribution: Yuichi Morita, Masakazu Kawasaki & Vladimir Tonic on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Hamayuu, IMO: 9184562, Kampu Ferry, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki
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No.1590 Midnatsol launched 2002
16,140GT for Trom Fylkes D/S by Fosen Mek, Rissa Maud 2021 Hurtigruten IMO: 9039119 Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen Image from Peter Ferrary Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen Image Mike Jackson
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Fosen Mek, Hurtigruten, IMO: 9039119, Maud, Midnatsol, Rissa
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No.1090 Spirit of Free Enterprise launched in 1979
20,446GT after conversion – for Townsend Car Ferries Ltd by Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven Pride of Kent 1987 P&O European Ferries P&OSL Kent 1999 P&O Stena Line P&O Kent 2002 P&O European Ferries Anthi Marina 2003 GA Ferries Scrapped Aliaga 2012 … Continue reading
No.590 Nieuw Amsterdam launched in 1937
36,982grt for Holland-America Line by Rotterdamsche DD Mij, Rotterdam Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1974 Image attribution: Beken of Cowes, Daryl LeBlanc & Ben Ayre
No.90 Manchuria launched in 1903
13,639grt for Pacific Mail SS Co by New York SB, Camden President Johnson 1929 Dollar Line Santa Cruz 1947 Tagus Navigation Scrapped Savona 1952 A passenger ship that served in both world wars, in addition to the AQUITANIA
Posted in Emigrant Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Camden, Dollar Line, Manchuria, New York SB, Pacific Mail, President Johnson, santa Cruz, Savona
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