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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.464 Duchess of Atholl launched in 1927
20,119grt for Canadian Pacific from Beardmore, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 178 off Ascension Island in 1942 The ship took my father to Suez via Freetown and Durban in Dec 1940 in Convoy WS 4B
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Beardmore, Canadian Pacific, Duchess of Atholl, Fairfield Glasgow, torpedoed, U178
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No.1464 Kelud launched in 1998
14,701GT for Indonesian Government (PELNI) from Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9139684 Image attribution: Ian Wild, Fleetmon, Piet Sink & Jesper Brix on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Germany, IMO: 9139684, Indonesian Government, Jos L Meyer, Kelud, Papenburg, PELNI
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No.1964 Bajamar Express launched 4 Feb 2020
10,503GT for Fred Olsen from Austal in Western Australia IMO: 9874296 Image attribution: Hartmut Knape, Tony Hogwood and Samt Mendher on Marine Traffic
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Bajamar Express, Fred Olsen, IMO: 9874296
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No.1586 Blue Star Naxos launched in 2002
10,438GT for Blue Star Ferries from Daewoo Shipbuilding, Okpo Image attribution: Flo L & George Togias Two labelled images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Blue Star Ferries, Blue Star Naxos, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Okpo
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No.1086 New Yükari launched in 1979
16,250grt for Shin Nipponkai Ferry by Koyo Dock Co Ltd, Mihara Kriti II 1996 ANEK IMO: 7814058 May be laid up at Piraeus Image attribution: Flo L Sergio Ferreira on Marine Traffic Stratos Predaris on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged ANEK, IMO: 7814058, Koyo Dock, Kriti II, Mihara, New Yukari, Shin Nipponkai Ferry
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No.586 Pretoria launched in 1936
17,891grt for German East Africa Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Empire Doon 1945 Ministry of Transport Empire Orwell 1949 Ministry of Transport Gunung Djati 1959 Pan-Islamic SS Co then Alfred Holt Tanjung Pandan 1979 Indonesian Navy Scrapped Taiwan 1987 … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Pilgrim Ship, troopship
Tagged Alfred Holt, Blohm & Voss, Blue Funnel Line, Empire Doon, Empire Orwell, German East Africa Line, Gunung Djate, Hamburg, Indonesian Navy, Ministry of Transport, Pan-Islamic, Pretoria, Tanjung Pandan
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No.86 Minnesota launched in 1903
20,602grt for Great Northern SS Co from Eastern SB, New London Troy 1919 US Navy Minnesota 1919 Atlantic Transport Line Scrapped Germany 1924
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Great Northern SS, Minnesota, New London, Troy, US Navy
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No.1465 SuperStar Leo floated out 1998
75,338GT for Star Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg Norwegian Spirit 2004 Norwegian Cruise Line IMO: 9141065 Image attribution: Meyer Werft, Wayne A’Court, Giannis Mavronas & Tony Davis
No.965 Axel Johnson launched in 1969
25,441 for Rederi A/B Nordstjernan from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Regent Sun 1986 Regency Cruises Italia 1988 Navyclub Italia Costa Marina 1990 Costa Cruise Line Harmony Princess 2011 Harmony Cruise Club Harmony 2012 Harmony Cruise Harmony 2014 Breakers IMO: 6910544 … Continue reading
No.1965 Fjord FSTR launched 7 Feb 2020
11,888 Fjord Line from Austal Ltd (made by Austral Philippines) IMO: 9837339 Image attribution: Austal, Tony Davis & Stefan Werner
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Austal Philippines, Fjord FSTR, Fjord Line, IMO: 9837339
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