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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.83 Arabic launched in 1902
15,801grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 24 off Ireland 1915 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Arabic, Harland & Wolff, torpedoed, U24, White Star Line
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No.468 Kungsholm launched in 1928
20,223grt for Swedish-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg John Ericsson 1942 US War Shipping Administration Italia 1948 Home Lines Imperial Bahama 1964 Freeport Bahama Scrapped in Bilbao 1965 IMO: 5516547 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Kungsholm_(1928) Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Christer Gustafsson
No.968 Skyward launched in 1969
16,254grt Klosters Rederi A/S from AG ‘Weser’, Bremerhaven Shangri-La World 1991 Sembawang Johnson Asean World 1992 Sembawang Johnson Fantasy World 1992 Sembawang Johnson Continental World 1993 Sembawang Johnson Leisure World 1994 New Century Cruise Lines IMO: 6921828 Arrived at Alang … Continue reading
No.1468 Volendam launched in 1998
60,906GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9156515 Image attribution: Giannis Mavronas, Wayne A’Court & Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9156515, Marghera, Volendam
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No.1968 Ultramarine floated out 16 Mar 2020
13,762GT for Quark Expeditions from Brodosplit, Croatia IMO: 9861017 200 passengers Image attribution: Marcel Coster & George on Ship Spotting & Jake Morrison
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Brododplit, Quark Expeditions, Ultramarine
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No.1582 European Highlander launched 2002
21,188GT for P&O European Ferries by Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Three labelled images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged European Highlander, Mitsubishi, P&O European Ferries, Shimonoseki
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No.1082 Turella launched in 1978
10,604grt for SF Line by Wärtsilä, Turku Stena Nordica 1988 Stena Line Lion King 1996 Lion Ferry Fantaasia 1998 Tallink Kongshavn 2008 Kystlink Regina Della Pace 2010 Blue Line Rigel III 2017 16405 Ventouris Ferries IMO: 7807744 Image attribution: TURELLA photo … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Blue Line, Fantaasia, Konhshavn, Kystlink, Lion Ferry, Lion King, Regina Della Pace, Rigel, SF Line, Stena Line, Stena Nordica, Tallink, Turella, Turku, Ventouris, Wartsila
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No.82 Yamuna launched in 1902
10,606grt for British India Line by Laing, Sunderland Slavonia 1904 Cunard Line Ashore in 1909 near Flores in the Azores, (where Sir Richard Grenville lay – Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Azores, British India, Cunard Line, Flores, Laing, Slavonia, Sunderland, Yamuna
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No.2034 Sunflower Kurenai launched 3 Mar 2022
17,300GT for Mol, Sunflower Ferries by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries IMO: 9900112 Photos: Akio Hamasaki, ToraOyaji & Gotou Norio on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9900112, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Sunflower Ferries, Sunflower Kurenai
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No.469 Highland Monarch launched in 1928
14,137grt for Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Scrapped in Dalmuir 1960 Images from John Gibbard at Tilbury July 1959
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