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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.1478 Excelsior launched 1999
39,739GT for Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione from Nuovi Cantineri, Apuania/ Sestri Cantineri Nav, Genoa IMO: 9184419 Image attribution: John Pitcher, Vladislav Pantyukhin, Giuliano Merlo & Dino Mirra
No.1568 Nggapulu launched in 2001
14,715GT for Indonesian Government (PELNI) by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 9226499 Image copyright: Lakhtikov Dmitriy Photo by Husni
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Indonesia, Indonesian Government, Jos L Meyer, Nggalulu, Papenburg, PELNI
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No.1068 Dana Anglia launched in 1977
14,400grt for Det Forenede D/S (DFDS) by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg Duke of Scandinavia 2002 Det Forenede D/S Pont L’Abbe 2006 Brittany Ferries Moby Corse 2009 Moby Lines Santa Cruz 2025 IMO: 7615414 Image by Bob Scott Image by Simonwp Extraordinary … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aalborg, Aalborg Vaerft, Brittany Ferries, Dana Anglia, DFDS, Duke of Scandinavia, IMO: 7615414, Moby Corse, Moby Lines, Pont L'Abbe
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No.568 Pilsudski launched in 1934
14,294grt for Gdynia-America Line by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Mined off the River Humber 1939 Colour photo with the Kungsholm (No.468) and Stella Polaris
No.68 Athenic launched in 1901
12,234 White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Pelagos 1928 Pelagos A/S (a whaling factory ship) Scrapped Hamburg 1962 She was captured by the German Raider SS Pinguin on Jan 15, 1941 along with other factory ship, one depot … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, fire on ship, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Athenic, Belfast, Hamburg, Harland & Wolff, Pelagos, Whale, White Star Line
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No.479 Virginia launched 1928
20,773grt for American Line from Newport News at Newport News Brazil 1938 Moore & McCormack Lines IMO: 5050854 Scrapped in New York 1964 Image attribution: Joe Wilhelm, artist & Gamle skipsbilder
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged American Line, Brazil, IMO: 5050854, Moore McCormack, New York, Newport News, Virginia
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No.979 Massalia launched in 1971
10,513grt for Nouvelle Cie de Paquebots from Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes Stena Baltica 1984 Stena Line A/B Island Fiesta 1984 Det Forenede D/S Scandinavian Star 1984 Stena Line A/B Candi 1990 K/S Scandinavian Star Regal Voyager 1994 Comarit Ferries Regal V 2004 … Continue reading
No.1567 Trollfjord launched in 2001
16,140GT for Trom Fylkes D/S by Fosen Mek, Rissa Hurtigruten IMO: 9233258 Image copyright: Alf Kare Aasebo Trollfjord & Midnatsol at Bergen Tom Gulbrandsen Trollfjord by Tormod Lerheim
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Fosen Mek, Hurtigruten, IMO: 9233258, Rissa, Trollfjord, Trom Fylkes D/S
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No.1066 Gedser launched in 1976
14,300 Gedser Travemunde by Schichau-Unterweser, Bremerhaven Viking 2 1986 Thorsviks Sally Sky 1989 Sally Line Eurotraveller 1997 Sally Line Larkspur 1999 TransEuropa Ferries Larks 2013 Egnatia Ferries Lucky Star 2014 Egnatia Ferries Scrapped Aliaga 2016 IMO: 7500451 Image copyright: D Vanderbril … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliaga, bremerhaven, Egnatia, Eurotraveller, gedser, Larks, Larkspur, Lucky Star, Sally Line, Sally Sky, Schichau-Unterweser, Traveminde, Viking 2
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No.1067 Okudogo 3 launched in 1976
12,338grt for Ehime Hanshin by Kochi Jukogyo, Kochi Maria G 1998 Med Link Lines Elli T 2004 Endeavor Shipping Olympus 2018 Seaspeed Ferries IMO: 7432733 Laid up in Greece. Image copyright: Flo L, Padelos & Giwrgos Mertis
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Ehime Hanshin, Elli T, IMO: 7432733, Kochi, Kochi Jukogyo, Maria G, Okudogo 3, Olympus
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