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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.982 Central No 3 launched 1971
12,529grt for Central Ferry Co. Ltd from Kanasashi Zosensho, Shimizu El-Djazair 1973 Cie Nationale Algerienne Cleopatra 1 2004 Cleopatra Navigation IMO 7116080 Arrived Alang 9th June 2007 Image attribution: Mike Burke, Joerg Seyler, Julien Imbert & Malcolm Cranfield
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Tagged Alang, Central No3, Cie National Algerienne, Cleopatra, El-Djazair, Kanasashi Zosensho, Shimizu
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No.482 Highland Brigade launched in 1928
14,131grt Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Henrietta 1959 John S Latsis Marianna 1960 John S Latsis IMO: 5223578 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965 Image attribution: Fotoflite, John Gibbard & Rich Turnwald Collection
No.1482 SuperStar Virgo floated out 1999
75,338GT for Star Cruises from Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Explorer Dream 2019 Dream Cruises Resorts World One 2023 Resorts World Cruises IMO: 9141077 Image attribution: Neil Johnston, Steven Watkins & Wayne A’Court
No.1565 Janas launched in 2001
36,475GT for Tirrenia by Fincantieri, Castellammare Image copyright: Antonio Nuccio, Malcolm Millar, Luca Solinas & Volker Weidner on Marine Traffic
No.1065 St Columba launched 1976
11,690grt for Sealink by Aalborg Vaerft, Aalborg Stena Hibernia 1991 Stena Line Stena Adventurer 1996 Stena Express Aphrodite 1997 Agapitos Express Masarrah 2007 Namma Shipping Asarrah 2021 Breakers Broken up Gadani Beach 2021 Jennifer on Ship Spotting
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Tagged Aalborg, Aalborg Vaerft, Agapitos Express, Express Aphrodite, Gadani Beach, Masarrah, Namma, Sealink, St Columba, Stena Adventurer, Stena Hibernia, Stena Line
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No.65 Kronprinz Wilhelm launched in 1901
14,908grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin Von Steuben 1917 US Navy Scrapped Baltimore 1923 Colour photos by Steve Walker Color
No.483 Northern Prince launched 1928
10,917grt for Furness, Withy & Co from Lithgows, Port Glasgow Sunk by German aircraft off Crete, whilst sailing in convoy from Liverpool for Piraeus with military stores. 1941 Image attribution: Clydeships website
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Tagged Crete, Furness Withy, Lithgows, Liverpool, Northern Prince, Port Glasgow
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No.1483 Ocean Princess launched 1999
77,449GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone Oceana 2002 P&O Cruises Queen of the Oceans 2020 Seajets IMO: 9169550 Image attribution: Steve Carratt, Jan Czonstke Fotografie & Ioanna Moustaka
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Tagged fincantieri, Monfalcone, Ocean Princess, Oceana, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Queen of the Oceans, Seajets
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No.1064 Kareliya launched in 1976
16,631grt for USSR from Wärtsilä, Turku Leonid Brezhnev 1982 Black Sea Shipping Kareliya 1989 Black Sea Shipping Olvia 1998 Peace Boat ct neptune 2004 Walden Maritime Neptune 2006 Walden Maritime Starry Metropolis 2011 Metropolis Cruise Arrived Alang 25 Jun 2021 … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Sea Shipping, ctt Neptune, Kareliya, Leonid Brezhnev, Neptune, Olvia, Peace Boat, Starry Metropolis, USSR
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No.564 Manoora launched in 1934
11,111grt for The Adelaide SS Co by Stephen, Glasgow Ambulombo 1961 Indonesian Government Affan Oceana 1965 PT Affan Raya Ambulombo 1966 PT Perusahaan Sank off Luzon 1972 Image copyright: Allan Green Collection and Don Ross The State Library of Victoria/Stephen … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelaide, Affan Oceana, Ambulombo, Indonesia, Luzon, Manoora, Stephen Glasgow
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