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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.64 Blücher launched in 1901
12,334grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Leopoldina 1917 Brazilian Government Suffren 1923 CGT French Line Scrapped Genoa 1929 Image copyright: Liverpool Maritime Museum
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blücher, Blohm & Voss, Brazil, CGT, French Line, Genoa, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Leopoldina, Suffren
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No.484 Delftdijk launched in 1929
10,220grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton’s, Schiedam Dongedyk 1952 Holland-America Line Tung Long 1966 Chung Lien Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1966 Image from Walter Frost – More details at https://www.hal-vas.com/dongedyk explaining the 1952 fire
Posted in fire on ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Delftdijk, Dongedyk, Holland America Line, Kaohsiung, Schiedam, Tung Long, Wilton
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No.984 Southward launched in 1971
16,607grt for Klosters Rederi A/S from CN del Tirreno & Riuniti, Riva Trigoso Seawing 1994 Airtours Perla 2004 Louis Cruise Line Aegean Pearl 2007 Pearl Navigation Rio 2010 Rio Cruises Venus 2012 Venus Sailing Cruises IMO: 7111078 Scrapped Aliaga 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aegean Pearl, Airtours, Aliaga, CN del Tirreno & Riuniti, Klosters, Louis Cruise, Perla, Rio, Riva Trigoso, Seawing, Southward, Venus
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No.1484 Zaandam launched 1999
60,906GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9156527 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, Tony Davis & Joshua Schwartz
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9156527, Marghera, Zaandam
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No.1563 Murillo launched in 2001
25,028GT for Cia Trasmediterranea from IZAR Seville, Seville Drujba 2014 Port Bulgaria West Cracovia 2017 Polferries IMO: 9237242 Image copyright: Manuel Mohedano Torres Image: Bartoscz Baginski
No.1063 Finnjet launched in 1976
25,042grt for Finnlines O/Y Wärtsilä, Helsinki Da Vinci 2008 Cruise Ship Holdings Kingdom 2008 Saudi Owners Scrapped Alang 2008 IMO 7359632 Robbie Shaw image Da Vinci in Gibraltar image copyright: Peter Ferrary Da Vinci photo by Daniel Ferro
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Cruise Ship Holdings, Da Vinci, Finnjet, Helsinki, Kingdom, Saudi, Wartsila
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No.563 Jagersfontein launched in 1934
10,077grt for Holland Africa Line by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Torpedoed by U 107 off Bermuda 1942
No.63 Moltke launched in 1901
12,335grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Pesaro 1915 Lloyd Sabaudo Scrapped Italy 1925 Liverpool Maritime Museum Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Lloyd Sabaudo, Moltke, Pesaro
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No.485 Highland Hope launched 1929
14,129grt for Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Aground on Farilhoes rocks, off the Portuguese mainland, in January 1930 The 3rd photo is the class of 5 ships when in Royal Mail colours – incorporated in 1932.
No.985 Sun Flower launched in 1971
11,312grt for Nippon Kosoku Ferry Co Ltd from Kawasaki, Kobe Scrapped 2005 IMO: 7117981 Image attribution: Karsten Petersen
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 7117981, Kawasaki, Kobe, Nippon Kosoku, Sun Flower
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