Category Archives: passenger ship

No.1562 AIDAvita launched in 2001

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

42,289 AIDA Cruises by Aker MTW, Wismar Avitak 2023 Blue Dream Melody 2024 Blue Dream Cruises IMO: 9221554 Image copyright: Giannis Mavronas Image copyright: Christophe Bonvarlet Two images from Richard MacGregory

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No.1062 Union Hobart launched in 1976

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

10,749grt for Union Shipping Australia by Framnaes, Sandefjord Seaway Hobart 1984 Coastal Express Seaway 1993 Ventouris Ferries Agia Methodia 1994 Ventouris Euromantique 1995 Eurolink Taxiarchis 1999 NEL Lines Laid up in Greece Image Chris Howell Image Leo Johannes Image simonwp … Continue reading →

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No.962 Hamburg launched in 1968

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

25,022grt for German Atlantic Line from Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Hanseatic 1973 German Atlantic Line Maxim Gorkiy 1974 Black Sea SS Co IMO:6810627 Scrapped Alang 2009 – renamed MAXIM M for her final voyage to the breakers yard. Was also the … Continue reading →

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No.562 Bloemfontein launched in 1934

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

10,473grt for Holland Africa Line by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Scrapped in Hong Kong 1959 Photo by John Sins

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No.62 Korea launched in 1901

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

11,276 Pacific Mail SS Co by Newport News at Newport News Korea Maru 1916 Toyo Kisen KK Scrapped Japan 1934 She was unique in having an open deck on her port side, which was plated-in with portholes on the starboard … Continue reading →

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No.486 Eastern Prince launched in 1929

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

10,926grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Napier & Miller, Glasgow Empire Medway 1950 Ministry of Transport Scrapped in Faslane 1953 A model of identical sister Northern Prince

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No.986 Stena Olympica 1971

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

11,968grt for Stena Line A/B from Brodogradliste Titovo, Kraljevica Scotia Prince 1982 Prince of Fundy Cruises Prince 2012 Breakers IMO: 7119836 Scrapped Chittagong 2012 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory

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No.2030 Disney Wish floated out 11 Feb 2022

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

135,000GT for Disney Cruise Line from Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany IMO: 9834739 Image attribution: MEYER WERFT, Jacob Blauw, Laurens Bree & Jerry Pike on Marine Traffic

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No.1486 R Four launched in 1999

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

30,277GT for Renaissance Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Tahitian Princess 2002 Princess Cruises Ocean Princess 2009 Princess Cruises Sirena 2016 Oceania Cruises IMO: 9187899 Image attribution: Benoit Donne, Jens Boldt, Tomas Østberg- Jacobsen & Tony Davis

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No.1061 Sir Robert Bond launched in 1975

Posted on April 20, 2023 by donships

10,433get for CN Marine Inc by Port Weller Dry Docks, St Catherines, Ontario Scrapped Alang 2019 Image copyright: Paul Bishop, Wes Pretty, Lewis Knight and Catherine Plouffe on Marine Traffic

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