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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.1493 Costa Atlantica launched 1999
85,619GT for Costa Cruises from Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki IMO: 9187796 MAS Islander 2024 Margaritaville at Sea Image attribution: Tom Pixsson, Tony Davis & Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Costa Atlantica, Costa Cruises, Helsinki, Kvaerner Masa
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No.1554 Ariadne launched in 2001
28,007GT for Minoan Line by Samsung Heavy Industries, Koje Ariadne Palace 2002 Minoan Line Moby Tommy 2007 Moby Lines IMO: 9221310
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Ariadne Palace, Ariandne, Heavy Industries Koje, Minoan Line, Moby Line, Moby Tommy, Samsung
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No.1054 Azerbaydzhan launched in 1975
16,631grt for USSR by Wärtsilä, Turku Arkadiya 1996 Blasco UK Island Holiday 1998 Norsong Enchanted Capri 1998 Commodore Cruise Line Aground in Mexico 2021 Photo by Ben Ayre Arkadiya photo by Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions ISLAND HOLIDAY photo by Wolfgang Kramer … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aground, Arkadiya, Azerbaydzhan, Blasco UK, Commodore Cruise, Enchanted Capri, Island Holiday, Mexico, Norsong, Turku, USSR, Wärtsilä
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No.554 Caribia launched in 1932
13,101grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Ilitch 1946 USSR Ilyich 1983 Education ship of Fishing fleet Scrapped 1993 CARIBIA photo from DDGHANSA Caribia seen from sister ship ms Cordillera ILICH photo by Bunts ILYICH photo by Vitaliy … Continue reading
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Caribia, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Ilitch, Ilyich, USSR
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No.54 Neckar launched in 1900
10,085grt for North German Lloyd by Tecklenborg, Geestemunde Antigone 1917 US Navy Scrapped Netherlands 1928
No.1494 Blue Star Ithaki launched 1999
10,193GT for Blue Star Ferries from Daewoo Shipbuilding, Okpo Canada 2014 2014 Transport Canada Fundy Rose 2015 Transport Canada IMO: 9203916 Image attribution: A Vastardis
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Blue Star Ferries, Blue Star Ithaki, Canada, Daewoo, Fundy Rose, Okpo, Transport Canada
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No.1553 La Superba launched in 2001
49,257GT for Grandi Navi Veloci by Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrera. Image from Mick Warwick
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Grandi Navi Veloci, La Superba, Marina di Carrera, Nuovi Cantieri Apuania
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No.1053 Daisetsu launched in 1975
11,879grt for Teiheiyo Enkai Ferry KK by Nakai Zosen KK, Setoda Varuna 1985 Higashi Nihon Ferry KK Lato 1987 ANEK Talaton 2018 Scrapped Aliaga Turkey 2018 George Choriatellis’ lato Image copyright: Tony Davis photo of the Talaton, near her end … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliaga, ANEK, Daisetsu, Higashi Nihon, Lato, Nakai Zosen, Setoda, Talaton, Teiheiyo Enkai, Varuna
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No.553 Neptunia launched in 1931
Neptunia launched in 1931, 19,475grt for Cosulich Soc Triestina di Nav by CR dell’ Adriatico, MonfalconeTorpedoed Mediterranean 1941 by HMS Upholder. The submarine was commanded for her entire career by Lieutenant-Commander David Wanklyn, and became the most successful British submarine … Continue reading
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