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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.
Category Archives: passenger ship
No.53 La Savoie launched in 1900
11,168 CGT French Line by Penhoët, St Nazaire Scrapped Dunkirk 1927
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged CGT, French Line, La Savoie, Penhoet, St Nazaire
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No.995 Fabiolaville launched in 1972
13,303grt for Compagnie Maritime Belge from Cockerill, Hoboken 71 passengers then a cargo liner in 1989 Hai Hua 1989 Shanghai HaiXing Shipping IMO 7204356 Out of register by 2011, possibly scrapped around 2000 in China Image attribution: bs1mrc, Patrick & … Continue reading
Posted in passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged cockerill, Compagnie Maritime Belge, Fabiolaville, Hai Hua, Hoboken, Shanghai HaiXing
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No.1495 Midnight Merchant launched in 1999
22,152GT for Merchant Ferries from Astilleros Españoles, Seville El Greco 2006 Acciona Trasmediterreanea European Endeavour 2007 P&O Ferries Finbo Cargo 2019 Eckero Line IMO: 9181106 Image Attribution: AT Wiffen, Agustin Alapont, Nigel Thornton & Ålands Sjöfart
No.2027 Xiang Long Dao launched in 2021
43,195GT for Cosco Shipping by Guangzhou Shipyard IMO: 9904015
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Tagged Cosco Shipping, Guanghzou, Guangzhou Shipyard, Xiang Long Dao
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No.1552 SeaFrance Rodin launched in 2001
33,796GT for SeaFrance by Aker Finnyards, Rauma Rodin 2012 My Ferry Link Côte des Dunes 2015 DFDS Seaways My photo Image copyright: Julien Carpentier My photo
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Finnyards, Cote de Dunes, DFDS, My Ferry Link, Rauma, Rodin, SeaFrance, SeaFrance Rodin
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No.1052 Bore Star launched in 1975
12,343grt for Bore Angfartygs by Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes Silja Star 1980 Finska Angfartygs Orient Express 1985 Sealink UK Ltd Club Sea 1986 Club Sea Orient Express 1987 Sealink UK Ltd Eurosun 1989 Europe Cruise Line Orient Express 1990 Sealink UK Ltd … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Arberia, Bore Angfartygs, Bore Star, Club Sea, Dubigeon-Normandie, Eurosun, Finska Angfartygs, Orient Express, Sealink, Silja Star, Wasa Line, Wasa Queen
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No.552 Highland Patriot launched 1931
14,130grt for Nelson Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Taken over by Royal Mail in 1932 Torpedoed by U 38 off Bishop Rock 1940
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Tagged Bishop Rock, Highland Patriot, Nelson Line, royal Mail Line, torpedoed, U38
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No.52 Kiautschou launched in 1900
10,911grt for Hamburg-America Line from Vulcan, Stettin Prinzess Alice 1904 North German Lloyd Princess Matoika 1917 US Shipping Board President Arthur 1922 United States Lines City of Honolulu 1927 Los Angeles SS Co Scrapped Japan 1933
No.1551 Star Princess launched in 2001
108,977GT for Princess Cruises by Fincantieri, Monfalcone Pacific Encounter 2021 P&O Australia Carnival Encounter 2025 Carnival Cruise Line Star Princess David Rolfe’s photo in the Beagle Channel Tony Davis’ image
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Monfalcone, Pacific Encounter, Princess Cruises, star Princess
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