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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.561 Cordillera launched in 1933
12,931 Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Russ 1952 USSR Scrapped 1979 Sister of the Caribia Image copyright: Hapag-Lloyd & W A Schell Photo in Curacao
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Cordillera, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Russ, USSR
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No.2020 Moby Fantasy launched 6 Nov 2021
69500GT Moby Ferries from Guangzhou Shipyard Internationale IMO: 9837509 Image attribution: Moby, Jorge Truchon & Pietro Bartalini on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Guangzhou Shipyard, Moby Fantasy, Moby Ferries
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No.545 Rex launched in 1931
51,062grt for ‘Italia’ Flotta Riunite by Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente Bombed south of Trieste 1944 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color The largest passenger liner to be lost by enemy action in wartime
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Ansaldo, Italia, rex, Sestri Ponente, Trieste
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No.45 Minnehaha launched in 1900
13,403grt for Atlantic Transport Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U 48 off Fastnet 1917
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Fastnet, Harland & Wolff, Minnehaha, torpedoed, U48
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No.999 Narcis launched in 1972
11,563grt for Zim Israel Navigation Co from Santierul Naval, Galatz Alkyon 1985 Dolphin Hellas Aegean Dolphin 1986 Dolphin Hellas Dolphin 1989 Dolphin Hellas Aegean I 1996 Renaissance Cruises Aegean Odyssey 2010 Renaissance Cruises IMO: 7225910 Image attribution: Henry Casciaro, Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aegean, Aegean Dolphin, Aegean Odyssey, Alkyon, Dolphin, Dolphin Hellas, Narcis, Renaissance, Zim Israel
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No.1544 Summit launched in 2001
90,280GT for Celebrity Cruises by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Celebrity Summit 2008 Celebrity Cruises Image copyright: Richard MacGregory & Neven Jerkovic Image from Neven Jerkovic
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Celebrity Cruises, Chantiers, St Nazaire, Summit
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No.1044 Tor Britannia launched in 1974
15,657grt for Tor Line A/B by Flender Werft, Lubeck Scandinavian Star 1981 Scandinavian Seaways Prince of Scandinavia 1990 Scandinavian Seaways Moby Drea 2003 Moby Lines IMO: 7361312 Image by Peter Ferrary
No.44 Minneapolis launched in 1899
13,401grt for Atlantic Transport Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Torpedoed by U35 Malta in 1916
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Belfast, Harland & Wolff, Minneapolis, torpedoed, U35
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No.1498 Carnival Victory launched 1999
101,509GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Monfalcone Carnival Radiance 2021 Carnival Cruise Line IMO: 9172648 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory & Peter Knego
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Carnival cruise, Carnival Radiance, Carnival Victory
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