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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.1039 Svea Corona launched in 1974
12,576grt for Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea by Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes Sundancer 1984 Sundance Cruises Pegasus 1984 Epirotiki Line Ionian Express 1994 Strintzis Fire, scrapped Aliaga 1995 Image from Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Epirotiki, Fred Olsen Dubigeon, Ionian Express, Nantes, Normandie, Pegasus, Strintzis, Sundancer, Svea, Svea Corona
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No.1983 Xin Xiang Xue Lan launched 1 Oct 2020
32,653GT for Yantai Zhong Han “CK” Ferry from Tianjin Xingang Shipyard IMO: 9885714 Image attribution: Sung Su Cho & presumably Tianjin Xingang Shipyard
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged China, CK Ferry, Tianjin Xingang, Xin Xiang Xue Lan, Yantai Zhong Han
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No.1538 Oceanus launched in 2001
29,650GT for Minoan Line by Samsung Heavy Industries, Koje Ariadne Palace 1 2002 Minoan Line Ariadne Palace One 2003 Minoan Line Mega Express Three 2004 Corsica Ferries IMO: 9208083 Image copyright: Josep Pretel
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Ariadne Palace, Corsica Ferries, Koje, Mega Express Three, Minoan, Oceanus, Samsung
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No.38 Oceanic launched in 1899
17,272get for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stranded Shetlands, 1914 later scrapped Image copyright: Daryl LeBlanc color & Steve Walker color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Harland & Wolff, Oceanic, Shetlands, White Star Line
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No.1984 Rotterdam launched 7 Oct 2020
99,836GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera, Italy IMO: 9837470 Image attribution: Marco Schoone, Capo Franz, Ronnie Robertson & Heinz Glassl
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, Holland America Line, Italy, Marghera, Rotterdam
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No.1537 Adventure of the Seas launched in 2001
137,276GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise by Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9167227 Image copyright: Phil Moreton & Steve Hansen Image from Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Adventure of the Seas, Kvaerner Masa, Royal Caribbean, Turku
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No.1037 Viking Venturer launched in 1974
14,760grt for Townsend Car Ferries Ltd by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg Pride of Hampshire 1989 P&O European Ferries Pride of Al Salam 2 2002 El Salem Al Salam 2 2002 El Salem Oujda 2004 Comanav Scrapped Alang 2010 IMO 7358286
