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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.1014 Pegasus launched 1973
15,048 Taiyo Ferry by Hayashikane, Shimonoseki Osaka 1983 Osaka Shosen Mitsu Pegasus 1984 Osaka Shosen Mitsu Chania 1985 ANEK Aptera 1987 ANEK Oriental Pearl III 2005 Oriental Pearl Ferry Scrapped 2010 IMO:7302081
Posted in ferry, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged ANEK, Aptera, Hayashikane, Oriental Pearl, Osaka, Pegasus, Shimonoseki, Taiyo Ferry
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No.514 Hiye Maru launched 1930
11,622grt for Nippon Yusen KK by Yokohama Dock Co, Yokohama Torpedoed by US submarine Drum 1943
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Drum, Hiye Maru, Nippon Yusen, torpedoed, Yokohama
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No.14 Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse launched in 1897
14,349 North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin Scuttled Atlantic 1914 (off the coast of Africa) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Kaiser_Wilhelm_der_Grosse Steve Walker Color
No.1013 Albireo launched in 1973
18,858 Taiheiyo Enkai Kisen by Naikai SB Setoda Ionian Island 1989 Strintzis Blue Island 2000 Blue Star Ferries Cesme 1 2001 Marmara Lines Merdif 1 2004 Marco Shipping Scrapped Alang 2020 IMO:7229980 Image copyright: Pascal on ShipSpotting
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Tagged Albireo, Blue Island, Blue Star Ferries, Cesme, Ionian Island, Marmara, Merdif, Strintzis, Taiheiyo Enkai
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No.513 Terukuni Maru launched in 1930
11,930 Nippon Yusen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki She struck a German magnetic mine at off Harwich on the Essex coast, England. She sank in less than 45 minutes, 19 Nov 1939 From the Rich Turnwald Collection
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Harwich, Mine, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen, Terukuni Maru
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No.13 Bremen launched 1896
10,522grt for North German Lloyd by Schichau, Danzig Constantinople 1921 Byron SS Co King Alexander 1924 Byron SS Co Scrapped Italy 1929
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Tagged Bremen, Byron, constantinople, Danzig, King Alexander, Nord Deutsche Lloyd, North German Lloyd, Schichau
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No.1153 Noordam launched 1983
33,933GT for Holland America Tours by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Thomson Celebration 2004 Thomson Cruises Marella Celebration 2017 TUI Mare C 2020 Laid up at Elefsis, later Scrapped Aliaga 2022 IMO: 8027298 My images plus Bergenships and Bob … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner, passenger ship
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No.148 Edinburgh Castle launched in 1910
13,326grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast During WW2 she was moored at Freetown in Sierra Leone to accommodate survivors of sunk ships. After the war, was deemed uneconomic to return her to the UK. She was sunk … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Edinburgh Castle, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Union-Castle
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No.2011 Viking Polaris launched 28 July 2021
30,150GT for Viking Ocean Cruises from VARD shipyards/Tulcea Romania IMO: 9863209 Image attribution: Fincantieri, William Hill, Rodrigo Freitas, Sergio Ferreira & Borja Gomez on Marine Traffic
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Romania, Tulcea, Vard, Viking Ocean Cruises, Viking Polaris
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