Search
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.899 Argentina Maru launched in 1958
10,864grt for Osaka Shosen KK from Mitsubishi, Kobe IMO 5023215 Nippon Maru 1972 Osaka Shosen KK Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1976 Image attribution: Barry Davis
Posted in Japanese, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Argentina Maru, IMO 5023215, Kobe, Mitsubishi, Nippon Maru, Osaka Shosen KK
Leave a comment
No.703 General H B Freeman launched in 1944
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Newark 1968 Madison Transportation Scrapped Taiwan 1986 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22143.htm
Posted in Container Ship, Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged General H B Freeman, Kaiser, Newark, Richmond California, US Navy
Leave a comment
No.704 General H F Hodges launched in 1945
10,654grt for US Navy by Kaiser, Richmond California James 1968 James River Transport Scrapped Kaohsiung 1979 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22144.htm
Posted in Class P2-S2-R2 (11 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged General H F Hodges, James, Kaiser, Richmond California, US Navy
Leave a comment
No.705 Admiral W S Sims launched in 1945
17,100grt for US Navy from Bethlehem Steel Co, Alameda, California Gen William O Darby 1947 US Army Scrapped Brownsville 2004
No.676 General S D Sturgis launched in 1943
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Green Port 1967 Central Gulf SS Corp Scrapped Kaohsiung 1980 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22137.htm
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged General S D Sturgis, Green Port, Kaiser, Richmond California, US Navy
Leave a comment
No.382 Hakusan Maru launched in 1923
10,380grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Torpedoed by US submarine Flier off Iwojima 1944
Posted in Japanese, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Hakusan Maru, Iwojima, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen KK, USS Flier
Leave a comment
No.383 Talma launched in 1923
10,000GT for British India Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1949 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged British India, Hawthorn Leslie, Inverkeithing, Newcastle, Talma
1 Comment
No.295 Montcalm launched in 1920
16,418grt for Canadian Pacific from John Brown, Clydebank HMS Wolfe 1939 British Admiralty Scrapped in Faslane 1952
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged British Admiralty, Canadian Pacific, Clydebank, Faslane, HMS Wolfe, John Brown, Montcalm
Leave a comment
No.1870 Ferry Ritsurin launched in 2016
12,636GT for Ocean Tokyo Ferry from Saiki Heavy Industries, Saiki IMO: 9815068 Image attribution: Hiroyuki Yoshimoto, Kenro Oshita & SW P on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Ferry Ritsurin, IMO: 9815068, Ocean Tokyu Ferry KK, Saiki, Saiki Heavy Industries
Leave a comment
No.1871 Majestic Princess launched in 2016
142,714GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9614141 Image attribution: Giannis Mavronas, Wayne A’Court & Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9614141, Majestic Princess, Monfalcone, Princess Cruises
Leave a comment
The World's Passenger Ships 