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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.1268 Wakanatsu Okinawa launched in 1990
15,380GT for Ryukyu Kaiun Saiki Julogoyo, Saiki IMO: 9004592 Asia Innovator 2006 Asiana Lines Mutiara Persada III 2015 Pt Atosim Lampung Suffered a major fire in 2017. Still in service though Image attribution: kanrinjmsdf
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9004592, Mutiara Persada III, Saiki, sia Innovator, Wakanatsu Okinawa
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No.1269 Ishikari launched in 1990
14,257GT for Taiheiyo Ferry Co Ltd from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe IMO: 8922163 Grand Spring 2011 Weihai Jiadong Asterion II 2018 ANEK Image attribution: Jaewoo Choi, Dimitris Kompolitis ISHIKARI (1991) – departing, passing by the KISO (1987) from RODOS Island – … Continue reading
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Tagged ANEK, Asterion, Grand Spring, IMO: 8922163, Ishikari, Kobe, Mitsubishi, Taiheiyo Ferry KK
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No.1270 Silja Symphony launched in 1990
58,377GT for Silja Line from Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 8803769 Image attribution: Markus Mattila, Yanis Ghernaia & Stephanie Dinez Taken at midnight – worth mentioning
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 8803769, Kvaerner Masa, Silja Line, Silja Symphony, Turku
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No.1195 New Shirayuri launched in 1987
17,261GT for Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co Ltd by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries, Aioi IMO: 8604278 Utopia 2 2005 Shanghai Shimonoseki Ferry Top 2016 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2016 Image attribution: Daisuke Nimura & V Tonic
No.1196 Mikhail Sholokhov launched in 1986
12,798GT for USSR Far East Shipping Co from Szczecin, Szczecin IMO:8325420 Mikhail 2004 FESCO Mikhail Sholokhov 2004 FESCO Ougo Foscolo 2004 Foscolos Ugo Foscolo 2007 Foscolos Fos 1 2008 Foscolos Scrapped Alang 2011 Image attribution: William Barber, Ian Lewis & … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Far East Shipping Co, IMO:8325420, Mikhail Sholokhov, Ougo Foscolo, Szczecin, USSR
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No.1197 Pride of Calais launched in 1987
26,433GT for P & O European Ferries Ltd from Schichau-Unterweser, Bremerhaven IMO: 8517748 P&OSL Calais 1999 P&O Stena Line Pride of Calais 2002 P&O Ferries Ostend Spirit 2012 Transeuropa Ferries Scrapped Aliaga 2013 Image attribution: Dean Powell
No.906 Savannah launched July 21, 1959
15,585grt for States Marine Lines Inc by New York SB Co, Camden The first nuclear-powered merchant ship, designed to carry 60 passengers Moored at Baltimore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah Image attribution: Matthew Abbott & Mark Sages
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Blatimore, Camden, New York SB, Savannah, States Marine Lines
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No.873 Niassa launched in 1955
10,912grt for by CNN-Companhia Nacional de Navegacao from Cockerill, Hoboken (Belgium) Scrapped in Bilbao 1979 Image attribution: Luis Miguel Correia & Gordon Dalzell
No.874 Port Melbourne launched in 1955
16,300grt for Port Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Therisos Express 1972 J C Carras Danae 1975 J C Carras Anar 1992 J C Carras Starlight Princess 1992 Prestige Cruises Baltica 1994 Classic International Princess Danae 1996 Classic International Lisboa … Continue reading
No.706 General A W Brewster launched in 1945
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Philadelphia 1968 Sea Land Service Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22155.htm
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