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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.367 München launched in 1922
13,325grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin General von Steuben 1931 North German Lloyd Steuben 1938 North German Lloyd Torpedoed by Soviet submarine S 13 in the Baltic 1945 Image attribution: Neven Jerković – Dubrovnik
No.1271 Star Diamond launched in 1991
15,071GT for Diamond Ferry from Shin Kurushima, Onishi IMO: 8847595 Jiadong Pearl 2008 Weihai Jiadong Gwanggyang Beech 2009 Gwangyang Ferry Co (it is Beech, not Beach) St Francis Xavier 2014 2Go Travel Image from Mike Baylon
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged 2Go Travel, Diamond Ferry, Gwanggyang Beech, IMO: 8847595, Jiadong Pearl, Onishi, Shin Kurushima, St Francis Xavier, Star Diamond
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No.386 Sierra Córdoba launched in 1923
11,469grt for North German Lloyd from Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Burned out in 1946. Sank off Esbjerg 1948 being towed to the UK for breaking. Photo from Heizer on Ship Spotting
No.707 General D E Aultman launched 1945
10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Portland 1968 Containership Chartering Scrapped Kaohsiung 1986 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22156.htm
Posted in Class C4-S-A1 (30 ships), Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged General D E Aultman, Kaiser, Portland, Richmond California, US Navy
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No.1882 Visborg launched in 2016
32,447GT for Rederi AB Gotland from Guangzhou Shipyard, Guangzhou IMO: 9763655 Visby 2021 Rederi AB Gotland Image attribution: Lars-Eric Frennesson & Sami H
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Guangzhou Shipyard, IMO: 9763655, Rederi AB Gotland, Visborg, Visby
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No.1884 MSC Seaside launched in 2016
153,516GT for MSC Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9745366 Image attribution: Tony Davis, Tommy Finlayson & Nicky Canepa MSC Cruises, MSC Seaside Per Ustad Søtvik
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9745366, Monfalcone, MSC Cruises, MSC Seaside
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No.1885 Ocean Blue Whale launched in 2016
19,413GT for Bohai International from Yellow Sea Shipbuilding, Shidau IMO: 9790139 Image attribution: Yellow Sea Shipbuilding & Hyeoun Soo Kim
No.1886 Viking Sun launched in 2016
47,842GT for Viking Ocean Cruises from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9725433 Zhao Shang Yi Dun 2021 China Merchants Viking Cruises Image attribution: Christopher Brindle, Tony Davis, Vitor Francisco & Flo L
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, IMO: 9725433, Marghera, Viking Ocean Cruises, Viking Sun
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