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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.1306 Via Ligure launched in 1992
19,308GT for Viamare di Navigazione by Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen IMO: 9019054 Ionian Star 1994 Strintzis Line Scandola 1999 Cie Meridionale Denia Ciutat Creativa 2016 Balearia Image attribution: Yevgeniy B Image attribution: Tony Singh Image: Manuel Hernandez
No.1307 Statendam launched in 1992
55,430GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 8919245 Pacific Eden 2015 P&O Cruises Australia Vasco da Gama 2019 CMV Vasco da Gama 2020 Mystic Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Tony Haynes & Peter Ferrary
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged CMV, fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 8919245, Monfalcone, Mystic, P&O Cruises, Pacific Eden, Statendam, Vasco da Gama
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No.1308 New Akatsuki launched in 1992
14,250GT for A Line Ferry by Hayashikane Shipbuilding, Nagasaki IMO: 9045895 Akatsuki 2008 Palma Management Utopia IV 2009 Utopia Line UFO 2019 Breakers Scrapped Bangladesh 2019
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged A Line Ferry, Akatsuki, Hayashikane SB Co, IMO: 9045895, Nagasaki, New Akatsuki, UFO, Utopia
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No.1309 Crown of Scandinavia launched in 1992
35,285GT for DFDS from Brodogradiliste, Split IMO: 8917613 Crown Seaways 2012 DFDS Seaways Nordic Crown 2025 Gotlandsbolaget Regal Princess, by Tom Gulbrandsen Rolf Bridde Jan Martin Ekvall
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Brodogradliste, Crown of Scandinavia, Crown Seaways, DFDS Seaways, IMO: 8917613, Split
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No.642 Vaterland launched in 1940
41,000grt for Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Never completed – bombed in Hamburg 1943 In the background on 2nd photo
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Blohm & Voss, Bombed, Hamburg, Hamburg-America, Vaterland
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No.645 Miike Maru launched in 1941
11,739grt for Nippon Yusen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Torpedoed by USS Trigger of the Caroline Islands 1944 http://combinedfleet.com/Miike_t.htm
Posted in Japanese, Navy Ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Caroline Islands, Miike Maru, Mitsubishi, Nagasak, Nippon Yusen KK, USS Trigger
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No.646 launched as the Izumo Maru 1941
27,500 Nippon Yusen by Kawasaki, Kobe Proposed Japanese ocean-liner of 27,000 tons and 722 feet long. Ordered late 1938, completed as an aircraft carrier in 1942 Hiyō, launched 1941 She was sunk by a US torpedo in the Battle of … Continue reading
Posted in Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger ship
Tagged aircraft carrier, Hiyo, Izumo Maru, Kawasaki, Kobe, Nippon Yusen, torpedoed
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No.647 launched as Kashiwara Maru 1941
24,150grt for Nippon Yusen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Completed as aircraft carrier Junyo 1941 Japanese Navy Torpedoed 1944, hulked & broken up 1947 Japanese aircraft carrier Junyō moored at Sasebo, Japan, in 1945
Posted in Japanese, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger ship
Tagged aircraft carrier, Junyo, Kashiwara Maru, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen KK, torpedoed
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No.648 Empire Grace launched in 1941
13,478grt for Ministry of Transport by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Wairangi 1946 Shaw, Savill & Albion Ran aground on 14 August 1963 at Kanholmsfjärden. Refloated on 26 August but declared a constructive total loss. Arrived on 25 October 1963 at Faslane for scrapping … Continue reading
No.650 Frederick Funston launched in 1941
11,971grt for US Army from Seattle-Tacoma SB, Tacoma Scrapped 1969 https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03089.htm
Posted in Class C3-S-A1, Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship, US Army
Tagged Frederick Funston, Seattle-Tacoma SM, Tacoma, US Army
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