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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.1395 Stena Explorer launched in 1996
19,638GT for Stena Line from Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9080194 One World Karadeniz 2015 Karadeniz Black Sea Stena Explorer is now a floating school in Turkey Image attribution: Dimitris Triadafillou Posted by Bary Vey on Facebook
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Finnyards, IMO: 9080194, Istanbul, One World Karadeniz, Rauma, Stena Explorer, Stena Line
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No.1396 Cruise Ferry Hiryu 21 launched in 1996
14,614GT for Arimura Sangyo (A”Line) from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9135250 Biryong 2014 Da-In Ferry Image attribution: Yuichi Morita & V Tonic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Biryong, Cruise Ferry Hiryu 21, Da-In Ferry, IMO: 9135250, Mitsubishi, Shimomoseki
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No.1397 Maren Mols launched in 1996
14,221GT for Mols Line from Orskov Christensens, Frederikshaven IMO: 9112777 Tanger Express 2011 FRS Maroc Image attribution: JB, Marine Traffic & Peter Ferrary
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Frederikshaven, FRS Maroc, IMO: 9112777, Maren Mols, Mols Line, Orskov Christensens Staalskibs, Tanger Express
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No.1398 Aida launched in 1996
38,531GT for Deutsche Seerederei from Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9112789 AIDAcara 2001 AIDA Cruises Astoria Grande 2021 Aquilon Shipping, a Russian company Image attribution: Tony Davis & Nils Junge Image attribution: Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged AIDA, AIDA cruises, AIDAcara, Astoria Grande, Deutsche Seerederi, IMO: 9112789, Kvaerner Masa, Turku
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No.1399 Grandeur of the Seas launched in 1996
73,817GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki IMO: 9102978 Image attribution: Pixsson, Joost Keesing, Tony Davis & Don Riney Don Riney’s pic next to Allure of the Seas in Cozumel
No.1400 Stena Jutlandica launched in 1996
29,691GT Stena Line from Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen IMO: 9125944 Three named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged IMO: 9125944, Krimpen, Stena Jutlandica, Stena Line, Van der Giessen
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No.913 FRANCE launched 11 May 1960
66,348grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire IMO:5119143 Norway 1979 Klosters Rederi Blue Lady 2006 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2006 Image attribution: Chantiers in my collection Image attribution: Patrick Depelsenaire from Chantiers My images during conversion at Bremerhaven 1979 … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, France, IMO:5119143, Klosters, Norway, Penhoët, St Nazaire
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No.633 America launched in 1939
33,961grt for United States Lines by Newport News at Newport News West Point 1942 US Navy America 1946 United States Lines Australis 1964 Chandris Line Italis 1978 Chandris Line Noga 1980 Cia Noga Alferdoss 1984 Silvermoon Ferries American Star 1993 … Continue reading
No.2058 Silver Nova floated out 28 Apr 2023
54700GT for Silversea Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO 9886213 Image from Jeroen Houtman Images from Bootjeskiek’n
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged IMO 9886213, Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Silver Nova, Silversea Cruises
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No.1135 Torre del Greco launched in 1981
17,961 Lloyd Triestino SpA by Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona IMO: 7820746 Capo Sandalo 1988 Tirrenia di Navigazione Chang Xing Dao 2003 China Shipping Image attribution: SUN KAI Image from Vessel Tracker Image from Ship Spotting
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