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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.1416 Rainbow Love launched in 1996
29,554GT for Kyuetsu Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki New Golden Bridge V 2003 Weidong Car Ferry IMO: 9145047 Image attribution: Damir Pavlovic, smp and Tony Hogwood on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9145047, Kyuetsu Ferry, Mitsubishi, New Golden Bridge, Rainbow Love, Shimonoseki, Weidong Car Ferry
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No.1417 launched as Columbus Oct 1996
15,067GT for Conti Reederei from MTW Schiffswerft, Wismar Delivered as c Columbus 17 June 1997 Hapag-Lloyd charter Hamburg 2012 Plantours Kreuzfahrten charter IMO: 9138329 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Peter Ferrary & Tony Davis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged c Columbus, Columbus, Conti Reererei, Hamburg, Hapag-Lloyd, IMO: 9138329, MTW Schiffswerft, Plantyours Kreuzfahrten, Wismar
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No.1418 Enchantment of the Seas floated out 20 Nov 1996
delivered 4 Jul 1997 74,136GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki Extended from 279.6m to 301.8m IMO: 9111802 Image attribution: Joost Keesing, Richard MacGregory and Peter Ferrary
No.1419 Swaraj Dweep launched in 1996
14,239GT for Shipping Corporation of India Ltd from Hindustans Shipyard Vishakapatnam IMO: 9101168 Image: Mohammed Firose & Dilip Kumar 2012 clean up
No.1420 Prins Richard launched in 1996
14,621GT for Scandlines from Orskov Christensens Staalskibs, Frederikshaven IMO: 9144419 Image: Nils Junge, Lutz Graupeter & Steiner Wilhelmsen from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Frederikshaven, IMO: 9144419, Orskov Christensens Staalskibs, Prins Richard, Scandlines
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No.1421 Rotterdam floated out 21 Dec 1996
delivered Nov ’97. 61,849GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera Borealis 2020 Fred Olsen Cruise line IMO: 9122552 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, Ian Collard & Gorm Niclassen
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Borealis, fincantieri, Fred Olsen, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9122552, Marghera, Rotterdam
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No.887 Statendam launched in 1956
24,294grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Rhapsody 1982 Paquet Cruises Regent Star 1986 Regent Cruises Sea Harmony 1996 Perosea Shipping Co Harmony I 2004 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2004 Image from Bob Scott Image from Richard MacGregory Image: Rick Garcia … Continue reading
No.264 Paris launched in 1916
34,569grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Fire Le Havre 1939 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc Color, Steve Walker Color
Posted in fire on ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged CGT French Line, Fire, Paris, Penhoët, St Nazaire
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No.2057 Varsovia floated out 18 Apr 2023
for Polska Żegluga Bałtycka SA, operator of Polferries and leased to Visemar by Visentini Images from Polferries
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Polferries, Polska Żegluga Bałtycka, Visemar, Visentini
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