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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.1203 Nord Pas-de-Calais launched in 1987
13,727GT for Soc Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français by Chantiers du Nord et de la Méditerranée, Dunkirk IMO: 8512152 SeaFrance Nord Pas Calais 1996 SeaFrance Nord Pas de Calais 2012 Eurotransmanche Al Andalus Express 2016 FRS Iberia Maroc Pic: Valery … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Al Andalus Express, Chantiers du Nord, Dunkirk, Eurotransmanche, FRS Express, IMO: 8512152, Nord Pas de Calais, SeaFrance
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No.1204 Vilnius launched in 1987
21,890GT for Lithuanian Shipping by VEB Mathias Thesen, Wismar IMO: 8311900 Vilnius Seaways 2011 DFDS Seaways Vilnius 2019 Image attribution: Sergej Petrakov & another named photo from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged DFDS Seaways, IMO: 8311900, Lithuanian Shipping, VEB Mathias Thesen, Vilnius, Vilnius Seaways, Wismar
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No.1206 Iskenderun launched in 1987
10,583 Turkish Maritimes Lines from Kiyi Gemi, Istanbul IMO 8417390 Turkish troop transport since 2015 Frafo on Ship Spotting Andreas Schlatterer on Ship Spotting Vovashap on Ship Spotting
Posted in ferry, Navy Ship, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged IMO 8417390, Iskenderun, Istanbul, Kiyi Gemi, Turkish Maritime
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No.1207 Kiso launched in 1987
13,608GT for Taiheiyo Ferry KK from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki IMO: 8704406 Ocean Trailer 2004 Hellas Ferries Hellenic Voyager 2007 Grandi Navi Veloci Nissos Rodos 2010 Hellenic Seaways Image attribution: Alex Volos, Eleni Patsetaki & Rob de Visser
No.1208 Ferry Muroto launched in 1987
12,961GT for Muroto Kisen from Kurushima Dockyard, Kurushima IMO: 8705319 Ferry Cosmo 2002 Cosmo Shipping Huadong Pearl 2002 Huadong Ferry New Dong Chun 2006 Dong Chun Ferry Seokyong Paradise 2014 Sea Kyung Al Salmi 1 2018 UAE Salmi 2021 Breakers Arrived … Continue reading
Posted in China, ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Al Sami, Ferry Cosmo, Ferry Muroto, Huadong Pearl, IMO: 8705319, Kurushima, Muroto Kisen, New Dong Chun, Seokyong Paradise
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No.1209 Osado Maru launched in 1987
10,811Gt for Sado Kisen KK from Kanda Shipbuilding Co, Hiroshima IMO: 8705747 Sagita 2014 Brother Star Maria 2014 Brother Star SMS Sagita 2015 Brother Star Image attribution: Husni
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Brother Star, Hiroshima, IMO: 8705747, Kanda, Maria, Osado Maru, Sado Kisen KK, Sagita, SMS Sagita
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No.1211 Seaward launched in 1987
42,276GT for Kloster Cruise Line from Wärtsilä Marine, Turku IMO: 8612134 Norwegian Sea 1997 Norwegian Cruise Line Superstar Libra 2005 Star Cruises Accommodation vessel in Wismar – arrived Aliaga 31 May 2020 Images from: Me, Tony Davis and the late Neven … Continue reading
No.1213 Amorella launched in 1988
34,384GT for SF Line A/B from Brodogradiliste ‘Split’ IMO: 8601915 Mega Victoria 2023 Corsica Ferries Image attribution: Christer Gustafsson, Stéphanie & Pascal Lenzi
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Amorella, Brodogradliste, Corsica Ferries, IMO: 8601915, Mega Victoria, SF Line, Viking Line
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No.1212 New Harima launched in 1987
12,579GT for Hankyu Ferry KK by Kanda Zosensho KK, Kobe IMO:8618140 Superferry 17 2004 Superferry Huadong Pearl III 2007 Huadong Ferry Isabel del Mar 2008 ISCOMar Scrapped Aliaga 2014
Posted in China, ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Hankyu Ferry, Huadong Ferry, Huadong Pearl 3, IMO:8618140, Isobel del Mar, Kanda Zosensho KK, Kobe, New Harima, Superferry 17
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No.1323 Maasdam launched in 1992
55,451GT for Holland-America Line by Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 8919257 Aegean Myth 2020 Owned by Greek shipowner Marios Iliopoulos Renaissance 2022 CFC-Compagnie Francaise des Croisieres Image attribution: Me, Aris Bilalis & Stuart Ruskin
