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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.226 Tubantia launched in 1913
13,911grt Royal Holland Lloyd from Stephen, Glasgow Torpedoed by UB 13 in the North Sea 1916 Tubantia was the largest neutral vessel sunk during the entire war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Tubantia Archie Cenaprints – Fotomaritime
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Royal Holland Lloyd, Stephen Glasgow, Tubantia, UB13
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No.227 Borda launched in 1913
11,136grt for P & O Line Branch Line from Caird, Greenock Scrapped in Japan 1930
Posted in Emigrant Ship, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Borda, Caird, Greenock, Japan, P&O Branch Line
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No.228 Columbus launched in 1913
34,351grt for North German Lloyd by Schichau, Danzig Homeric 1922 White Star Line Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1936 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color
No.229 Admiral von Tirpitz launched in 1913
21,498grt for Hamburg-America Line by Vulcan, Stettin Tirpitz 1914 Hamburg-America Line Empress of China 1921 Canadian Pacific Empress of Australia 1922 Canadian Pacific Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1952 Empress of China 20 Jan 1943 HMS Sturgeon entering Mers-el-kebir harbour, passing Empress … Continue reading
No.1711 SuperSpeed 1 launched in 2007
34,231GT for Color Line from Aker Yards, Rauma IMO: 9374519 Image attribution: Sebastian Grellus & 3 named images from Marine Traffic
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Yards, Color Line, IMO: 9374519, Rauma, SuperSpeed 1
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No.1712 MSC Poesia launched in 2007
92,409GT for MSC Crociere from Aker Yards, St Nazaire IMO: 9387073 (Italian for poetry) Image attribution: Adam Walsh, me, Giannis Mavronas & Neven Jerkovic My photo from Barcelona – great location but strong glare for photos
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Aker Yards, IMO: 9387073, MSC Cruises, MSC Poesia, St Nazaire
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No.1714 Norwegian Gem launched in 2007
93,530GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from Meyer Werft, Papenburg Image attribution: Tony Davis, John Henry Rigaud & Richard MacGregory
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9355733, Meyer Werft, Norwegian Cruise Line, Nowegian Gem, Papenburg
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No.1715 Coastal Inspiration launched in 2007
21,777GT for British Columbia Ferries from Flensburger Schiffbau IMO: 9332767 Image attribution: Frank Zerzau & 3 named others from Marine Traffic
