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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.202 Bahia Castillo launched in 1913
10,121grt for AG Hugo Stinnes from Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg General Belgrano 1922 AG Hugo Stinnes Scrapped in Hamburg 1932 Image attribution: Scott Base
No.886 Dinteldyk launched in 1956
11,366grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Oriental Fantasia 1970 CY Tung Group HONGKONG SUCCESS 1972 Pacific Union Line Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1979 ORIENTAL FANTASIA photo by Hiromaru
No.882 Carinthia launched in 1955
21,947grt for Cunard Line from John Brown, Clydebank IMO 5063629 Fairland 1968 Fairland Shipping (Sitmar) Fairsea 1971 Fairsea Shipping (Sitmar) Fair Princess 1988 P&O Line China Sea Discovery 2000 China Sea Cruises Scrapped Alang 2005 Fairwind & Fairland awaiting full … Continue reading
Posted in China, Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Alang, Carinthia, China Sea Discovery, Clydebank, Cunard Line, Fair Princess, Fairland, Fairsea, IMO 5063629, John Brown, P&O, Sitmar
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No.1679 Europalink launched in 2006
45,923GT for Finnlines from O/Y Fincantieri, Ancona IMO: 9336268 Finnlady 2007 Finnlines O/Y From Lassi Liikanen on Marine Traffic Image from Schuler on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged ancona, Europalink, fincantieri, Finnlady, Finnlines, IMO: 9336268
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No.1678 Emerald Princess 2006
113,651GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9333151 Image attribution: David Sky, Bob MacDonald & Steve Hansen Emerald Princess passing Gourock for Greenock Ocean Terminal – photo Iaian Cameron
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Emerald Princess, fincantieri, IMO: 9333151, Monfalcone, Princess Cruises
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No.1677 Carnival Freedom floated out in 2006
110,320GT for Carnival Cruise Lines from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9333149 Image attribution: Tony Davis A funnel fire – no significant damage Eurodam & Carnival Freedom from Walter Colijn
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, passenger ship
Tagged Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Freedom, fincantieri, Fire, IMO: 9333149, Marghera
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No.1675 Pride of Hawai’i launched in 2006
93,558GT for NCL America from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9304057 Norwegian Jade 2008 Norwegian Cruise Line Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen Image from Adam Walsh
No.1674 Sheng Sheng 1 launched in 2006
10,347GT for Weihai Haida from Shandong Huanghai, Shidau IMO: 8741545 Image from Faquir on Ship Spotting
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged China, IMO: 8741545, Shandong Huanghai, Sheng Sheng, Shidau, Weihai Haida
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No.192 Empress of Asia launched in 1912
16,909grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow Bombed en route to Singapore 1942 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Asia RMS Empress of Asia under the Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver 1938 Bombed en route to Singapore 1942
Posted in fire on ship, Japanese, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Bombed, Canadian Pacific, Empress of Asia, Fairfield Glasgow, Singapore
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The World's Passenger Ships 