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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: Ro-pax
No.864 Badger Mariner launched in 1953
14,138grt for US Maritime Commission from Sun SB & DD Co, Chester Atlantic 1957 American Banner Line Universe Campus 1971 CY Tung Group Universe 1976 CY Tung Group Arrived at Alang on April 6th, 1996 Masato Nishiguchi at Kobe
No.2046 Finnsirius launched 30 Aug 2022
65,692GT for Finnlines from China Merchants’ Weihai Shipyard (Formerly known as AVIC Weihai) IMO: 9902419 Image attribution: Ropax & Finnlines
Posted in China, ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged AVIC Weihai, China Merchants’ Weihai Shipyard, Finnlines, Finnsirius, IMO: 9902419, ZHAOSHANG276
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No.1617 Eurostar Salerno launched in 2003
25,995grt for Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione by Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9261554 Catania 2009 TTT Lines Image attribution: Anton Haas, Tony Hogwood and Daniel Klein
Posted in ferry, Passenger/Cargo, Ro-pax
Tagged Catania, Eurostar Salerno, Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione, IMO: 9261554, TTT Lines
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No.1656 Dueodde launched in 2005
13,906GT from Bornholmstrafikken Bodewes, Harlingen 124.9m x 23.4m 18.5kts 292 passengers Straitsman 2010 Strait Shipping Condor Islander 2023 Condor Ferries Islander 2025 Brittany Ferries IMO: 9323704 Islander from Mark Towells
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Bodewes, BornholmsTrafikken, Condor Ferries, Condor Islander, Dueodde, Harlingen, IMO: 9323704, Strait Shipping, Straitsman
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No.1655 Lagan Viking launched 2005
27,510GT Levantina Trasporti from Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9329849 Lagan Seaways 2010 DFDS Seaways Stena Lagan 2011 Stena Line A/B Stena Scandica 2021 Stena Line A/B Stretched, now 35456 GT Image attribution: Gordon Hislip & Colin Booth Stena Scandica … Continue reading
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Tagged Cantiere Navale Visentini, DFDS, IMO: 9329849, Lagan Seaways, Lagan Viking, Levantina Trasporti, Porto Viro, Stena Lagan, Stena Line, Stena Scandica
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No.1654 Hammerodde launched in 2005
13,906GT Bornholmstrafikken from Merwede, Hardinxveld IMO: 9323699 Stena Vinga 2018 Stena Line A/B Image attribution: Mark Pingoud. O Klm & Donald McKay
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Tagged BornholmsTrafikken, Hammerode, Hardinxveld, IMO: 9323699, Merwede, Stena Line, Stena Vinga
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No.1927 Gunsan Pearl launched 1 Dec 2018
19,988GT for Shidao Ferry Line from Huanghai Shipbuilding IMO: 9859143 Image attribution: Huanghai Shipbuilding & Vladimir Tonic
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged Gunsan Pearl, Huanghai Shipyard, IMO: 9859143, Shidao Ferry
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No.1117 Finnhawk launched in 1980
33,163GT for Finnlines O/Y Oskarshamn Varv AB, Oskarshamn Malmo Link 1990 Finnlines O/Y Ropax 1 2007 Channel Ferries Aqua Hercules 2011 Salem Al Makrani Cargo Laid up in Turkey in 2013 – any more information? Image attribution: Jorg Friedrich, named … Continue reading
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Tagged Aqua Hercules, Finnhawk, Finnlines, Malmo Link, Oskarshamn, Oskarshamn Varv, Ropax 1, Turkey
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No.1115 Adria launched in 1980
12,167grt for Lloyd Triestino SpA by Cantieri Navali Riuniti, Ancona IMO:7820734 Capo Carbonara 1988 Tirrenia di Navigazione 17961GT Naples 2004 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2004 Image attribution: Simonwp & Carlo Martinelli
Posted in ferry, Ro-pax
Tagged Adria, ancona, Cantieri Navale, Capo Carbonara, Lloyd Triestino, Naples, Tirrenia di Navigazione
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No.1113 Easy Rider launched in 1980
13,144grt for Castello Hellas by Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrera IMO: 7826855 Seafreight Highway 1987 Sealink UK Boyana 1988 SOMAT Activ Marine 1990 SOMAT Urd 1991 Scandlines Nearchos K 2025 Creta Cargo Lines Image attribution: Marc Riedel & 3 named … Continue reading
