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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: Static ship
No.1290 Majesty of the Seas launched in 1991
73,937GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Chantiers de l’Atlantique, St Nazaire Majesty of the Oceans 2020 Majesty 2021 Laid up in Piraeus area Image attribution: Matthew Brierley & my photo Majesty of the Seas by Rob McLewee
No.695 General W.P. Richardson launched in 1944
17,811grt for US Navy by Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny La Guardia 1949 American Export Lines Leilani 1956 Hawaiian SS Co President Roosevelt 1961 American President Lines Atlantis 1970 Chandris Line Emerald Seas 1972 Ares Shipping Funtastica 1992 Ares … Continue reading
Posted in Class P2-S2-R2 (11 ships), Cruise ship, Navy Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, Static ship, troopship
Tagged Alang, Atlantis, Emerald Seas, Funtastica, General W.P. Richardson, La Guardia, Leilani, Ocean Explorer, President Roosevelt, Sapphire Seas, Terrifica
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No.245 Bismarck launched in 1914
56,551grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Majestic 1922 White Star Line Caledonia 1937 British Admiralty Scrapped Inverkeithing by 1944 after a fire in 1939, awaiting disposal Image attribution: Steve Walker Color Caledonia
No.257 Ausonia launched in 1915
11,300grt for for Società Italiana di Servizi Marittimi (SITMAR) from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg There were plans to convert her to an aircraft carrier. Never completed, broken up in 1922
No.634 Mormacmail launched in 1940
11,086grt for Moore-McCormack Lines by Sun SB & DD Co, Chester, USA Long Island 1941 US Navy Nelly 1949 Caribbean Land & Shipping Seven Seas 1953 Europa-Canada Line Scrapped in Belgium 1977
No.639 Stockholm launched in 1940
29,307grt intended for Swedish-America Line from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone Sabaudia 1941 Italia SAN Bombed Trieste 1944, scrapped by 1949
No.1142 Olau Britannia launched in 1981
14,983grt for Olau Line by AG ‘Weser’, Bremerhaven Bayard 1990 Fred Olsen Christian IV 1991 Color Line Julia 2008 Stella Naves Wind Perfection 2012 C Bed Moby Zaza 2015 Moby Lines 22161GT Sold, last reported in Colombo 7 Jun 2025 … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Static ship
Tagged AG Weser, Bayard, bremerhaven, Christian IV, Color Line, Fred Olsen, IMO: 8020642, Julia, Moby Lines, Moby Zaza, Olau Britannia, Olau Line, Stella Naves, Wind Perfection
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No.1424 Mistral launched in 1999
47,266GT for Festival Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Grand Mistral 2005 Iberojet Costa NeoRiviera 2013 Costa Crociere SpA Aidamira 2019 AIDA Cruises Ambition 2022 Ambassador Cruise Line (after 6 months as an accommodation ship in Glasgow) IMO: 9172777 … Continue reading
No.1148 Corse launched in 1982
12,686grt for Soc Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée by Dubigeon-Normandie SA, Nantes IMO: 8003620 Grand Ferry 2018 20805 Karaneh Lines Last position Persian Gulf Image attribution: Carlo Martinelli & Brian on Ship Spotting Grand Ferry photo by Georgios Togias
No.1403 VEENDAM launched in 1996
55,451GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Monfalcone Aegean Majesty 2020 Greek owners (Seajets) Laid up near Patras in Greece Image attribution: Tony Davis, Neven Jerkovic & Aris Bilalis AEGEAN MYTH and AEGEAN MAJESTY by Aris Bilalis
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship, Static ship
Tagged Aegean Majesty, fincantieri, Holland America Cruises, IMO: 9102992, Monfalcone, Patras, Veendam
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The World's Passenger Ships 