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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.1038 Norstar launched in 1974
For Noordzee Veerdiensten by AG ‘Weser’, Bremerhaven 153m x 25.2m 18.5 kts 1026 passengers 12,502grt, stretched to 173m 1243 passengers 26919GT SNAV Campania 2002 SNAV Scrapped Alang 2010 IMO 7360710 Norstar photo by Lump007 Norstar photo by simonwp Image from … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, troopship
Tagged Alang, Falklands, Noordzee Veerdiensten, Norstar, North Sea Ferries, SNAV, SNAV Campania
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No.38 Oceanic launched in 1899
17,272get for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Stranded Shetlands, 1914 later scrapped Image copyright: Daryl LeBlanc color & Steve Walker color
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Harland & Wolff, Oceanic, Shetlands, White Star Line
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No.537 Monarch of Bermuda launched in 1931
22,424grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle In 1947 she was gutted by fire at Palmers Shipyard, Hebburn & declared a total loss. But the Ministry of Transport had her rebuilt as an emigrant ship & moved under … Continue reading
No.37 Belgia launched in 1899
11,585grt for Hamburg-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, as a cargo ship Then delivered as the Michigan 1899 Atlantic Transport Line and converted to a passenger ship to carry 2700 people in 2 classes Irishman 1900 Dominion Line Scrapped … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrant Ship, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Atlantic Transport, Belgia, Dominion Line, Hamburg-America, Irishman, Michigan
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No.600 Ruys launched in 1937
14,155grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by De Schelde, Vlissingen Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1968 Photo by Barry Parsons Image from Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged de Schelde, Kaohsiung, Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij, Ruys, Vlissingen
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No.597 Tegelberg launched in 1937
14,150grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1968 MS Tegelberg in Adabya Harbour (Ataka, Egypt), 1946.Willem van de Poll TEGELBERG at Nagoya photo by Hiromaru Image by Edson de Lima Lucas
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Amsterdam, Kaohsiung, Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij, Nederlandsche, Tegelberg
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No.595 Boissevain launched in 1937
14,134grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1968 Image attribution: Trevor Jones & Kenneth Barton One of three sisters, all of which survived the war
No.536 President Coolidge launched in 1931
21,936grt for Dollar Line by Newport News at Newport News Mined, New Hebrides, (Vanuatu) 1942 Colour picture from Hayao Nogam Photo from Rich Turnwald
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Dollar Line, Mined, New Hebrides, Newport News, President Coolidge, Vanuatu
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The World's Passenger Ships 