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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.79 Ionic launched in 1902
White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Osaka 1937 Like the Corinthic, No.76, mainly Shaw, Savill & Albion. She was built for the combined companies of White Star & Shaw Savill Lines, operating passenger and cargo services to … Continue reading
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No.980 Cunard Adventurer launched in 1971
14,151grt Cunard Line from Rotterdamsche DD Mij, Rotterdam Sunward II 1977 Klosters Rederi Triton 1991 Epirotiki Line Coral 2004 Louis Cruise Line Cora 2013 Breakers IMO 7046936 Scrapped Alang 2014 Image attribution: Jeff Maplin, Ben Ayre, Neven Jerkovic & Kai … Continue reading
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Tagged Alang, Cora, Coral, Cunard Adventurer, Cunard Line, Epirotiki, IMO 7046936, Klosters, Louis Cruise, Rotterdam, Rotterdamsche DD Mij, Sunward, Triton
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No.565 Orion launched in 1934
23,696grt for Orient Line by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow Scrapped in Antwerp 1963. Her final 6 months were spent in Hamburg on charter as a hotel ship for an exhibition Image copyright: The late Michael Sutcliffe, Allan Green and Steve Besford Foster … Continue reading
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No.960 Canguro Verde launched in 1967
11,162 Traghetti Sardi from Fincantieri, Castellammare Durr 1981 Fayez Trading Ionian Harmony 1989 Strintzis Sun Fiesta 1990 A Lelakis Regent Jewel 1993 Regency Cruises Calypso 1994 Louis Cruise Line The Calypso 2007 Thomson Cruises Caly 2013 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2013 … Continue reading
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No.1755 Scottish Viking launched 2009
Scottish Viking 2009 26,904 Norfolk Line by Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro GNV Sealand 2021 Grandi Navi Veloce IMO: 9435454 Image attribution: C Costa Image by Alexander Portas on Ship spotting
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Tagged Canitiere Navale, GNV Sealand, Grandi Navi Veloci, Norfolk Line, Porto Viro, Scottish Viking, Visentini
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No.1517 European Ambassador launched in 2000
24,206GT for P&O European Ferries by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki Stena Nordica 2004 Stena Line Malo Seaways 2015 DFDS Seaways Stena Nordica 2016 Stena Line IMO: 9215505 Image by Simonwp Image LPX on Ship Spotting Image copyright: Gena Anfimov
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Tagged DFDS, European Ambassador, Malo Seaways, Mitsubishi, P&O European Ferries, Shimonoseki, Stena, Stena Nordica
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No.1017 Ferry Tenryu launched 1973
15,771 Tokyo Ferry by Koyo Dockyard Co, Mihara Ferry Suzuran 1978 Shin Nihonkai Ferry KK Utopia 3 1995 Nishinippon Kisen Manila Bay 1 2003 Gothong Lines Scrapped 2019 IMO: 7326609 Image copyright: Mike Baylon
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Tagged Ferry Suzuran, Ferry Tenryu, Gothong, Manila, Philippines, Shin Nihonkai, Tokyo, Utopia
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No.1512 Infinity launched 2000
90,228GT for Celebrity Cruises by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Celebrity Infinity 2007 Celebrity Cruises Image copyright: David Thorn Infinity by Wolfgang Dreyer Image from Tony Davis David Michael Sanchez photo of Celebrity Infinity
No.2009 Peter Pan
Launched 14 Jul 2021 56,138GT for TT Line from Jiangsu Jinling IMO: 9880946 Image attribution: Jan Moller, Gerd Frick & CapTom on Marine Traffic & Shipping Magazine
No.2001 Stena Estelle launched 24 May 2021
48035GT for Stena Line from AVIC, Weihai, China IMO: 9862994 Image attribution: Piotr Gora, AVIC, Daniel Hakkarainen & Tony Davis
The World's Passenger Ships 