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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.1505 European Causeway launched 2000
20,646GT for P&O European Ferries by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki IMO: 9208394
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Tagged European Causeway, European Ferries, Mitsubishi, P&O, Shimonoseki
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No.1005 Bore I launched 1972
12,281grt for Bore Line by Wärtsilä, Turku Skandia 1980 Finska Angfartygs Stena Baltica 1983 Stena Line Ilyich 1983 Baltic Shipping Co Anastasia V 1996 Scansov Transport Windward Pride 1997 Windward Venture Baltic Kristina 1997 Estonian Shipping Atlas I 2007 Euro … Continue reading
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Tagged Anastasia, atlas, Baltic, Bore, Ilyich, Rigel, Skandia, Stena, Stena Baltica, Ventouris, Windward
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No.5 Campania launched 1892
12,950grt for Cunard Line by Fairfield, Glasgow. Sank off Edinburgh in 1918 after her refit as an aircraft carrier during The Great War
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Tagged aircraft carrier, Campania, cunard, Edinburgh, Fairfield, Glasgow
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No.1504 Superfast VI launched in 2000
32,728GT for Superfast Ferries by Howaldswerke Deutsche, Kiel Bimini Superfast 2013 Genting Group Cruise Olbia 2016 Grimaldi Cia di Navigazione Europa Palace 2021 Minoan Line Image copyright: Florian 1860 Image copyright: Wil Weijsters Europa Palace photo by Sergio Ferreira
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Tagged Bimini, Cruise Olbia, Deutsche, Europa Palace, Genting, Grimaldi, Howaldswerke, Kiel, Miinoan, Superfast, Superfast Ferries, Superfast VI
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No.1004 Royal Viking Sky launched 1972
21,891grt for Royal Viking Line by Wärtsilä, Helsinki Sunward 1991 28078 Klosters Rederi A/S Birka Queen 1992 Birka Line Sunward 1992 Klosters Rederi A/S Golden Princess 1993 Princess Cruises Superstar Capricorn 1997 Star Cruises Hyundai Kumgang 1998 Hyundai Merchant Marine … Continue reading
No.504 Baloeran launched 1929
16,981 Rotterdam Lloyd by Fijenoord NV, Rotterdam Strassburg 1941 Hamburg-America Line Mined Ijmuiden 1943 Image copyright: Willem van de Poll
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Tagged Baloeran, Fijenoord, Hamburg-America, Ijmuiden Mined, Rotterdam Lloyd, Strassburg
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No.4 Majestic 1889
10,147grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Morecambe England 1914 Steve Walker Colour
No.1503 Superfast V launched 2000
32,728GT for Superfast Ferries by Howaldswerke Deutsche, Kiel Cap Finistere 2010 Brittany Ferries IMO: 9198927 Image copyright: Dominik W Cap Finistere by Dave Sheherd CAP FINISTERE photo by Eugène GILLET
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Tagged Brittany, Cap Finistere, Howaldswerke, Kiel, Superfast
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No.1003 Vistafjord launched 1972
24,292 Norwegian America Line by Swan Hunter Group, Wallsend Caronia 1999 Cunard Line Saga Ruby 2004 Saga Cruises Oasia 2014 Millenium View Scrapped Alang 2017 IMO: 7214715 CARONIA by Bob Smith Saga Ruby in Copenhagen, photo by Tony Davis who also … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameria, Gibraltar, Norwegian, Oasia, Saga, Saga Ruby, Swan Hunter, Vistafjord
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No.503 Amerika launched 1929
10,110grt for East Asiatic Co by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen Torpedoed by U 306 in the Atlantic 1943 Image copyright: Rich Turnwald Collection
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Tagged Amerika, Atlantic, Burmeister, Copenhagen, East Asiatic, torpedoed, U boat, U306, Wain
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