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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.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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No.1502 Silver Whisper launched 2000
28,258GT for Silversea Cruises by Cantieri Navale, Porto Viro & Mariotti, Genoa IMO: 9192179 Image copyright: Tony Davis Image copyright: Wayne A’Court in her new paint scheme
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Tagged Cantieri Navale, Genoa, Genova, Mariotti, Porto Viro, Silver Whisper, Silversea Cruises
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No.1002 Spirit of London launched 1972
17,370grt for P&O by CN del Tirreno & Riuniti Rivo, Trigoso Sun Princess 1974 Princess Cruises Starship Majestic 1989 Premier Cruise Line Southern Cross 1995 CTC Cruises Flamenco 1997 Festival Cruises Elysian Flamenco 2004 Elyssian Cruise New Flamenco 2004 Elyssian … Continue reading
No.502 Britannic launched 1929
26,943grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1961 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color Image Daryl LeBlanc Britannic in WW2 and in 1946 in the Suez Canal
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Tagged Belfast, Britannic, Harland & Wolff, Inverkeithing, White Star Line
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No.2 City of New York launched 1888
10,499grt for Inman Line by Thomson, Glasgow New York 1893 American Line Harvard 1898 US Navy New York 1898 American Line Plattsburg 1917 US Navy New York 1919 American Line Scrapped Genoa 1923 Plattsburg Image copyright: Steve Walker Color
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Tagged American Line, City of New York, Genoa, Harvard, Inman, Plattsburg, US Navy
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No.1501 R Six launched in 2000
30,277GT (gross tons) Renaissance Cruises by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Blue Dream 2005 (although name in use earlier) Pullmantur Azamara Journey 2008 Azamara Cruises Tony Davis photo BLUE DREAM photo by Luis Felipe G Vaz Azamara Journey photos by … Continue reading
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Tagged Azamara, Azamara Journey, Blue Dream, Pullmantur, R Six, Renaissance
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No.1001 Cunard Ambassador launched 1972
14,160grt for Cunard Line by P. Smit jr, Rotterdam Linda Clausen 1975 C Clausen Procyon 1980 Lembu Shipping Raslan 1983 Qatar Transport Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1984 IMO: 7208144 Cunard Ambassador on fire RASLAN
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Tagged Ambassador, cunard, Linda Calusen, Procyon, Raslan, Rotterdam
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No.1 Leviathan launched in 1858
18,915grt for Eastern Steam Navigation Company by J.Scott Russell & Co, Millwall, London Great Eastern 1858 Great Ship Co Scrapped New Ferry, Near Liverpool 1891 Images from Steve Walker Colour
The World's Passenger Ships 