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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.
Tag Archives: Mitsubishi
No.1454 Sun Flower Tsukuba launched in 1998
38,261GT Blue Highway Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Ferry Tsukuba 2007 Higashi Nihon Elyros 2007 ANEK IMO: 9178599 Image attribution: Ian Boyle
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged algerie Ferries, ANEK, Blue Highway Line, Elyros, Ferry Tsukuba, Higashi Nihon, Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki, Sun Flower Tsukuba
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No.1591 Laid down as the Diamond Princess, floated out 2002 (as the Sapphire Princess)
115,875GT Princess Cruises by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Renamed after a fire & entered service as the Sapphire Princess in 2004 for Princess Cruises IMO: 9228186 The name swap occurred because a major fire swept through the ship during construction, leading to a … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, fire on ship, passenger ship
Tagged 115, Diamond Princess, IMO: 9228186, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Princess Cruises, Sapphire Princess
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No.1582 European Highlander launched 2002
21,188GT for P&O European Ferries by Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Three labelled images from Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax
Tagged European Highlander, Mitsubishi, P&O European Ferries, Shimonoseki
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No.1470 Varuna launched in 1998
13,654 Blue Highway Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Sun Flower Sapporo 2005 Shosen Mitsui Ferry Queen Mary 2017 Sea World Express Ferries Mar 2022 Breakers IMO: 9184574 Arrived Chittagong 13 Oct 2022 Image from Yosshii
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Blue Highway Line, Chittagong, Mitsubishi, Queen Mary, Sea World Express, Shimonoseki, Shosen Mitsui, Sun Flower Sapporo, Varuna
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No.976 Central No1 launched 1970
10,223grt for Central Ferry Co. Ltd from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Tassili 1973 Cie Nationale Algerienne IMO:7039476 Scrapped Alang 2000 Image attribution: Ken Murayama, Per Jensen & Mike Taplin on faktaomfartyg.se From Sam on Twitter
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Central Ferry, Central No.1, Cie National Algerienne, Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki, Tassili
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No.989 Shin Sakura Maru launched 1971
13,082grt for Nihon Sangyo Junko from Mitsubishi, Kobe Scrapped 2001 IMO 7129087 Image attribution: John Kent & Geoffrey Watson
Posted in passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged Kobe, Mitsubishi, Nihon Sangyo, Shun Sakura Maru
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No.1556 New Rainbow Bell launched in 2001
11,410GT for Kyuetsu Ferry by Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Sun Flower Shiretoko 2007 Shosen Mitsui Ferry IMO: 9236717 Image copyright: Yosshii on Marine Traffic credits on photos
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Kyuetsu Ferry, Mitsubishi, new Rainbow Bell, Shimonoseki, Shosen Mitsui, Sun Flower Shiretoko
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No.1881 Lavender launched in 2016
14,125GT for Shin Nihonkai from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries IMO: 9810824
No.481 Asama Maru launched 1928
16,975grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Torpedoed China Sea 1944 Image attribution: Steve Walker & Daryl LeBlanc Color Image from Panama Maru Naoyuki
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Asama Maru, Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Nippon Yusen, torpedoed
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No.1721 Sunflower Gold launched in 2007
11,178GT for Diamond Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Image attribution: Blackmore & Kenro Oshita on Marine Traffic
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