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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: Turku
No.1637 Color Fantasy launched in 2004
75,027GT for Color Line by Kværner Masa Yard, Turku Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen & Schoenebein Image from PixelOpa
Posted in ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Color Fantasy, IMO: 9278234, Kvaerner Masa, Turku
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No.1611 Mariner of the Seas launched in 2003
138,297GT Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9227510 1st is André Velho Cabral’s photo at Miami Clemente Cortés Mayer Mariner of the Seas
No.1114 Finlandia launched in 1980
25,905grt for Finska Angfartygs A/B by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku IMO: 7911533 Queen of Scandinavia 1990 Det Forenede D/S (DFDS) 34093GT Princess Maria 2010 St Peter Line Moby Dada 2016 Moby Lines Arrived Aliga, Turkey June 2025 Image attribution: Juhani Mehto … Continue reading
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Tagged DFDS, Finlandia, Finska Angfartygs, IMO: 7911533, Moby, Moby Dada, O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Princess Maria, Queen of Scandinavia, St Peter Line, Turku
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No.1123 Silvia Regina launched in 1980
25,905grt for Svea Line by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Stena Britannica 1991 Stena Line Stena Saga 1994 Stena Line 33967GT Saga 2021 One of four similar ships – the first registered 25905 gross tons before the 1982 datum change and … Continue reading
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Tagged Saga, Silvia Regina, Sten Line, Stena Britannica, Stena Saga, Svea, Turku, Wartsila
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No.1941 Costa Smeralda floated out 15 Mar 2019
183,200GT for Costa Cruises from Meyer Werft, Turku IMO: 9781889 Image attribution: Nicolai Jepson, Mladen Krce & Nino Ciulla on Marine Traffic
Posted in Cruise ship, passenger ship
Tagged Costa Cruises, Costa Smeralda, IMO: 9781889, Meyer Werft, Turku
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No.1107 Viking Song launched in 1980
14,623grt for Rederi A/B Sally by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Braemar 1985 Fred Olsen Line Anna Karenina 1991 Baltic Line Regina Baltica 1996 Estline Currently with Balearia Image attribution: Gordon Dalzell Image attribution: DDGHansa Image attribution: Ulf Kornfeld Image attribution: … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Karenina, Balearia, Baltic Line, Braemar, Estline, Fred Olsen, Rederi A/B Sally, Regina Baltica, Turku, Viking Song, Wartsila
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No.1102 Viking Saga 1980
14,330GT for Rederi A/B Sally by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Sally Albatross 1986 Rederi A/B Sally Fire partially scrapped & rebuilt at Mäntyluoto in 1990 Leeward 1995 Norwegian Cruise Line Superstar Taurus 2000 Star Cruises Silja Opera 2002 Silja Line … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ship, ferry, fire on ship, passenger ship
Tagged Celestyal, Celestyal Crystal, Cristal, IMO: 7827213, Leeward, Louis Cristal, Louis Cruise, NCL, Opera, Rederi A/B Sally, Sally Albatross, Silja, Silja Opera, Star Cruises, Superstar Taurus, Turku, Viking Saga, Wartsila
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No.1455 Superfast III launched in 1998
29,338GT for Superfast Ferries from Masa-Yards Inc, Turku Spirit of Tasmania II 2002 TT Line IMO: 9158434 Image attribution: Roger Cordeiro, Clyde Dickens, David Wallace and Owen Foley on Marine Traffic
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9158434, Masa Yards, Spirit of Tasmania, Superfast Ferries, Superfast III, TT Line, Turku
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No.1456 Superfast IV launched in 1998
29,067GT for Superfast Ferries from Masa-Yards Inc, Turku Spirit of Tasmania I 2002 TT Line IMO: 9158446 Image attribution: Rogério Cordeiro, Cody Williams, Graham Flett and Yiwen Song on Marine Traffic
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged IMO: 9158446, Masa Yards, Spirit of Tasmania, Superfast Ferries, Superfast IV, TT Line, Turku
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No.965 Axel Johnson launched in 1969
25,441 for Rederi A/B Nordstjernan from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku Regent Sun 1986 Regency Cruises Italia 1988 Navyclub Italia Costa Marina 1990 Costa Cruise Line Harmony Princess 2011 Harmony Cruise Club Harmony 2012 Harmony Cruise Harmony 2014 Breakers IMO: 6910544 … Continue reading
