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No.951 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria launched in 1966

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for Cia Trasmediterranea by Union Naval de Levante, Valencia Crown del Mar 1988 Crown Cruise Line 16,292GT after conversion Don Juan 1994 Royal Hispania Riviera I 2000 Interamericana Royal Pacific 2004 King Crown International Scrapped Kaohsiung 2005 Image Attribution: Tony … Continue reading →

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No.1451 R One launched in 1998

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30,277GT for Renaissance Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire Regatta 2003 Oceania Cruises Insignia 2003 Oceania Cruises Columbus 2 2012 Hapag-Lloyd (charter) Insignia 2014 Oceania Cruises IMO: 9156462 Image attribution: Marco Schoone, Vitor Francisco & Nils Junge

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No.1951 San Sha 2 Hao launched 20 Aug 2019

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12,545GT for China State Marine from Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd MMSI: 413214690

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No.1599 Stena Adventurer launched in 2002

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43,532GT from Stena Line A/B by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan IMO: 9235529 Images: John Downs, Barrie Clark, Christopher Triggs and Rob Foy on Marine Traffic

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No.1099 Seabourn Spirit launched in 1988

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9,975GT for Seabourn Cruise Line from Schichau Seebeckweft, Bremerhaven 134m x 19.2m   212 passengers Star Breeze 2015  for Windstar Cruises 159.6m x 19.2m 312passengers 12969GT     IMO: 8807997 Image by Aleksi Lindstrom. New Zealand images from Wayne A’Court

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No.99 Virginian launched in 1904

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10,754 for Allan Line by Stephen, Glasgow Drottningholm 1920 Swedish-America Line Brasil 1948 Home Lines Homeland 1951 Home Lines Scrapped Trieste 1955

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No.452 Cap Arcona launched in 1927

Posted on April 28, 2023 by donships

27,560grt for Hamburg-South America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Bombed Neustadt in the Bay of Lübeck 1945. Wreck finally broken up in 1949 Tragically, this was one of the largest single-incident maritime losses of life in World War 2 … Continue reading →

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No.952 Yao Hua launched in 1966

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10,151 People’s Republic of China from Penhoët, St Nazaire Orient Princess 1986 ROC Maritime Moored in Tianjin since 2003 IMO: 6708109 Image attribution: Don Hazeldine & Hong Kong Cruise Society

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No.1452 Paradise launched in 1998

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70,390GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki Carnival Paradise 2007 Carnival Cruise Line IMO: 9120877 Image attribution: Tony Davis Phil Moreton’s photo in my collection Image attribution: Tony Davis

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No.1952 Silver Moon floated out 29 Aug 2019

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40,844GT Silversea Cruises from Fincantieri, Ancona IMO: 9838618 Image attribution: Tony Davis & Giannis Mavronas

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