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No.475 Rangitiki launched 1928

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

16,755grt for New Zealand Shipping Company from John Brown, Clydebank Scrapped in Santander 1962

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No.975 Eagle launched in 1970

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

11,609grt for Southern Ferries from Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes Azur 1975 Nouvelle Cie de Paquebots The Azur 1987 Chandris Line Eloise 2004 Cruise Eloise Royal Iris 2004 Mano Maritime Roy Star 2016 Mano Cruises Knyaz Vladimir 2017 Black Sea Cruises IMO: 7032997 … Continue reading →

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No.1475 Carthage launched 1998

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

32,298 Cotunav (Tunisia Ferries) by Fosen Mek, Rissa IMO: 9185396 Image attribution: Stephane Saissi, Valery Cherezov, Heinrich Vonwiller & Hartmut Knape on Marine Traffic

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No.1975 Spirit of Adventure floated out 24 Jul 2020

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

58,119GT for Saga Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9818084 Image attribution: Ian Collard & Maritime Photographic https://www.maritimephotographic.co.uk

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No.1571 Blue Star Paros launched in 2001

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

10,438GT for Blue Star Ferries by Daewoo Shipbuilding, Okpo IMO: 9241774 Images: Maik Kiss, Giwrgos Mertis & George Trks on Marine Traffic

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No.1071 Rostock launched in 1977

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

13788grt for Deutsche Reichsbahn by Bergens Mek, Verksted Star Wind 1999 SeaWind Line Vironia 2005 Euro Shipping Kopernik 2007 Unity Line Smyrna 2019 Pern 2019 Smyrna di Levante 2022 Levante Ferries IMO: 7527887 Image from Kim Victor Being converted, image by … Continue reading →

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No.571 Awatea launched in 1936

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

13,482grt for Union SS Co of New Zealand by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow Bombed North Africa 1942 Images: The TROVE Australia National Library & Steve Walker Colour

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No.2032 SH Vega floated out 11 Feb 2022

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

10,700GT for Swan Hellenic from Helsinki Shipyard Oy IMO: 9895252 Image attribution: Andrea Rolando, Santeri Velin, Florin Tanase & Sondre M Pettersen on Marine Traffic

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No.71 Merion launched in 1901

Posted on April 22, 2023 by donships

11,621grt for American Line by John Brown, Clydebank Tiger 1914 British Admiralty (A dummy ship for HMS Tiger) Torpedoed by UB8 off Mudros 1915 and as HMS Tiger

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No.476 Viceroy of India launched 1928

Posted on April 22, 2023 by donships

19,648grt for P&O by Stephen, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 407 off Oran 1942 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Viceroy_of_India Viceroy of India on the 11th of November, 1942

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