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No.1275 Prins Filip launched in 1991

Posted on May 27, 2023 by donships

28,833GT for Regie des Transports Maritimes from Boelwerft NV, Tamise IMO: 8908466 Stena Royal 1998 Stena Line Pride of Aquitaine 2002 P&O Ferries Norman Spirit 2005 LD Lines Ostend Spirit 2010 LD Lines Calais Seaways 2013 DFDS Seaways Isle of Innisfree … Continue reading →

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No.1198 Oarai Maru launched in 1987

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15,139grt for Nihon Enkai Ferry Co Ltd from Hayashikane Shipbuilding, Shimonoseki IMO:8613073 Sun Flower Oarai 1991 Blue Highway Line Ferry Cosmo 3 2002 Mol Ferry Co Shuttle Yokosuta 2004 Dharma Latan Shuttle Oita 2005 Dharma Latan Shuttle 2007 Avra Shipping … Continue reading →

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No.1199 Jan Sniadecki launched in 1987

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14,417GT for Polskie Linie Oceaniczne from Götaverken Arendal, Gothenburg IMO: 8604711 Thalassitis 2024 Ainaftis Image attribution: Piotr Jaglinski & 3 named images from Marine Traffic

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No.910 Arlanza launched in 1960

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20,350grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Arawa 1969 Shaw, Savill & Albion Hoegh Transit 1971 Leif Hoegh Hoegh Trotter 1972 Leif Hoegh Hual Trotter 1977 Ace Autoline Trotter 1980 Ace Autoline Scrapped Kaohsiung 1981 The last … Continue reading →

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No.907 Aragon launched in 1959

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20,362grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast IMO 5024518 Aranda 1969 Shaw, Savill & Albion Hoegh Traveller 1971 Leif Hoegh Traveller 1980 Leif Hoegh Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1981 Images; Wolfgang Fricke, Mike Cornwall, Tony Price & B … Continue reading →

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No.875 Cabo San Roque launched 1955

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14,491grt for Ybarra y Cia from Soc Española de Constructions Navales, Bilbao Golden Moon 1977 Growth Maritime Africa-Cuba 1978 Empresa Nacional Mambisa Scrapped in Barcelona 1982 Image attribution: Geoffrey Watson & Hans-Wilhelm Delfs

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No.839 Monasterio de Guadalupe launched in 1951

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10,226grt for Empresa Nacional Elcano by Soc Española de Constructions Navales, Bilbao Guadalupe 1952 Cia Trasatlantica Scrapped in Castellon 1973

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No.708 Admiral Hugh Rodman launched in 1945

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17,100grt for US Navy from Bethlehem Steel Co, Alameda, California Gen Maurice Rose 1947 US Army Scrapped Brownsville 1997 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22126.htm

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No.709 General C C Ballou launched in 1945

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10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Brooklyn 1968 Sea Land Service Humacao 1975 Puerto Rico Marit Eastern Light 1981 Eastern Star Maritime Scrapped Kaohsiung 1981 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22157.htm

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No.710 General J C Breckinridge launched in 1945

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17,811grt for US Navy by Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22176.htm

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