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No.348 Jervis Bay launched in 1922

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

13,839grt for Commonwealth Government from Vickers, Barrow Sunk North Atlantic 1940 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Jervis_Bay Image attribution: http://museumsvictoria.com.au Jervis Bay loading cargo at Adelaide’s Outer Harbour in 1937; Frank and Chris Finney

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No.349 Bendigo launched in 1922

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13,039grt for P&O Branch Line from Harland & Wolff, Greenock Scrapped in Barrow 1936 Image attribution: Gordy on Shipspotting Bendigo and Strathnaver at Malta in 1938 From the Old P&O

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No.350 Athenia launched in 1922

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13,465grt Anchor-Donaldson Line from Fairfield, Glasgow Torpedoed by U30 off the Hebrides on the day war was declared 3 September 1939 My father’s photo from the 1930s Athenia departing from Glasgow on her fateful voyage in 1939

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No.1695 Stena Traveller launched in 2006

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26,663GT for Stena Line A/B from Baltijsky Zavod, St Petersburg & Fosen Mek Verksted, Rissa Highlanders 2011 Marine Atlantic Inc Image attribution: Jarrod David

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No.1696 Color Magic launched in 2006

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75,156GT for Color Line from Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO: 9349863 Celebrity Infinity and the cruise ferry Color Magic arriving at Oslo together 2014 Tom Gulbrandsen Named image from Marine Traffic

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No.1697 Borja launched in 2006

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27,414GT for Balearia from Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9349760 Baltic Amber 2010 Ave Line Norman Asturias 2011 LD Lines Asterion 2016 ANEK Connemara 2018 Stena Ro-Ro (Brittany) Image Nachete Muccio

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No.1698 Queen Victoria floated out 2007

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90,049GT for Cunard Line from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9320556 Image attribution: Don Williams & Mike Burke

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No.715 Marine Falcon launched in 1945

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12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Vancouver IMO 5224845 Trenton 1966 Litton Industries Borinquen 1975 Litton Industries Scrapped in Beihei 1989

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No.716 Marine Flasher launched in 1945

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12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Vancouver Long Beach 1966 Litton Industries Grounded San Juan 1988 Marine Flasher leaving Bremerhaven 1946

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No.717 Marine Adder launched in 1945

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12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Richmond California Transcolorado 1967 Hudson Waterways Scrapped Kaohsiung 1988

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