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No.614 Mauretania launched in 1938

Posted on May 16, 2023 by donships

35,738grt for Cunard-White Star Line by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1965 Coloured by Daryl LeBlanc Mauretania as a troopship Mauretania in cruising green

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No.2055 Sun Princess floated out 9 Mar 2023

Posted on May 16, 2023 by donships

175,000GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO:9000259 Sun Princess is the largest ship built so far in Italy, as well as the first LNG cruise ship ever built by Fincantieri Image attribution: Fincantieri Image attribution:Kyrylo Nikiforenko

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No.1708 Zhong Tie Bohai 3 Hao launched in 2007

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

25,380GT for Sinorail Bohai Train from Xingang Shipyard, Tianjin IMO: 9399375 Image attribution: Gena Anfimov

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No.1709 Costa Pacifica launched in 2007

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

114,288GT for Costa Crociere SpA from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO: 9378498 Image attribution: Luiz Fernando Hornstein, Peter Ferrary, Tony Davis & David Sky

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No.1422 Stena Discovery launched in 1997

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

20,057GT for Stena Line by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO:9107590 HSS Discovery 2009 FerryMar Scrapped Aliaga 2015 IMO:9107590 Image attribution: David Stockton & Selim San

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No.1750 Norman Arrow launched in 2009

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

10,503GT for LD Lines Incat 066 from Tasmania, Hobart IMO: 9501590 KatExpress 1 2012 Mols Line Express 1 2017 Mols Line Image attribution: Neil Hopper, Rolf Bridde & Nicolaj Holm

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No.271 Melita launched in 1917

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

13,967grt for Canadian Pacific by Harland & Wolff, Belfast and Barclay Curle, Glasgow Liguria 1935 Lloyd Triestino Bombed Tobruk 1941 Liguria in Port Said – Library of Congress, Washington

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No.272 Minnedosa launched in 1917

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

15,186grt for Canadian Pacific from Harland & Wolff, Belfast and Barclay Curle, Glasgow Piemonte 1935 Lloyd Triestino Bombed Messina 1943 Image attribution: Gordy on Shipspotting

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No.273 Conte Rosso launched in 1917

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

15,000grt for Lloyd Sabaudo by Beardmore, Glasgow Converted to an aircraft carrier HMS Argus 1918 Royal Navy Sold to Thos. W. Ward Dec 1946 & arrived at Inverkeithing to be broken up

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No.274 Naldera launched in 1917

Posted on May 15, 2023 by donships

15,825grt for P & O Line from Caird, Greenock Scrapped in Bo’ness 1938 Edgar Wallace photo of the Naldera in Aden

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