No.1675 Pride of Hawai’i launched in 2006

93,558GT for NCL America from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9304057

Norwegian Jade 2008 Norwegian Cruise Line

Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen

Image from Adam Walsh

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No.1674 Sheng Sheng 1 launched in 2006

10,347GT for Weihai Haida from Shandong Huanghai, Shidau IMO: 8741545

Image from Faquir on Ship Spotting

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No.192 Empress of Asia launched in 1912

16,909grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow

Bombed en route to Singapore 1942

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RMS Empress of Asia under the Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver 1938

Bombed en route to Singapore 1942

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No.191 Empress of Russia launched 1912

16,810grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow

Fire 1945, scrapped Barrow

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & City of Vancouver Archives

Hong Kong 1929

RMS Empress of Russia at Vancouver David Loughnan City of Vancouver Archives

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No.2049 Moby Legacy floated out 1 Dec 2022

69,500GT for Moby Ferries from Guangzhou Shipyard International

IMO 9837511

With the MOBY FANTASY, both vessels serve the Livorno (near Pisa) – Olbia route (Sardinia)

Moby Legacy from Finished with Engines

Moby Legacy from Marcxosm

Moby Legacy from Vitor Francisco

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No.1673 Costa Concordia launched in 2006

114,147GT for Costa Crociere SpA by Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO: 9320544

Capsized off Isola del Giglio Italy 2012, later scrapped Genoa

Image attribution: Remo Labarca

Adrian Caietta’s image in Malta week before the disaster

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No.1671 Cartour Beta launched in 2005

27,522GT for Levantina Trasporti from Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro IMO: 9332559

Celtic Horizon 2011 Celtic Link

Stena Horizon 2014 Stena Line

Image attribution: Stena Horizon – Det on Ship Spotting

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No.199 Kristianiafjord launched in 1912

10,669grt for Norwegian America Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead

Aground Cape Race 1917

Image attribution: http://Digitalmuseum.no

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No.198 Nestor launched in 1912

14,501grt for Blue Funnel Line by Workman Clark, Belfast

Scrapped in Faslane 1950

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No.197 Ixion launched in 1912

10,221grt for Blue Funnel Line from Scott´s, Greenock

Torpedoed by U 94 off Iceland 1941

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