No.186 Vauban launched in 1912

10,660grt for Lamport & Holt from Workman Clark, Belfast

Alcala 1913 Royal Mail Lines

Vauban 1913 Lamport & Holt

Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1932

Erbaut 1912 von Workman, Clarke & Co. in Belfast für die Lamport & Holt Linie, 10_660 BRT wurde von zwei offensichtlich eher kleinen Vierfachexpansions-Kolbenmaschinne auf zwei Schrauben angetrieben, erreichte nur eine Geschwindigkeit von rund 13,5 Knoten. Der Einsatz des kombinierten Passagier- und Frachtschiffes war im Dienst von New York nach der Ostküste Südamerikas. Im 1. Weltkrieg diente das Schiff der US Marine als Truppentransporter, aber schon 1919 kam es in sein angestammtes ziviles Fahrgebiet zurück. Im Jahre 1920 gab es kurzzeitig einige Vertretungen für die Cunard-Line auf der Strecke Liverpool-New York. 1930 wurde das Schiff aufgelegt und bald verschrottet. Der genannte Liniendienst war kurz zuvor eingestellt worden, dies vor allem bedingt durch den starken Buchungsrückgang nach dem tragischen Seenot-Unfall des Dampfers _Vestris_, einem Schwesterschiff der _Vauban_ im Jahre 1928. Poststempel 21.8.1922
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No.185 Desna launched in 1912

11,484grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Japan 1933

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No.184 Makarini launched in 1912

10,624grt for Tyser Line from Workman Clark, Belfast

Port Nicholson 1914 Commonwealth & Dominion

Mined Dunkirk 1917

Image attribution: Australian War Memorial

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No.183 Beltana launched in 1912

11,120grt for P & O Line from Caird, Greenock

Scrapped in Japan 1933

Image attribution: Port Adelaide Nautical Museum

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No.182 Wiltshire launched in 1911

10,390grt for Federal SN Co from John Brown, Clydebank

Aground Rosalie Bay, Great Barrier Island whilst approaching Auckland in 1922

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No.870 Southern Cross launched in 1954

20,204grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion from Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Calypso 1973 Cia de Vap Cerulea SA

Calypso I 1980 Eastern Steamship Lines

Azure Seas 1980 Western Steamships

OceanBreeze 1992 Dolphin Cruise

OceanBreeze 1999 Imperial Majesty

Scrapped Chittagong 2003

Image attribution: Chris Howell, Simonwp, Tony Martin & Tony Davis

In her day, I thought she was a big ship. There she resembles a tender

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No.869 Brazil Maru launched in 1954

10,100grt for Osaka Shosen KK by Mitsubishi, Kobe until 1972 IMO 5050866

Served as a maritime pavilion called the “Toba Brazil Maru” at Toba from 1974 until 1996

Since 1996 Museum Ship in Zhanjiang, China. She was called Hai Shang Cheng Shi during her career in Zhanjiang. Can still see her on Google Earth https://www.flickr.com/photos/worlddiscoverer/albums/72157632438982187

Image attribution: Daisuke Nimura

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No.1639 Arcadia 2004

82,972GT for P&O Cruises from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9226906

Image attribution: Wayne A’Court & Adam Walsh

She was originally ordered/designed for Cunard as Queen Victoria. Then Carnival shuffled their strategy and assigned her to P&O

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No.1638 Akashia launched in 2004

16,810grt for Shin Nihonkai from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki IMO: 9288617

Image attribution: Kenro Oshita, Tamura Namihei & TM from Marine Traffic

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No.1637 Color Fantasy launched in 2004

75,027GT for Color Line by Kværner Masa Yard, Turku

Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen & Schoenebein

Image from PixelOpa

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