No.857 City of York launched in 1953

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13,345grt for Ellerman Lines by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle

Mediterranean Sky 1971 MA Karageorgis

Siterranean Sky 1987 Argentina

Mediterranean Sky 1991 MA Karageorgis

Sank Elevsis 2003

Image attribution: Fotoflite, Neven Jerković & Henry Brayshaw

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No.856 Wirakel launched in 1953

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10,714grt for Phs van Ommeren NV by P. Smit, Rotterdam

Kydon 1968 Cretan Maritime

City of Taranto 1989 Lelakis Group

She was a converted oil tanker and was scrapped in Aliağa in 1998

Image attribution: Χαριλαος Ντιγριντακης

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No.855 Laos launched in 1952

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13,212grt for Messageries Maritimes by Chantiers Naval de La Ciotat

Empress Abeto 1970 Cia de Nav Abeto SA

Malaysia Raya 1971 Fir Line

Fire, scrapped Kaohsiung 1977

Image from Rich Turnwald

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No.854 Pine Tree Mariner launched in 1952

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14,812grt for US Maritime Commission from Bethlehem Steel Co, Quincy

Mariposa 1956 Matson Line

Jin Jiang 1983 China Ocean Shipping

Queen of Jin Jiang 1992 COS

Heng Li 1995 COS

Nisarutn 1996 COS

Scrapped Alang 1996

Images: Chris Howell, James Bonar & Brian Fisher

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No.852 Kungsholm launched in 1952

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21,141grt for Swedish America Line from De Schelde, Vlissingen

Europa 1965 North German Lloyd

Columbus C 1981 Costa Armatori

Sank Cadiz 1984 after hitting the harbour wall, scrapped Barcelona 1985

During her world cruise in 1962 when I first saw her in Singapore (but not in that photo)

Image Attribution: Christer Gustafsson (Sydney 1963)

Image attribution: Tor Arne Prytz

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No.851 Tahitien launched in 1952

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12,614grt for Messageries Maritimes by Arsenal de Brest

Atalante 1972 Aphrodite Cruises

Homericus 1991 Epirotiki Line

Scrapped Alang 2004

Image attribution: Ben Ayre

Image attribution: Nektarios Papadakis

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No.2044 Arvia floated out 27 Aug 2022

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185,206GT for P&O Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg

IMO: 9849693

Image attribution: Unimedien, Jan Czonstke Fotografie, Peter Gonçalves & Andrew McAlpine

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No.1130 Stena Jutlandica launched in 1980

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15,811 Stena Line by Chantiers du Nord & de la Méditerranée, Dunkirk IMO: 7907257

Stena Empereur 1996 Stena Line A/B

P&OSL Provence 1998 P&O Stena Line

P&O Provence 2002 P&O Ferries

Pride of Provence 2003 P&O Ferries

Alkmini A 2004 GA Ferries

Pride of Telemark 2005 BOA Holding AS

Scrapped Alang 2011

Image attribution: Robert Smith

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No.1129 Europa launched in 1980

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33,819GT for Hapag-Lloyd by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack IMO: 7822457

Superstar Europe 1999 Star Cruises

SuperStar Aries 2000 Star Cruises

Holiday Dream 2004 Pullmantur

Bleu de France 2008 CDF Croisieres

Saga Sapphire 2012 Saga Cruises

Blue Sapphire 2020 Anex Tour

Image attribution: David Osmond

Tony Davis photo

My photo Port of Tyne

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No.1128 Astor launched in 1980

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18,835grt for Hadag Cruise Line by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg IMO: 8000214

Arkona 1985 VEB Deutfracht

Astoria 2001 Transocean Tours

Saga Pearl II 2010 Saga Cruises

Quest for Adventure 2012 Saga Cruises

Saga Pearl II 2013 Saga Cruises

Pearl II 2019 Aqua Explorer Holdings

Scrapped Aliaga Turkey in 2022

Image attribution: Wayne A’Court and Tony Davis

Astoria by Aleksi Lindstrom

Nicolas Arocha

Ben Ayre

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