No.1127 Wasa Star launched in 1980

14,919grt for Rederi A/B Gotland by Øresundsvarvet A/B, Landskrona IMO: 7826790

Peter Wessel 1984 A/S Larvik

SNAV Toscana 2008 Grandi Navi Veloci

GNV Azzurra 2017 SNAV

Peter Wessel from FleetMon

SNAV Toscana by Carlo Martinelli

Image attribution: Rob de Visser

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No.1126 Olau Hollandia launched in 1980

14,981grt for Olau Line by AG ‘Weser’, Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven IMO: 7928811

Nord Gotlandia 1989 Olau Line Hamburg

Nordlandia 1998 Eckero Line

Isabella 1 2013 Isabella Cruise Line

Almariya 2016 Trasmediterranea

Image attribution: Rob de Visser, Cees de Bij, Teeseetaucher & Manuel Lafuente

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No.145 Balmoral Castle launched in 1909

13,361grt for Union-Castle Line by Fairfield, Glasgow

Scrapped Newport 1939

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No.144 Ruahine launched in 1909

10,758grt for New Zealand Shipping Company by Denny, Dumbarton

Auriga 1949 Fratelli Grimaldi

Scrapped in Savona 1957

Images from John B Hill & John Henry Rigaud

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No.143 Orvieto launched in 1909

12,133grt for Orient Steam Nav Co from Workman Clark, Belfast

Scrapped in UK 1931

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No.142 Mantua launched in 1909

10,885grt for P & O Line from Caird, Greenock

Scrapped Shanghai 1935

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No.141 Otranto launched in 1909

12,124grt for Orient Steam Nav Co by Workman Clark, Belfast

Collision, sank Irish Sea 1918 with huge loss of life

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color

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No.776 Moçambique launched in 1948

12,976grt for Cia Nacional from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1972

Image attribution: Trevor Jones & Luís Miguel Correia

Durban Harbour

From Rich Turnwald

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No.1925 Hanseatic Nature floated out 28 Aug 2018

16,100GT for Hapag-Lloyd from Vard Tulcea/Langsten

IMO: 9817133

Image attribution: John Voe & Michael Schönebein

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No.1924 Le Champlain floated 27 Sep 2018

9,976Gt for Compagnie du Ponant by Vard Group

IMO: 9814038

Image attribution: Tony Davis

SILVER WHISPER & LE CHAMPLAIN

From Manuel Hernande

From F Ybancos

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