No.933 Santa Mercedes launched in 1963

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14,442grt for Grace Line from Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrow’s Point

Patriot State 1983 US Maritime Commission

Scrapped Brownsville, Texas 2011

IMO 5422409

Image attribution: Paul Wille, Captain Peter & Trenor from ShipSpotting

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No.932 Ivan Franko launched 15 June 1963

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in service 1964, 20,064grt for USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) from Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar

Frank 1997 Breakers

Scrapped Alang 1997 IMO 5415901

The first of 5 celebrated ships of the Poet Class

Image attribution: Nick James, Gena Anfimov & Michael Mulligan

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No.931 Raffaello launched 24 Mar 1963

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Completed July 1965, 45,933grt for ‘Italia’ SAN from Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico, Trieste

Sold to Iran in 1976 IMO 5289106

Raffaello was hit by a missile during the Iran–Iraq War in 1983 and sank in shallow waters outside Bushehr.

Image attribution: Cantieri Riuniti

Image attribution: David Meare

Image, in lay up with the Michelangelo

Image Chad Carleton arriving in Iran

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No.2041 Scenic Eclipse II floated out 30 Jun 2022

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16,500GT for Scenic from the Uljanik Group, Pula, Croatia

IMO: 9850460

Image attribution: Sara Jurdana, Ricardo Martins, Adrian Matei & F Ybancos on Marine Traffic

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No.162 Cameronia launched in 1911

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10,963 Anchor Line by Henderson, Glasgow

Torpedoed by U 33 off Malta 1917

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No.930 Oceanic launched 15 Jan 1963

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In service Mar 1965, 27,644grt for Home Lines by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone

Starship Oceanic 1985 Premier Cruise Line

The Big Red Boat I 2000 Premier Cruise Line

Oceanic 2000 Pullmantur Cruises

Scrapped Zhoushan China 2012 IMO: 5260679

Image attribution: The late Thad Constantine, Tony Davis, John Mangion & Neven Jerković‎

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No.929 Shalom floated out 1962

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25,338grt for Zim Israel Navigation Co from Penhoët, St Nazaire

In service Mar 1964

Hanseatic 1967 German Atlantic Line

Doric 1972 Home Lines

Royal Odyssey 1981 Royal Cruise Line

Regent Sun 1988 Regent Cruises

Sun 1996 Tony Travel

IMO 5321679

Sank en route to breakers off South Africa 2001

Image attribution: Marc David Lewis, Tor Arne Prytz‎, René Beauchamp, Wayne A’Court & Tony Davis

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No.927 Michelangelo launched 16 Sep 1962

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Completed April 1965 45,911grt for ‘Italia’ SAN from Ansaldo, Sestri-Ponente

1976 sold to Iran

Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan 1991

IMO 5234113

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color, Postcard Per E. Merok & John Brooks

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Michelangelo in Geiranger, Norway in 1972. Postcardphoto Per E. Merok

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color. Michelangelo in lay up with sister Raffaello

Image attribution: Michelangelo at Bandar Abbas, Iran by John Brooks

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No.925 Santa Mariana launched in 1962

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14,442grt for Grace Line from Bethlehem Ship Building Corporation, Sparrow’s Point

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1988 IMO 5312642

Image attribution: Paul Wille on Ship Spotting & Jack Sparrow

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No.926 Sakura Maru launched in 1962

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12,628grt for Nihon Sangyo Junko from Mitsubishi, Kobe

Sakura 1971 Oshima Unya

Ziluolan 1982 Republic of China

Scrapped 1994

IMO 5307350

Image attribution: Hiromaru

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