No.928 Santa Maria launched 1962

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

IMO 5312460

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1988

Image attribution: Chris Howell, Fred Miller, David Oliver Thorne and Peter Wille

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No.924 Ancerville launched in 1962

14,225grt for Cie de Nav Paquet by Penhoët, St Nazaire

Ming Hua 1973 Republic of China

Sea World 1983 Republic of China

Hai Shang Shi Jie 1991 Republic of China IMO 5015957

Landlocked Hotel ship in Shenzhen 1991

Images: Mike Cornwall, John Kent & David Brand

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No.923 Santa Magdalena launched in 1962

14,443grt for Grace Line from Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrow’s Point

IMO 5312408

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1988

Photo with the Santa Mariana

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No.939 Taras Shevchenko launched 16 Jan 1965

Delivered Apr ’66 19,549grt for USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) by Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar IMO 6508195

Tara 2005 Breakers

Scrapped Chittagong 2005

The third ship of the Poet Class

Images: Tony Davis, Gordon Dalzell & Masato Nishiguchi

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No.940 Kungsholm launched in 1965

26,678grt for Swedish America Line from John Brown, Clydebank IMO: 6512354

Sea Princess 1979 P&O Line

Victoria 1995 P&O Line

Mona Lisa 2002 Holiday Kreuzfahrten

Oceanic II 2007 Louis Cruise Line

The Scholar Ship 2007 The Scholar Ship

Veronica 2010 DSME Oman

Scrapped Alang 2015

Image attribution: Mike Cornwall & Tony Davis

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No.1938 Hanseatic Inspiration floated out 9 Feb 2019

15,651GT for Hapag-Lloyd from Vard Tulcea/Langsten

IMO: 9817145

Image attribution: Hans-Peter Schroeder, Helga Massmann & Diego Zamora

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No.1650 Orange Hope launched in 2004

15,732 Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry from Imabari Zosen, Imabari IMO: 9089085

Image attribution: Yuichi Morita, Advectionfog & Kenro Oshita on Marine Traffic

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No.1649 Carnival Liberty floated out in 2004

110,320GT for Carnival Cruise Line by Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9278181

Image attribution: Carnival, Joost Keesing & Jermaine Kruger

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No.1648 Doktor Wagemaker launched in 2004

13,256GT for Teso by Royal Schelde, Vlissingen IMO: 9294070

Image attribution: M Andries & Siegfried Haase via Marine Traffic

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No.1647 Volcan de Timanfaya launched in 2004

17,343GT for Naviera Armas from Astillero Barreras, Vigo IMO: 9281334

Image attribution: Alex Marrero & Vladimir Knyaz

Celso Hdez

Laurent Tref on Marine Traffic

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