No.1644 Sharden launched in 2004

39,798 Tirrenia from Fincantieri, Castellammare IMO: 9305269

GNV Auriga 2024 GNV

Image attribution: Antonio Nuccio & Jez-UK

Image from Vitor Francisco

Image from Norm Tyne Ships

GNV Auriga from Pieter Inpyn on Ship Spotting

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No.1643 Kiso launched in 2004

15,795GT for Taiheiyo Ferry KK from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki IMO: 9294317

Photo attribution – Numata Raisuke via ShipSpotting

A Japanese ferry

Three named images from Marine Traffic

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No.1642 Labobar launched in 2004

15,136GT for Indonesian Government by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg

IMO: 9281542

Image – Lyall Cowin

Husni on Marine Traffic

Ibnu Al Razak on Marine Traffic

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No.1939 Sky Princess floated out 14 Feb 2019

Delivered Oct 2019 143,700GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone

IMO: 9802396

STAR LEGEND in Gibraltar with the SKY PRINCESS
Image attribution: Tony Davis

Image attribution: Tony Davis & Andrew Sassoli-Walker

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No.119 Hesperian launched in 1907

10,920 Allan Line by Stephen, Glasgow

Torpedoed by U 20 off Fastnet 4 Sept 1915

Image attribution: Liverpool Maritime Museum

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No.118 Tenyo Maru launched in 1907

13,459 Toyo Kisen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki

Scrapped in Japan 1933

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No.117 Grampian launched in 1907

10,187grt for Allan Line by Stephen, Glasgow

Scrapped Netherlands 1925

Grampian after hitting an iceberg on July 10 1919

From Norway Heritage’s site

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No.116 Cairo launched in 1907

10,864grt for Egyptian Mail by Fairfield, Glasgow

Royal Edward 1910 Royal Line

Torpedoed by UB 14 in the Aegean

Sister ship of the Royal George

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No.115 Heliopolis launched in 1907

10,897 Egyptian Mail by Fairfield, Glasgow

Royal George 1910 Royal Line

Scrapped Wilhelmshaven 1922

This liner is not the Heliopolis that took migrants from Malaga, Spain to Hawaii in 1907 – incorrectly posted on Wikipedia and many Hawaiian family tree sites

Heliopolis from Malaga

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No.114 Avon launched in 1907

11,073grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Avoca 1916 Royal Navy

Avon 1917 Royal Mail Lines

Scrapped in Briton Ferry, South Wales 1930

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