No.113 Corsican launched in 1907

11,436grt for Allan Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Marvale 1922 Canadian Pacific

On May 21, 1923, the Marvale , with 437 passengers and crew, ran aground in thick fog at the entrance to Trepassey Bay at Cape Pine, about 25 miles west of Cape Race on the Newfoundland coast. The ship was evacuated within 25 minutes & all on board were brought to safety. The ship sank a short time later.

From Liverpool Museum

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No.112 Kronprinzessin Cecilie launched in 1906

19,360grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin

Mount Vernon 1917 US Shipping Board

Scrapped Baltimore 1940

Kronprinzessin Cecilie at Bar Harbor, Maine with black funnel tops painted in order to imitate the British liner Olympic

USAT Mount Vernon at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, September 1920

By Steve Walker

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No.111 Mauretania launched in 1906

31,938 tons for Cunard Line from Swan Hunter & Wigham, Richardson, Newcastle

Scrapped in Rosyth 1935

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Daryl LeBlanc

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No.410 Comorin launched in 1924

15,116grt for P & O Line from Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Fire mid-Atlantic Apr 1941. As the fire was out of control she was shelled and sunk by HMS Lincoln

Image from Norman Stewart

Two images from Rich Turnwald

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No.409 Cathay launched in 1924

15,104grt for P & O Line from Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Bombed Bougie 1942

Image attribution: Allan C. Green State Library of Victoria

In Aden

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No.408 Monte Olivia launched in 1924

13,750grt for for Hamburg-South America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

Bombed Kiel 1945

Her wreck was refloated on June 12th, 1946 and scrapped in 1948

MS Monte Olivia sailing out of Antwerp. circa 1928

Image from Rich Turnwald

Kungsholm and Monte Olivia in Hamburg

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No.407 Razmak launched in 1924

10,602grt for P & O Line from Harland & Wolff, Greenock

Monowai 1930 Union Steam Ship Co of New Zealand

Scrapped in Hong Kong 1960

Monowai in Milford Sound Feb 1933

HMNZS Monowai wartime

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No.405 Antenor launched in 1924

11,174grt for Blue Funnel Line by Palmers, Newcastle

Scrapped in Blyth 1953

Image from Kevin Blair

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No.404 Ranpura launched in 1924

16,585grt for P & O Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle

Scrapped in La Spezia 1961

Image attribution: Kevin Blair & Allan C Green

HMS RANPURA as a repair ship. Photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair

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No.2040 Viking Saturn floated out 23 Jun 2022

47,800GT for Viking Ocean by Fincantieri, Ancona

IMO: 9845922

Image attribution: Jan Schwabe, Nicolo Lovadina, Peter Blance, Umberto & Marco Fambrini on Marine Traffic

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