No.1443 Lagan Viking launched in 1997

21,856GT for Norse-Irish Ferries from Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro

Liverpool Viking 2005 Norse Merchant Ferries

Liverpool Seaways 2010 DFDS Seaways

Pelagos 2020 La Meridionale

IMO: 9136034

Image attribution: Pascal Lenzi, Vlad Mandlev & Patrick Westeel

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No.1442 Prinsesse Benedikte launched in 1997

14,621 Scandlines A/S from Orskov Christensens Staalskibs, Frederikshaven
IMO: 9144421

Image attribution: Anja Ludwig

Image attribution: Nils Junge

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No.447 Vulcania launched in 1926

23,970grt for Cosulich Soc Triestina by Cant Nav Triestino, Monfalcone

Caribia 1966 Sicula Oceanica IMO: 5384059

She hit a rock off Cannes in 1972, was damaged and was laid up at La Spezia. She arrived in Barcelona on 18 September 1973 under tow to be demolished but was resold to a Taiwanese demolition company and departed under tow to Kaohsiung for scrapping on 15 March 1974 the following year. However, she sank at the bay before reaching the destination.

Vulcania/Caribia’s restaurant

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No.947 Pasteur launched in 1966

17,986grt Messageries Maritimes by Atalies et Chantiers de Dunquerque, Dunkirk

Chidambaram 1973 Shipping Corp of India Ltd

Damaged fire, Scrapped Bombay 1985

IMO 6614683

Image attribution: Luka Arabuli, Brian Fisher & Mike Griffiths

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No.1447 Kennicott launched in 1997

12,635GT for Alaska Marine from Halter Marine, Moss Point

IMO: 9145205

Image attribution: Richard Gulbransen, Timothy Kalweit & Pete Roberts

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No.1947 Le Dumont D’Urville launched 14 June 2019

9,988GT for Compagnie du Ponant by the Vard Group

IMO: 9814052

Image attribution: Tom Gulbrandsen

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No.1603 Trinacria launched in 2002

24,409GT for TTT Lines by Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro

Sicilia 2015 Balearia

Image from Juan G Mata IMO: 9261542

Image from Tony Davis

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No.1103 Finnrose launched in 1980

33,163 Finnlines O/Y by Oskarshamn Varv AB, Oskarshamns

Lubeck Link 1990 Nordo Link

Ropax 2 2007 Channel Ferries

Olympus 2011 Ventouris Ferries

Scrapped Alang 2017 IMO: 7822859

Image from Flo L

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No.603 Oslofjord launched in 1937

18,673grt for Norwegian America Line by Deschimag AG ‘Weser’ Bremen

Mined off Newcastle 1940

Image from Gamle skipsbilder

Oslofjord from Gamle skipsbilder

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No.103 Amerika launched in 1905

22,225grt for Hamburg-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

America 1917 US Navy

Edmund B Alexander 1941 US Maritime Commission

Scrapped Baltimore 1958

Another vessel that sailed in both World Wars

USAT EDMUND B. ALEXANDER. ex AMERIKA in New York Apr.14, 1948

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