No.454 Laurentic launched in 1927

18,724grt for White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Torpedoed by U 99 off Ireland in 1940

Image attribution: Steve Walker & Daryl LeBlanc Color

Laurentic in Haifa, 1936 during the Palestine disturbances

Philippe Martin added – “Môle du Verdon” belonging to Bordeaux Port Authority. This dock receiving boat train was fully destroyed WW2.

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No.954 Patricia launched in 1966

10,034grt Rederi A/B Svenska Lloyd from A/B Lindholmens Varv Gothenburg

Stena Oceanica 1978 Stena Line

Stena Saga 1979 Stena Line

Lion Queen 1988 Lion Ferries

Crown Princess Victoria 1990 Stena Line

Crown Princess 1990 Stena Line

Pacific Star 1990 Starlite Cruises

Sun Fiesta 1993 Sun Fiesta Cruises

Lion Queen 1988 Lion Ferries

Putri Bintang 1997 Casino ship

Amusement World 1998 New Century Cruise Lines

Arrived Alang 4 Aug 2021 IMO: 6620773

Image attribution: Don Hazeldine, Frank Katzer & Tony Davis

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No.1454 Sun Flower Tsukuba launched in 1998

38,261GT Blue Highway Line from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki

Ferry Tsukuba 2007 Higashi Nihon

Elyros 2007 ANEK

IMO: 9178599

Image attribution: Ian Boyle

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No.1954 Ciudad de Valencia launched 14 Oct 2019

32,581GT for Trasmediterránea by Cantieri Visentini

IMO: 9869722

Images from Celso Hdez & Tony Capa on Marine Traffic

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No.1596 MSC Lirica, floated out in 2002

59,058GT MSC Crociere by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire

Damaged by fire 12 Mar 2021 in Corfu, subsequently repaired IMO: 9246102

Image attribution: The late Neven Jerković & Giannis Mavronas

Image from JWF Smallegange

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No.1096 St Anselm launched in 1979

12,175grt for Sealink UK Ltd by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Stena Cambria 1990 Sealink Stena Line

Isla de Botafoc 1999 Union Maritima

Winner 9 2010 Breakers

Bari 2010 Ventouris Ferries

Altair 2021 Breakers IMO: 7813937

Arrived Chittagong 3 Dec 2021

Image from Simonwp

Image attribution: Rob de Visser

Manuel Lafuente

Nikos MP

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No.1097 Scandinavia launched in 1979

25,122 Rederi A/B Nordö by Kockums Varv, Malmo

Tzarevetz 1982 SOMAT

Fiesta 1988 Sealink UK Ltd

Fantasia 1990 Sealink UK Ltd

Stena Fantasia 1990 Sealink Stena Line

P&OSL Canterbury 1998 Sealink Stena Line

P&O Canterbury 2002 P&O Ferries

Alkmini A 2003 GA Ferries

Wawel 2004 Polferries IMO: 7814462

Wawel by Jerzy Rakowski

and the new colour scheme – image Bartosz Baginski

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No.96 Dakota launched in 1904

20,714 Great Northern SS Co by Eastern SB, Groton, Connecticut

Aground Yokohama 1907

Image from Rich Turnwald

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color

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No.455 Conte Grande launched in 1927

25,661grt for Lloyd Sabaudo from Stabilimento Tecnico, Trieste

Monticello 1942 US Navy

Conte Grande 1947 Italia SAN

Scrapped in La Spezia 1961

Image attribution: Steve Walker & Rhett Young Joubert Color

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No.955 Shota Rustaveli launched in 1967

20,146grt USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar

Assedo 2000 Kaalbye Shipping (Assedo is Odessa backwards) IMO:6707753

Scrapped Alang 2003

Named after the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli

Image attribution: Mike Cornwall, Carlo Martinelli, me, Tony Davis & Neven Jerkovic

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