No.1094 Aurelia launched in 1979

12,523GT for Tirrenia di Navigazione by Fincantieri, Castellammare IMO: 7602120

Currently an accommodation ship in Turkey

Image by Korkira

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No.94 Scotian launched in 1903

18,168grt for Harland & Wolff, Belfast by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

The order was cancelled, she was uncompleted for many months and laid up until purchased by Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) of Hamburg, Germany in 1906

President Lincoln 1907 Hamburg-America Line

USS President Lincoln 1917

Torpedoed by U 90 in the Atlantic 1918

More information at https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cacunithistories/military/USS_President_Lincoln.html

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No.457 Santa Maria launched in 1927

10,928grt for Grace Line by Furness Shipbuilding Co, Haverton

USS Barnett 1940 US Navy

Surriento 1948 Flotta Lauro

Scrapped in La Spezia 1966 IMO: 5345699

From American liner, US Navy ship to Italian emigrant ship, and continually modernised

8060 gross tons at this stage

Image from Giorgio Ghiglione

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No.957 Ohrmazd launched in 1967

11,046 East & West SS Co from Burntisland Shipbuilding Co, Burntisland

276 passengers! IMO: 6714744

Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan in 1994

The Ohrmazd at King George V Dock, Glasgow, in January 1978. Photo courtesy of Chris Claydon and Paul Strathdee

Photo courtesy of Chris Claydon. Ardeshir Cowasjee, a former manager of the East & West Steamship Company, which had been nationalised by the Pakistan government in 1974. Taken at Gadani beach, Pakistan in 1994. https://www.burntisland.net/ohrmazd.htm

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No.1457 Finnclipper launched in 1999

29,841GT for Finnlines O/Y from Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real

Rosalind Franklin 2018 Balearia

Finnclipper 2021 Finnlines O/Y

Igoumenitsa 2022 Grimaldi

IMO: 9137997

Image from Kevin Gothe on Marine Traffic

Image from Irene L Cop on Marine Traffic

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No.1957 MSC Virtuosa floated out 2 Dec 2019

181,541GT MSC Cruises from Chantiers, St Nazaire

IMO: 9803625

Image attribution: Mike Mahon, Ian Collard and Daniel Gosling

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No.1593 Island Princess launched in 2002

91,627GT for Princess Cruises by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 9230402

Tony Davis describes this as ‘ISLAND PRINCESS before her curlers were removed’

Than after – from Tony Davis

Image from David Gilbert

Island Princess in Victoria Harbour from Rob Farrow

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No.1093 Georg Ots launched in 1979

11,496grt for USSR-Estonian Shipping Co by Stocznia Szczecinska, Stettin

Scrapped China 2014 IMO: 7625835

‘Shut the door someone’

Image from Marine Traffic

image by Leo Johannes

Image by Kenin Dmitry

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No.93 Baltic launched in 1903

23,884grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped Japan 1933

Coloured by Steve Walker

1904 White Star piers New York

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No.458 Christiaan Huygens launched 1927

15,637grt from Stoomv Mij ‘Nederland’ for Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam

Mined Netherlands 1945

Frank Thomas added ‘She struck a mine leaving River Scheldt in August ’45, her wreck is still there’

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