No.1965 Fjord FSTR launched 7 Feb 2020

Posted on April 25, 2023 by donships

11,888 Fjord Line from Austal Ltd (made by Austral Philippines)

IMO: 9837339

Image attribution: Austal, Tony Davis & Stefan Werner

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No.1585 Coral Princess launched in 2002

Posted on April 25, 2023 by donships

91,627GT for Princess Cruises by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 9229659

Image attribution: John Henry Rigaud & Birdy Tsao

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No.1085 New Suzuran launched in 1979

Posted on April 25, 2023 by donships

16,239grt for Shin Nipponkai Ferry by Koyo Dock Co Ltd, Mihara

Kriti I 1996 ANEK IMO: 7814046

Sailing for Aliaga, Turkey in May 2025

Image attribution: Flo L

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No.585 Dunvegan Castle launched in 1936

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15,007grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Torpedoed by U 46 off Ireland 1940

Sister ship of the Dunnottar Castle which sailed for 68 years

Image attribution: BandcStaffRegister

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No.85 United States launched in 1903

Posted on April 25, 2023 by donships

10,095grt for Det Forenede D/S (DFDS) by Stephen, Glasgow

Scrapped Leghorn 1935

UNITED STATES in New York for Copenhagen on her final voyage, November 1934. Percy L Sperr

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No.465 Nieuw Holland launched in 1927

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10,903grt for Koninklijke Paketvaart Mij by Nederlandsche SB Mij, Amsterdam IMO: 5606875

Scrapped in Hong Kong 1958

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No.964 Starward launched 1968

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16,254grt Klosters Rederi A/S from AG ‘Weser’, Bremerhaven

Bolero 1995 Festival Cruises

Orient Queen 2004 Abou Merhi Cruises

Louis Aura 2013 Louis Cruise Line

Aegean Queen 2017 ETS TUR

Aegean 2018 Breakers

IMO: 6821080

Scrapped Alang 2018

Image attribution: Tony Davis, Robert Smith, Ben Ayre & Dirk Septer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegean_Queen_(ship) for more details

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No.963 Freeport I launched 1968

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10,488grt for Freeport Cruise Liners from MG Lübeck, Lubeck

Freeport 1968 Freeport Cruise Liners

Svea Star 1974 Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea

Caribe 1976 Bremer Schiffahrts

Caribe Bremen 1981 Det Forenede D/S (DFDS)

Scandinavian Sun 1982 SeaEscape

Balanga Queen 1992 Corona Line

Discovery Sun 1994 Discovery Cruise Line

Za Durr 2012 Breakers

IMO: 6815158

Scrapped Chittagong 2012

Image attribution: Christer Gustafson, Vincent Neale, Tony Davis & Mark Goddard

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No.966 Boccaccio launched in 1969

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11,779grt for Tirrenia from Italcantieri SpA, Monfalcone

‘Al Salam Boccaccio 98’ 1999 El Salam Shipping

IMO:6921282

Sank off Egypt 2006

Image: Carlo Martinelli

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_al-Salam_Boccaccio_98

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No.1466 Raffaele Rubattino launched in 1998

Posted on April 25, 2023 by donships

30,650GT for Tirrenia from Cantieri Navale, Ferrari

IMO: 9144744

Image attribution: Lorenzo Pallotta, Hartmut Knape, Paul Barker, Sven Stensby & from Marine Traffic

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