No.1966 IONA floated out 14 Feb 2020

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184,089GT for P&O Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany

IMO: 9826548

Image attribution: Meyer Werft, Andrew Sassoli-Walker & Tony Davis

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No.1584 Carnival Conquest, floated out 2002

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110,239GT for Carnival Cruise Line by Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9198355

Image attribution: Tony Davis, http://Beyondships.com. Pepo Hrasna & Tony Hogwood

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No.1084 Nomentana launched in 1979

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12,750grt after conversion – for Tirrenia di Navigazione by Italcantieri SpA, Castellammare IMO:7602118

Scrapped Alang 2013

Images from Carlo Martinelli and Pieter Inpjin on Ship Spotting

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No.584 Dunnottar Castle launched in 1936

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

Victoria 1959 Incres SS

The Victoria 1975 Chandris Line

Princesa Victoria 1993 Louis Cruise Line

Scrapped Alang 2004 after 68 years

My photos & Peter Inpyn

My father’s photo 1947 after returning from a tour in Palestine

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No.84 Mississippi launched in 1902

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Atlantic Transport Line by New York SB, Camden

Samland 1906 Red Star Line

Belgic 1911 White Star Line

Samland 1913 Red Star Line

Scrapped 1931

The only White Star ship to be built in the US

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No.467 Duchess of Bedford launched in 1928

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20,123grt for Canadian Pacific from John Brown, Clydebank

Empress of India 1947 Canadian Pacific

Empress of France 1947 Canadian Pacific

Scrapped in Newport 1960

Image from Fred Lacey

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No.967 Annie Johnson launched in 1969 as a container ship

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25,000 from Rederi A/B Nordstjernan by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku

Regent Moon 1986 Regency Cruises

Alexandra 1989 Cia Nav Panalexandra SA

Costa Allegra 1992 Costa Crociere SpA

Santa Cruise 2012 Breakers

IMO: 6916885

Scrapped Aliaga 2012

More details at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Costa_Allegra

Image attribution: Mike Cornwall, Don Hazeldine, Richard Schultze & Neall Rush

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No.1467 Aratere launched in 1998

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12,596GT for TransRail New Zealand from Hijos de J Barreras, Vigo

150m lengthened to 183.9m 17187GT

IMO: 9174828

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEV_Aratere

Image attribution: David Murphy, Manuel Makarios, Josh Thomas and Vladimir Tonic

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No.1967 Le Bellot floated out 1 Mar 2020

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10,000GT for Compagnie du Ponant from the Vard Group

IMO: 9852418

Image attribution: Paul Hemming, John Pitcher, Gary Clifford & Carlos Somorrostro on Marine Traffic

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No.1583 Navigator of the Seas floated out in 2002

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138,297GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku

Image attribution: Tony Davis, Kevin van Ruyteghem & Joost Keesing IMO: 9227508

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