No.469 Highland Monarch launched in 1928

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14,137grt for Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932

Scrapped in Dalmuir 1960

Images from John Gibbard at Tilbury July 1959

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No.969 Song of Norway launched in 1969

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18,416grt for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Wärtsilä, Helsinki

Sundream 1997 23005 Airtours

Dream Princess 2004 Tumaco Navigation

Dream 2006 Lance Shipping

Clipper Pearl 2007 Pearl Owner

Clipper Pacific (Peaceboat) 2008 Pearl Owner

Festival 2009 Caspi Cruises

Ocean Pearl 2010 Quail Travel

Formosa Queen 2012 Asia Pacific Cruises

IMO: 7005190

Scrapped Xinhui, China arrived Oct 30th, 2013

Image attribution: Rolf Liland, Tony Davis, Reinier Meuleman, Ernie Roller & Gerhard Weyrich

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No.1469 Carnival Triumph launched in 1998

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101,509GT for Carnival Cruise Line from Fincantieri, Monfalcone

Carnival Sunrise 2019 Carnival Cruise Line

IMO: 9138850

Image attribution: Phil Moreton, David Hanson & Tony Davis

Alongside the Ocean Breeze, formerly Shaw, Savill & Albion’s Southern Cross

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No.1969 Queen Jenuvia launched 20 Mar 2020

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27,391GT for Sea World Express from Hyundai Mipo yard in South Korea

IMO: 9867475

Image attribution: Sea World Express

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No.1581 Costa Fortuna floated out in 2002

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102,587 Costa Crociere SpA from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO: 9239783

to be Beachcomber 2026 for Margaritaville at Sea

Image copyright: Luiz Fernando Hornstein and Caroline Freeman

JWF Smallegange

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No.1580 Gotland launched 2001

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29,746GT for Rederi AB Gotland by Guangzhou Shipyard

Drotten 2020 Rederi AB Gotland IMO: 9223796

Image copyright: Uffe Altin, Rikard, Gotland in Nynäshamn by Micke Asklander & Maximilian Frey on Marine Traffic

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No.1579 Partenope launched in 2001

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

Napoles 2015 Balearia IMO: 9243423

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Image copyright: Peter Ferrary

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No.1079 Jens Kofoed launched in 1978

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12,131grt for Bornholmstrafikken by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg

Eckero 2005 Eckero Line IMO: 7633155

Image Wolfgang Fricke

Image: William Keogh

Two labelled images from Marine Traffic

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No.580 Ville d’Oran launched in 1935

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10,172grt for CGT French Line by Constructions Navales, La Ciotat

Mount Olympos 1965 Typaldos Bros

Scrapped in Trieste 1969

Image from Peter Ferrary

Image by Trenor

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No.579 Stirling Castle launched in 1935

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25,550grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Mihara, Japan 1966

Stirling Castle, 21st Feb. 1946 Allan C. Green

Image from Keith Wood

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