No.473 Europa launched in 1928

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51,839grt for North German Lloyd from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

Liberté 1946 CGT French Line

Scrapped in La Spezia 1962

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color

USS Europa

Dec 1946 the Liberte broke free from her moorings and hit the wreck of the liner Paris. Raised in Apr 1947. First voyage Aug 1950

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No.973 Sea Venture launched in 1970

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19,903grt for Norwegian Cruiseships A/S from Nordseewerke, Emden

Pacific Princess 1975 P&O Line

Pacific 2002 Pullmantur Cruises

Acif 2013 Breakers IMO:7018563

Scrapped Aliaga 2013

Image attribution: HJ Reinecke, Mike Cornwall, Wayne A’Court & Rainer Buch

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No.1473 Taurus launched in 1998

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11,350GT for Tirrenia from Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso

Scrapped Turkey 2011

IMO:9144287

Image attribution: Michael Koefoed-Hansen & Gianpaolo Pesarini

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No.1973 Cote D’Opale launched 20 May 2020

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40,331GT for DFDS from AVIC Weihai Shipyard, China

IMO: 9858321

Image attribution: Maritime Photographic https://www.maritimephotographic.co.uk

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No.1574 Carnival Legend floated out 2001

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85,942GT for Carnival Cruise Lines by Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki IMO: 9224726

Images 2-4 from Wayne A’Court

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No.1074 Merzario Espania launched in 1978

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18,732 Stena Container Line Ltd by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan

Accommodation for 140 passengers

Merzario Hispania 1978 Merzario

Nordic Ferry 1979 Townsend Thoresen

Pride of Flanders 1992 P&O Ferries

Flanders 2002 Stena Line

Stena Transporter 2002 Stena Line

Strada Corsa 2009 Strade Blu

La Paz Star 2013 Baja Ferries

Med Star 2017

Scrapped Aliaga Turkey 2017 IMO:7528659

Image copyright: Pieter_Inpijn

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No.574 Canada launched in 1935

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11,108grt for East Asiatic Co by Nakskov Skibsvaerft, Nakskov

Mined, Spurn Head 1939 (off the port of Hull)

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No.74 Kroonland launched 1902

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12,760grt for for Red Star Line by Cramp, Philadelphia

Scrapped Genoa 1927

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

2nd image – Panama Pacific Line steamer SS Kroonland 1923 from James Gordon Steese

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No.1573 Seong Hee launched in 2001

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16,875GT for Pukwan Ferry by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan

IMO: 9241700

Images on Vladimir Tonic & Yuichi Morita on Marine Traffic

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No.1073 Alpha Enterprise launched in 1978

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

21,162grt for Stena Line by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan 180 passengers apparently

Syria 1979 Hellas Ferries

Stena Transporter 1983 Stena Line

Cerdic Ferry 1985 European Ferries

European Freeway 1992 P&O European Ferries

Freeway 2002 Stena Line

Stena Partner 2003 Stena Line

Sea Partner 2010 Stena Sea Line

Cenk T 2021

Image copyright: Konstantin Khaustov

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