No.1055 Green Arch launched in 1975

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12,891grt for Hiroshima Green Ferry by Kanda SB Co, Kure

Okudogo 8 1982 Kurushima Dock

Kydon 1991 ANEK

Talos 1995 ANEK

Ierapetra L 1999 LANE Lines

Aqua Blue 2017 IMO: 7429669

Image copyright for the Ierapetra L: Stamatis Gianniotis

Nikos Chatzipetros

Sakis Antoniou

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No.55 Deutschland launched in 1900

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16,502grt for Hamburg-America Line by Vulcan, Stettin

Victoria Luise 1911 Hamburg-America Line

Hansa 1921 Hamburg-America Line

Scrapped Hamburg 1925

Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

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No.493 Highland Princess launched in 1929

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14,128grt Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932

Marianna 1959 John S Latsis

Slapy 1960 Czechoslovak Ocean

Guanghua 1960 Chinese Republic IMO: 5136983

Scrapped 1981

Some 1959 images from John Gibbard

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No.993 launched as the Sun Rise Jan 1972

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11,314grt for Nippon Kosoku Ferry by Kawasaki, Kobe

Delivered as Sun Flower 2 in May 1972 for Nippon Kosoku Ferry Ltd

Dynamo 1 1999

Orientalis 2000 Cambodia

IMO:7206469

Scrapped Chittagong 2003

Images from: idyllicocean

Image:Koji Ueda

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No.1493 Costa Atlantica launched 1999

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85,619GT for Costa Cruises from Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki

IMO: 9187796

MAS Islander 2024 Margaritaville at Sea

Image attribution: Tom Pixsson, Tony Davis & Richard MacGregory

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No.1554 Ariadne launched in 2001

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28,007GT for Minoan Line by Samsung Heavy Industries, Koje

Ariadne Palace 2002 Minoan Line

Moby Tommy 2007 Moby Lines IMO: 9221310

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No.1054 Azerbaydzhan launched in 1975

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16,631grt for USSR by Wärtsilä, Turku

Arkadiya 1996 Blasco UK

Island Holiday 1998 Norsong

Enchanted Capri 1998 Commodore Cruise Line

Aground in Mexico 2021

Photo by Ben Ayre

Arkadiya photo by Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions

ISLAND HOLIDAY photo by Wolfgang Kramer

ENCHANTED CAPRI at Cozumel, image by Tony Davis

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No.554 Caribia launched in 1932

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13,101grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

Ilitch 1946 USSR

Ilyich 1983 Education ship of Fishing fleet

Scrapped 1993

CARIBIA photo from DDGHANSA

Caribia seen from sister ship ms Cordillera

ILICH photo by Bunts

ILYICH photo by Vitaliy Kostrichenko

ILYICH photo by Vitaliy Kostrichenko

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No.54 Neckar launched in 1900

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10,085grt for North German Lloyd by Tecklenborg, Geestemunde

Antigone 1917 US Navy

Scrapped Netherlands 1928

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No.994 Sun Flower 5 launched 1972

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12,711grt for Nippon Kosoku Ferry Co from Kurushima Dock Co, Imabari

Sun Flower Osaka 1991 Blue Highway Line

Mabuhay 1 1993 William Lines

Superferry 10 2002 Aboitiz SuperFerry

IMO 7302108

Scrapped China 2003

Image attribution: Britz Salih & Ray Smith

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