No.1550 Golfo dei Delfini launched in 2001

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17,150GT for Lloyd Sardegna by Szczecin Shipyard, Stettin

Dana Sirena 2002 22382 DFDS Seaways

Sirena Seaways 2013 DFDS Seaways

Baie de Seine 2015 Brittany Ferries

Sirena Seaways 2020

Image copyright: Meijer on Marine Traffic

Image Vitor Francisco

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No.1050 Cunard Conquest launched 1975

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17,586 tons for Cunard Line by Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen.

Interior fittings were subsequently installed at the Navali Mechaniche Affini in La Spezia, Italy

Cunard Princess 1976 Cunard Line

Rhapsody 1995 StarLauro

Golden Iris 2009 Mano Maritime

Gold Club 2021

Arrived Aliaga 11 Jul 22

Image copyright: David Thorne, Adrian Ford, George Koutsoukis

GOLDEN IRIS photo by Manuel Hernández Lafuente

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No.550 Georgic launched in 1931

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27,759grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Faslane 1956

Originally with 2 funnels, rebuilt after significant war damage

Rich Turnwald photo

Georgic 1952 Photo Louis O. Gorman

Steve Walker color

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No.50 Vaderland launched in 1900

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12,018 Red Star Line by John Brown, Clydebank

Southland 1915 Red Star Line

Torpedoed by U 70 off Tory Island, Ireland

Renamed during the Great War as the Dutch word Vaderland was considered too similar to the German Vaterland.

Image from Rich Turnwald

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No.1549 Pride of Hull launched in 2001

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59,925GT for P&O North Sea Ferries by Fincantieri, Marghera

Image copyright: Rob de Visser

Pride of York and Pride of Hull

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No.1049 Tor Scandinavia launched in 1975

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15,673grt for Tor Line by Flender Werft, Lubeck

Holland Expo 1979 Holland Expo

Tor Scandinavia 1980 Tor Line

World Wide Expo 1983 World Wide Expo

Tor Scandinavia 1983 Tor Line

Princess of Scandinavia 1991 DFDS Seaways

Moby Otta 2006 Moby Lines

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No. 549 Conte di Savoia launched in 1931

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48,502grt for ‘Italia’ Flotta Riunite by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone

Bombed 1943, later scrapped at Monfalcone

Colourations by Steve Walker Color

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No.49 Devonian launched in 1900

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10,418 F.Leyland by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Torpedoed by U 53 off Tory Island 1917

Image copyright: Priestley & Sons Ltd. Egremont

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No.1497 Stena Britannica launched 1999

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33,769GT for Stena Line from Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real

Finnfellow 2003 Finnlines O/Y

IMO: 9145164

Image attribution: Simonwp of Ship Spotting & Franz Airiman

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No.998 Visby launched in 1972

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13,004grt from A/B Gotland from Brodogradliste, Trogir

Drotten 1980 A/B Gotland

Corsica Viva II 1985 Corsica Ferries

Corsica Regina 1989 Corsica Ferries

Sardinia Regina 1996 Corsica Ferries

Kevalay Queen 2022 Kevalay IMO: 7205910

Image from : GORDON DALZELL

Image: Tapio Karvonen

Image: simonwp

Image: Andrea Skiener

Image attribution: Tony Davis of the Kevelay Queen

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