No.1548 Cartour launched in 2001

24,418GT for Caronte & Tourist from Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro

Vinashin Prince 2007 Vinashin Ocean Shipping

Hoa Sen 2007 Lianyungang Ferry

Stena Egeria 2013 Stena Line

AF Michela 2017 Adria Ferries

Kerry 2019 Brittany Ferries

Image from Vitor Francisco

Kerry image from Tony Davis

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No.2026 Stena Ebba launched 21 Dec 2021

48035GT for Stena Line from AVIC Weihai Shipyard, China

IMO 9863003

Images from Piotr Gora, Huw Gibby & Peter Stockwell on Marine Traffic

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No.1048 Gruziya launched in 1975

16,631grt for USSR by Wärtsilä, Turku

Odessa Sky 1995 Blasco UK

Club I 1999 Club Cruise

Van Gogh 2000 Van Gogh

Salamis Filoxenia 2009 Salamis Cruise Lines

Arrived Alang 19 Apr 2022

My photo

Image copyright: Marc Piche

Image from Bob Smith

Image copyright: Drago Brdar

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No.48 Commonwealth launched in 1900

11,394grt for Dominion Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Canopic 1903 White Star Line

Scrapped Briton Ferry 1925

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No.799 Ocean Monarch launched in 1950

13,654grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle

Varna 1967 Navigation Maritime Bulgare

Riviera 1979 Dolphin Hellas

Reina del Mar 1979 Dolphin Hellas

Sank Piraeus 1981

The elegant Ocean Monarch in Willemstad, Curaçao on 6.11.62 John Gibbard

Image of Vana by Marc Piché

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No.494 Lafayette launched 1929

25,178grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire

Fire Le Havre 4 May 1938, scrapped in Rotterdam

Photos and detailed history at http://thegreatoceanliners.com/articles/lafayette-ii/

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Stewart Ruskin

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No.1547 Carnival Pride floated out in 2001

85,920GT for Carnival Cruise Lines by Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki

Images by Tony Davis and Richard MacGregory

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No.1047 Bayard launched in 1975

12,804grt for Fred Olsen Line from Ankerlokken Verft, Floro

Isola Della Perle 1987 Sardenia Compagnia di Nav

Luigi Pa 2007 Moby Lines

Habib Neccar 2017

Cenk M 2019 Cenk Group

A ferry for 154 passengers, but not my favourite

Image copyright: Moolen on Marine Traffic

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No.548 Strathaird launched in 1931

22,544grt for P & O Line by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow

A single funnel post-war

Scrapped in Hong Kong 1961

Steve Walker color

Rodney Lack photo

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No.547 Carthage launched in 1931

14,304grt for P&O Line from Stephen, Glasgow. Two funnels pre-war

Carthage Maru 1961 Mitsui Bussan

Scrapped in Osaka 1961

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