No.1760 Akeman Street launched in 2009

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26,904GT for T Link Ferries from Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro

Scintu 2011 Grandi Navi Veloci

Norman Atlantic 2014 ANEK

Fire 2014, Scrapped Aliaga

Image attribution: T-Link, Marco Serra & Caesar Braithwaite

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No.1720 AIDABELLA launched in 2007

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69,203GT for AIDA Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg

Image attribution: Peter Ferrary, Giannis Mavronas, Andrew Marks & Birdy Tsao

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No.1680 Finnlady launched in 2006

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45,923GT for Finnlines O/Y from Fincantieri, Castellammare

Europalink 2007 Finnlines O/Y

Image from DET

Image from Manos Vintzilaios

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No.1640 El Djazair II launched in 2004

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20,124GT for Algerie Ferries by IZAR, Seville IMO: 9265421

Algeria – Spain ferry

Images from Fernando R, Audibert, Manuel Hernandez & Pascal Bredel on Marine Traffic

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No.1761 Norwegian Epic launched in 2009

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155,873GT for Norwegian Cruise Line from STX France, St Nazaire

Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, Tony Davis & Ricky Hackett

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No.481 Asama Maru launched 1928

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16,975grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki

Torpedoed China Sea 1944

Image attribution: Steve Walker & Daryl LeBlanc Color

Image from Panama Maru Naoyuki

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No.441 Avila launched in 1926

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12,872grt for Blue Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank

Avila Star 1929 Blue Star Line

Torpedoed by U 201 in the Atlantic 1942

Replacing the bonnet on the rear funnel of the blue funnel liner AVILA STAR. London docks

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No.1721 Sunflower Gold launched in 2007

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11,178GT for Diamond Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki

Image attribution: Blackmore & Kenro Oshita on Marine Traffic

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No.1961 Hanil Gold Stella launched 1 Feb 2020

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20,263GT Hanil Express from Dae Sun Shipbuilding

IMO: 9873307

Image attribution: Lappino on Ship Spotting

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No.1160 Royal Princess launched in 1984

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44,348GT for Princess Cruises from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Helsinki

Artemis 2005 P&O Cruises

Artania 2011 Phoenix Reisen

Image attribution: Mark Goddard, Tony Davis, Rick Aungiers & Erik Ask/Bergenships

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