No.1120 Esterel launched in 1980

12,676grt for Soc Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée by Dubigeon-Normandie SA Nantes

Mistral 1997 Ferrymaroc

Mistral Express 2005 Euroferrys

Scrapped Aliaga 2016

Images: Stéphane Saissi & Mike Barker

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No.400 Monte Sarmiento launched in 1924

13,625grt for Hamburg-South America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

Bombed Kiel 1942

Monte Sarmiento in Bergen Summer of 1925

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No.360 Thuringia launched in 1922

11,343grt for Hamburg-America Line by Howaldt Kiel, Kiel

General San Martin 1930 Hamburg-South America Line

Empire Deben 1946 Ministry of Transport

Scrapped in Newport 1949

Image attribution: Dr J Meyer, Hans Hartz & Lawrence Dunn collection

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No.1200 Repubblica di Venezia launched in 1987

39,701GT for Atlantica SpA di Navigazione (Grimaldi) from Fincantieri, Marghera

Venezia 2011 Breakers

She originally carried 56 passengers

Scrapped Alang 2011

Image attribution: Carlo Martinelli on Ship Spotting

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No.1320 Kong Harald launched in 1992

11,204GT Trom Fylkes from Volkswerft, Stralsund IMO: 9039119

Image attribution: Hugo Lohre, Paul Misje, Kai Bretschneider & Geir Vinnes on Marine Traffic

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No.1280 Asuka launched in 1991

28,717GT for Nippon Yusen Kashia (NYK) from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki

Amadea 2006 Phoenix Reisen

Image attribution: Wayne A’Court & Bob Smith

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No.1240 Victory launched in 1989

17,113grt for Eiyu Shoji YK by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe

Chihuahua Star 2008 Baja Ferries

Caribbean Fantasy 2011 America Cruise Ferries

Fire Aug 2016, scrapped Aliaga 2017

Image from Malta Ship Photos

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No.2023 Havila Polaris floated out 12 Dec 2021

15812GT for Havila Kystruten from Tersan Turkey

IMO: 9873759

Images from Tony Davis, Erlend Karlsen, Dag Hareide

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No.2022 MSC World Europa, floated out 2 Dec 2021

210000GT for MSC Cruises from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire

IMO: 9837420

Image attribution: Plague Christian, Manuel Hernandez, Lucian Ojog & Ian Preciados on Marine Traffic

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No.320 Vandyck launched 1921

13,233grt for Lamport & Holt by Workman Clark, Belfast

Bombed Norway 1940

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