No.240 Almanzora launched in 1914

16,034grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Blyth 1948

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No.200 Benalla launched in 1912

11,118grt for P & O Branch Line from Caird, Greenock

Scrapped in Japan 1930

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No.160 Shropshire launched in 1911

11,911grt for Federal SN Co by John Brown, Clydebank

Rotorua 1922 New Zealand Shipping Company

Torpedoed by U96 off St Kilda 1940

Image from Rich Turnwald

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No.1600 Pascal Paoli launched in 2002

35,760 SNCM Ferryterranee by Van der Giessen-de Noord, Krimpen

Now Corsica Line

Image attribution: Lois Moutard-Martin on Marine Traffic

Image attribution: M Rousselot on Marine Traffic

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No.1560 Superfast XI launched in 2001

30,902 Superfast Ferries by Flender Werft, Lubeck IMO: 9227417

Image copyright: Flo L

Image by Griff

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No.440 Andalucia launched 1926

12,846grt for Blue Star Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead

Andalucia Star 1929 Blue Star Line

Torpedoed by U 107 off Monrovia 1942

Image attribution: A. Duncan, Fraser Darragh Collection & Peter Stacey illustration

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No.480 Staffordshire launched 1928

10,654grt Bibby Line from Fairfield, Glasgow

Stafford Maru 1959 Mitsui Bussan

Scrapped in Osaka 1959

Image from Malcolm Cranfield

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No.1080 Emilia launched 1978

12,750grt for Tirrenia di Navigazione by Italcantieri SpA, Castellammare

Adriatica 2006 Enermar Shipping

Al Yosefeyah 2011 Aljoudy Maritime

Amanah 2014 Namma Shipping

Image copyright: Constantino

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No.120 Chiyo Maru launched in 1907

13,426grt for Toyo Kisen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki

Ran aground Hong Kong 1916

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & Rich Turnwald Collection

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No.1360 Legend of the Seas launched in 1994

69,472GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire

TUI Discovery 2 2017 Thomson Cruises

Marella Discovery 2 2017 Marella Cruises

Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Sydney Sinclair & Peter Ferrary

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