No.1440 Vision of the Seas launched 1997

78,340GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire

IMO: 9116876

Image attribution: Giannis Xilouris, Leif Skandsen, Rasheid Chambers & Celso Hdez

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No.1480 Scorpio launched in 1999

11,346GT for Tirrenia from Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso

Scorpio 1 2011 Karina Shipping

Amor 2012 Dominica

Sea Breeze III 2012 Panama

Tera Jet 2014 Seajets IMO: 9179660

Images : Giannis Xilouris, ikoutsoukis & Thanasis Sallas

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No.960 Canguro Verde launched in 1967

11,162 Traghetti Sardi from Fincantieri, Castellammare

Durr 1981 Fayez Trading

Ionian Harmony 1989 Strintzis

Sun Fiesta 1990 A Lelakis

Regent Jewel 1993 Regency Cruises

Calypso 1994 Louis Cruise Line

The Calypso 2007 Thomson Cruises

Caly 2013 Breakers

Scrapped Alang 2013 IMO: 6715372

Image attribution: Tony Davis & Henry Casciaro

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No.920 Anna Nery launched in 1961

12,433 Cia Nacional de Nav Costeira Autarquia Federal from ‘Uljanik’, Pula

Danaos 1978 Kavounides Hellenic

Constellation 1978 Kavolines Group

Morning Star 1992 Lelakis Group

Regent Spirit 1992 Regent Cruises

Salamis Glory 1996 Salamis

Arrived Alang 22 Dec 2009 IMO: 5018698

Ben Ayre photo

Henry Casciaro photo

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No.880 Nevasa launched in 1955

20,527grt for British India Line from Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1975

Built as a troopship (yellow funnel), then in late 1962 trooping by sea ended and she was converted into a schools’ cruise ship.

(1964 after a long lay up in the River Fal)

Image attribution: Don Hazeldine

Image: Greg Rowe

Image by Ben Ayre

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No.800 Ixion launched in 1950

10,125grt for Blue Funnel Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Barcelona 1972

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No.760 Lavoisier launched in 1948

11,968grt for Chargeurs Réunis by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire

Riviera Prima 1961 Commerciale Marittime

Viking Princess 1964 A/S Sigline

Fire, scrapped in Bilbao 1966

Rich Turnwald image

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No.720 Marine Jumper launched in 1945

12,420GT for US Maritime Commission by Kaiser, Vancouver

Panama 1966 Litton Industries

Scrapped in Kaohsiung,

Taiwan 1987

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No.840 City of Port Elizabeth launched in 1952

13,363grt for Ellerman Line by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle

Mediterranean Island 1971 MA Karageorgis

Mediterranean Sun 1975 MA Karageorgis

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1980 IMO 5074020

Not the major conversion that you will see later on the other sisters

Illustration by Henry Brayshaw

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No.640 Launched as the Elandsfontein in 1940

10,574grt for United Netherlands Navigation by Schichau, Danzig (now Gdansk). Photo showing her towed in 1947.

Jagersfontein 1948 United Netherlands Navigation, completed at De Schelde, Vlissingen

Devon 1967 Embajada Cia Naviera

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1967

Image from John Sins

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