No.680 General George M Randall launched 1944

17,833grt US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny

Scrapped Kaohsiung 1975

From Rich Turnwald

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No.401 Sierra Morena launched in 1924

11,430grt for North German Lloyd from Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack

Der Deutsche 1934 North German Lloyd

Asia 1946 USSR

Scrapped in Russia 1970

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No.361 Perseus launched in 1922

10,276grt for Blue Funnel Line from Caledon SB & E Co, Dundee

Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I 165 off Madras in 1944

Image from https://www.benjidog.co.uk/allen/BF11.php#Perseus_(1922)

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No.1681 Liberty of the Seas launched in 2006

154,407GT for Royal Caribbean International from Aker Yards, Turku

My photo

Alan Bartram’s photo with the Queen Mary 2

Tony Davis image

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No.961 Bohème launched in 1968

10,328grt for Wallenius Bremen GmbH from O/Y Wärtsilä A/B, Turku

Freewinds 1986 Owned by San Donato Properties, a company affiliated with the Church of Scientology

IMO: 6810811

Image attribution: Vincent Neale, Jim Connelly, John Henry Rigaud & Tony Davis

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No.321 Blue Hen State 1921

10,588grt for US Shipping Board from New York SB Corp, Camden

President Garfield 1922 Dollar Line

President Madison 1940 American President Lines

Kenmore 1942 US Navy

Refuge 1942 US Navy

President Madison 1946 US Maritime Commission

Scrapped in Vancouver 1948

Refuge

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No.921 Rosa da Fonseca launched in 1961

12,433grt for Cia Nacional de Nav Costeira Autarquia Federal from ‘Split’ Brodogradiliste, Split

P/S Seven Seas 1975 Mitsui-OSK Line

Nippon Maru 1977 Mitsui-OSK Line

Athirah 1991 Nusantara

Arrived Kolkata Roads 2 Mar 1998 IMO 5299589

Photo: Mike Cornwall & Masato Nishiguchi

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No.2021 MSC Seascape floated out 18 Nov 2021

169380GT for MSC Cruises by Fincantieri, Monfalcone

IMO: 9843807

Image attribution: Sergio Ferreira, Rodrigo Freitas, Aristides Gomes & Manuel Hernandez on Marine Traffic

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No.1641 Golfo Degli Angeli launched in 2004

26,302GT for Lloyd Sardegna by Cantieri Navale Visentini, Porto Viro

Maria Grazia On 2007 Moby Lines

Albayzin 2010 Acciona Trasmediterreanea

Ciudad de Cadiz 2019 Trasmediterránea

Venezia 2019 Grimaldi

Image attribution: Roberto Munao, T Sobanski, Mic-Raf & Alessandro Orfanù

Celso Hdez

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No.281 Arundel Castle launched in 1919

18,980grt for Union-Castle Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped Hong Kong 1959

Originally built with 4 funnels

Image attribution: Ian Shiffman & Jeremy Day

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