No.1981 Havila Castor floated out 5 Sep 2020

15,812GT Havila Kystruten from Tersan shipyard in Turkey

IMO: 9865582

Image attribution: Erlend Karlsen, Ali Sari, Gunder Falck & Sonder M Pettersen

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No.1540 The World launched in 2001

43,188GT for ResidenSea by Bruces Verkstads, Landskrona & Fosen Mek, Rissa

Image copyright: The late Neven Jerković from Dubrovnik

Next two images from Wayne A’Court in NZ

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No.1040 Mette Mols launched in 1974

11,907grt for Mols Line by Helsingör Vaerft, Helsingör

Mette Mo 1996 Mols Line

Banassa 1996 Comarit Ferries

Banasa 1996 Comarit Ferries

Galaxy 2015 European Seaways

Moby Kiss 2015 Moby Lines

Mehdo Azhari’s image

Moby Kiss – image from Tony Davis

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No.540 Maréchal Joffre launched in 1931

11,756grt for Messageries Maritimes by Constructions Navales, La Ciotat

Rochambeau 1941 US Army

Maréchal Joffre 1945 Messageries Maritimes

Scrapped in Osaka 1960

Originally built with 2 square funnels

Maréchal Joffre from jfm.fr

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No.40 Rhein launched in 1899

10,058grt for North German Lloyd by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

Susquehanna 1917 US Navy

Scrapped Japan 1928

Rhein from Norway Heritage

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No.1982 Aurora Botnia launched 11 Sep 2020

24,036GT for Wasa Line by Rauma Marine Construction

IMO: 9878319

Image attribution: Rauma Marine Constructions, Antti Lehto & Mats Sjogren

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No.1539 Bithia launched in 2001

36,475GT for Tirrenia by Fincantieri, Castellammare

Bithia by Nicolas Crossman

Bithia by Tom Gulbrandsen

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No.1039 Svea Corona launched in 1974

12,576grt for Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea by Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes

Sundancer 1984 Sundance Cruises

Pegasus 1984 Epirotiki Line

Ionian Express 1994 Strintzis

Fire, scrapped Aliaga 1995

Image from Tony Davis

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No.539 Cabo Santo Tomé launched 1931

11,868grt for Ybarra y Cia Soc Española de Construction Naval, Bilbao

During Spanish Civil War she was used as a cruiser, with 8 hidden guns, renamed KORSU. She carried war material from Russia to Spain. On 10th Oct 1937 she was sunk off Cap Roca by Franco’s ships.

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No.39 Bavarian launched in 1899

10,376grt for Allan Line by Denny, Dumbarton

Stranded in 1905, scrapped in Quebec

Image copyright: Clydebuilt Ships

Image via Norway Heritage

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