No.1983 Xin Xiang Xue Lan launched 1 Oct 2020

32,653GT for Yantai Zhong Han “CK” Ferry from Tianjin Xingang Shipyard

IMO: 9885714

Image attribution: Sung Su Cho & presumably Tianjin Xingang Shipyard

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No.1538 Oceanus launched in 2001

29,650GT for Minoan Line by Samsung Heavy Industries, Koje

Ariadne Palace 1 2002 Minoan Line

Ariadne Palace One 2003 Minoan Line

Mega Express Three 2004 Corsica Ferries IMO: 9208083

Image copyright: Josep Pretel

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No.1038 Norstar launched in 1974

For Noordzee Veerdiensten by AG ‘Weser’, Bremerhaven

153m x 25.2m 18.5 kts 1026 passengers 12,502grt, stretched to 173m 1243 passengers 26919GT

SNAV Campania 2002 SNAV

Scrapped Alang 2010 IMO 7360710

Norstar photo by Lump007

Norstar photo by simonwp

Image from Mike Griffiths

SNAV CAMPANIA photo by Eerick Laine

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No.538 Cabo San Agustin launched in 1931

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

Dnepr 1939 USSR

Bombed Black Sea 1941

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No.38 Oceanic launched in 1899

17,272get for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Stranded Shetlands, 1914 later scrapped

Image copyright: Daryl LeBlanc color & Steve Walker color

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No.1984 Rotterdam launched 7 Oct 2020

99,836GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera, Italy

IMO: 9837470

Image attribution: Marco Schoone, Capo Franz, Ronnie Robertson & Heinz Glassl

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No.1537 Adventure of the Seas launched in 2001

137,276GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise by Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9167227

Image copyright: Phil Moreton & Steve Hansen

Image from Richard MacGregory

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No.1037 Viking Venturer launched in 1974

14,760grt for Townsend Car Ferries Ltd by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg

Pride of Hampshire 1989 P&O European Ferries

Pride of Al Salam 2 2002 El Salem

Al Salam 2 2002 El Salem

Oujda 2004 Comanav

Scrapped Alang 2010 IMO 7358286

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No.537 Monarch of Bermuda launched in 1931

22,424grt for Furness, Withy & Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle

In 1947 she was gutted by fire at Palmers Shipyard, Hebburn & declared a total loss. But the Ministry of Transport had her rebuilt as an emigrant ship & moved under her own power to Southampton to be rebuilt by JI Thornycroft & Co Ltd. Her three funnels were replaced by a single one, and the mainmast by a bipod mast/funnel arrangement forward of the funnel.

New Australia 1949 Shaw, Savill & Albion

Arkadia 1958 Greek Line

Scrapped in Valencia 1966

Image from Rich Turnwald

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No.37 Belgia launched in 1899

11,585grt for Hamburg-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, as a cargo ship

Then delivered as the Michigan 1899 Atlantic Transport Line and converted to a passenger ship to carry 2700 people in 2 classes

Irishman 1900 Dominion Line

Scrapped in 1925

Image from Liverpool Maritime Museum

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