No.744 President Wilson launched in 1946

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15,359grt for American President Line by Bethlehem Shipyard, Alameda, California

Oriental Empress 1973 Oceanic Cruise

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1984

President Wilson February 1, 1971 Albert Groom

ORIENTAL EMPRESS photo by Chris Howell

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No.745 Athenic launched in 1946

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15,187grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1969

Image attribution: William Hall Raine National Library NZ, George Wiseman & Marc Piché

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No.746 Kampala launched in 1946

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10,304grt for British India Line from Stephen, Glasgow

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1971

Image attribution: Trevor Jones

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No.747 Media launched in 1946

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15,465grt for Cunard-White Star Line from John Brown, Clydebank

Flavia 1961 Cogedar

Flavian 1982 Flavian Shipping

Lavia 1986 Lavia Shipping

Fire 1989, scrapped Kaohsiung

Image from: John Gibbard & Panama Maru Naoyuki

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No.651 James O’Hara launched on 1941

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11,971grt for US Army by Seattle-Tacoma SB, Tacoma

Scrapped Portland, OR 1968

Capacity Troops: 2,200

https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03090.htm

Underway in the Atlantic 8 June 1943, photographed from a blimp of squadron ZP-14, based at Naval Air Station Weeksville, North Carolina (USA)

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No.652 Gokoku Maru launched in 1941

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10,438grt for Osaka Shosen KK by Tama SB Co, Osaka

Torpedoed by USS Barb off Japan 1944

Image attribution: Ueda Kitachiro

Gokoku (GOKOKU MARU by Ueda Kitachiro)

Scale metal model of Gokoku Maru

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No.653 Laid down as Mormacmail 1942

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12,053grt for Moore-McCormack Lines by Seattle Tacoma SB Corp, Tacoma but launched as an aircraft carrier for US Navy

HMS Tracker 1943 Royal Navy

Corrientes 1949 Cia Argentina de Nav Dodero

Scrapped in Antwerp 1964

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No.655 Aki Maru launched in 1942

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11,409grt for Nippon Yusen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki

Torpedoed by US submarine Trigger off Luzon 1944

Image attribution: Ueda Kihachiro

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No.656 Gulfport launched in 1942

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12,097grt for US Government from Ingalls, Pascagoula

David C. Shanks 1943 US Army

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1973

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22180.htm

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No.657 Pascagoula launched in 1942

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12,093grt for US Government from Ingalls, Pascagoula

George W. Goethals 1942 US Army

Scrapped in Castellon 1970

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22182.htm

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