No.523 Empress of Britain launched in 1930

42,348grt for Canadian Pacific by John Brown, Clydebank

Bombed off Ireland 1940. The largest British passenger ship lost in WW2

Image copyright: John Brown & Steve Walker color

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No.2015 Norwegian Prima floated out 13 Aug 2021

142500GT for Norwegian Cruise Line by Fincantieri, Marghera

IMO: 9823986

Image attribution: j.lucas.shipslife & Gary Davies

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No.525 Kenya launched in1930

12,150grt for British India Line by Stephen, Glasgow

Hydra 1941 Ministry of Transport,

Keren 1941 MoT,

Kenya 1949 Alva SS Co,

Keren 1949 Alva,

Fairstone 1950 Sitmar Line,

Kenya 1950 Sitmar Line,

Keren 1951 Sitmar Line

Castel Felice 1952 Sitmar Line

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1970

HMS Keren

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No.498 Rangitane launched 1929

16,733grt for New Zealand Shipping Company from John Brown, Clydebank

Sunk off New Zealand 1940 by the German merchant raiders Komet and Orion

Image attribution: The Alexander Turnbull Library NZ

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No.582 Athlone Castle launched in 1935

25,564 Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965

Image by Linesman

Wartime photo

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No.25 Medic launched in 1898

11,985 White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Hektoria 1928 N Bugge

Torpedoed by U 608 Atlantic 1942

Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

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No.583 Kanimbla launched in 1935

10,985 McIlwrath, McEachern by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Oriental Queen 1961 Pacific Transport

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1973

Image attribution: Mike Cornwall

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No.1000 Free Enterprise VI launched 1972

12,503grt Townsend Car Ferries from IHC Gusto NV, Schiedam

Pride of Sandwich 1987 P&O European Ferries

Pride of Ailsa 1992 P&O Ferries

Pride of Alsalm 95 1996 El Salam Shipping

IMO:7204291

Sank Red Sea 2005

Image attribution: Frank Heine

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No.500 Pennsylvania launched 1929

20,526grt for American Line from Newport News at Newport News

Argentina 1938 Moore & McCormack Line IMO: 5023150

Scrapped South Kearny 1964

Image attribution: Shipping Magazine & Rich Turnwald

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No.1500 Aurora launched 2000

76,152GT for P&O Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg

IMO: 9169524

Image attribution: David Sky, Erik Ask, Capt David Box, a long time supporter of my 2000 ship posts

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