No.22 Statendam launched 1898

10,491grt for Holland-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scotian 1911 Allan Line

Marglen 1922 Canadian Pacific

Scrapped Genoa 1927

Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

Image from Norway Heritage

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No.594 Devonshire launched in 1938

12,773grt managed by Bibby Line by Fairfield, Glasgow

Devonia 1962 British India Line

Scrapped in La Spezia 1967

Image attribution: Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions, Russell Priest, Duncan Mackenzie and Ben Ayre

In a class of 4 troopships with the Dilwara, Dunera and Ettrick

Dunera and Devonia in Malta on Schools’ Educational cruises. Notice the difference in the two bridges

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No.593 Ettrick launched 1938

11,279grt managed by P & O Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Torpedoed by U 155 in the Atlantic 1942

In a class of 4 troopships with the Dilwara, Dunera and Devonshire, the only one not to survive the war.

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No.592 Dunera launched 1937

12,620 British India Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Scrapped in Bilbao 1967

In a class of 4 troopships with the Dilwara, Ettrick and Devonshire

Image by Emdee on Shispotting

Dunera and Nevasa at Falmouth 1964

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No.581 Dilwara launched 1935

12,598 British India Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Kuala Lumpur 1960 China Navigation

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1971

Built as the first of a class of 4 British troopships

Photo by Keith Wood

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No.2014 Mystar launched 12 Aug 2021

50,629GT for Tallink by Rauma Marine Constructions

IMO: 9892690

A Baltic ferry

Image attribution: Randomboy, Kristian Gronholm, Joonas Kortelainen & Par Henrik Sjostrom on Marine Traffic

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No.1755 Scottish Viking launched 2009

Scottish Viking 2009 26,904 Norfolk Line by Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro

GNV Sealand 2021 Grandi Navi Veloce IMO: 9435454

Image attribution: C Costa

Image by Alexander Portas on Ship spotting

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No.1124 Tropicale launched 1980

22,919 grt (when floated out) Carnival Cruise Line by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg

35265GT in service

Costa Tropicale 2000 Costa Cruise Line

Pacific Star 2005 P&O Cruises

Ocean Dream 2008 Pullmantur/Peaceboat

Scrapped Alang 2021

Image attribution: Tony Davis & Neven Jerković

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No.610 Stockholm

28,000 gross registered tons for Swedish-America Line by CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone

Fire during construction 1938

Launched May 29, 1938, on Dec 19 the nearly completed ship caught fire at Monfalcone, strong winds and toxic smoke hampered fire fighting & she was beyond salvage.

Rich Turnwald Collection

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No.204 Bergensfjord launched 1913

10,666grt for Norwegian America Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead

Argentina 1946 Home Lines

Jerusalem 1953 Zim Israel Line

Aliya 1957 Zim Israel Line

Scrapped in La Spezia 1959

Image attribution: E Wilse

Jerusalem, I think by Alec Duncan and Rich Turnwald Collection

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