No.1516 Nils Holgersson launched in 2000

36,468 TT Line by Schichau, Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven

Akka 2022 TT Line

A Baltic ferry shipsinpics

Image copyright: Shipfriend on Ship spotting

Images from Just Ferries

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No.1016 Gotland 1973

launched at 6643 grt for Rederi A/B Gotland by Brodogradliste, Trogir. 123.9m x 20.5m 1747 passengers.

Corsica Victoria 1989 Corsica Ferries

Rebuilt and lengthened 13005 GT146.6m x 20.5m 19.5 kts 1860 passengers. You can see the extra tonnage on top, plus they changed the measurement criteria in 1982 IMO: 7305253

Renamed Queen Rinas in 2024 and deploying to Jeddah

Photo by Simonwp

Photo by Eddie Walker

CORSICA VICTORIA photo by Carlo Martinelli

Photo by Nomadas

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No.555 Lurline launched in 1932

18,564grt for Matson Navigation Co by Bethlehem SB Corp, Quincy

Ellinis 1963 Chandris Line

Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987

Ben Ayre photo

Ellinis at Southampton by Stewart Ruskin

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No.543 Mariposa launched 1931

18,017grt for Matson Navigation Co by Bethlehem Ship Building Corporation, Quincy

Homeric 1954 Home Lines

Fire, scrapped Kaohsiung 1974

Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

HOMERIC photo by Scott Jones

Oslofjord and the Homeric in Curacao

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No.533 Monterey launched in 1931

18,655grt for Matson Navigation Co by Bethlehem SB Corp, Quincy

Matsonia 1956 Matson Nav Co

Lurline 1963 Matson Nav Co

Britanis 1970 Chandris Line

Belofin I 2000 Breakers

Sank near Cape Town 2000

Steve Walker Colour

BRITANIS, my photo Miami 1992

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No.437 Malolo launched 1926

Completed 1927 17,232grt for Matson Navigation Co by Cramp, Philadelphia

Matsonia 1937 Matson Nav Co

Atlantic 1949 Home Lines

Queen Frederica 1954 Home Lines

Queen Frederica 1965 Chandris Line

Scrapped Eleusis Greece 1978 IMO: 5376997

Images: Alan Green & Chris Howell

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No.2012 Le Commandant Charcot launched 1 Jul 2021

31,283GT for Compagnie du Ponant by Vard Tulcea/Vard Soviknes

IMO: 9846249

Image attribution: Roberto Garnham Poblete,Gwen Guedez, Daniel Antunez & Sindre Holberg on Marine Traffic

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No.515 Yasukuni Maru launched in1930

11,930 Nippon Yusen KK by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki.

Torpedoed Truk Islands 1944

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No.15 Briton launched 1897

10,248grt for Union Steam Ship Co by Harland & Wolff, Belfast. Scrapped Italy 1926

Union merged with Castle Line to form Union-Castle Line

Image copyright: Geli Coloration

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No.1959 Crystal Endeavor floated out 22 Dec 2019

20,449GT for Crystal Cruise Line from MV Werften in Stralsund, Germany,

Silver Endeavour 2022 Silversea Cruises

IMO: 9821873

Image attribution: Tony Davis, Andy Humbert and my photo

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