No.504 Baloeran launched 1929

16,981 Rotterdam Lloyd by Fijenoord NV, Rotterdam

Strassburg 1941 Hamburg-America Line

Mined Ijmuiden 1943

Image copyright: Willem van de Poll

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No.4 Majestic 1889

10,147grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped Morecambe England 1914

Steve Walker Colour

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No.1503 Superfast V launched 2000

32,728GT for Superfast Ferries by Howaldswerke Deutsche, Kiel

Cap Finistere 2010 Brittany Ferries IMO: 9198927

Image copyright: Dominik W

Cap Finistere by Dave Sheherd

CAP FINISTERE photo by Eugène GILLET

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No.1003 Vistafjord launched 1972

24,292 Norwegian America Line by Swan Hunter Group, Wallsend

Caronia 1999 Cunard Line

Saga Ruby 2004 Saga Cruises

Oasia 2014 Millenium View

Scrapped Alang 2017 IMO: 7214715

CARONIA by Bob Smith

Saga Ruby in Copenhagen, photo by Tony Davis who also took the OASIA in Gibraltar having an expensive refit in 2014

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No.503 Amerika launched 1929

10,110grt for East Asiatic Co by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen

Torpedoed by U 306 in the Atlantic 1943

Image copyright: Rich Turnwald Collection

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No.3 City of Paris launched 1888

10,499grt for Inman Line by Thomson, Glasgow

Paris 1893 American Line

Yale 1898 US Navy

Paris 1898 American Line

Philadelphia 1901 American Line

Harrisburg 1917 US Navy

Philadelphia 1919 American Line

Scrapped Genoa 1923

Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

Harrisburg

Philadelphia by Daryl LeBlanc

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No.1502 Silver Whisper launched 2000

28,258GT for Silversea Cruises by Cantieri Navale, Porto Viro & Mariotti, Genoa

IMO: 9192179

Image copyright: Tony Davis

Image copyright: Wayne A’Court

in her new paint scheme

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No.1002 Spirit of London launched 1972

17,370grt for P&O by CN del Tirreno & Riuniti Rivo, Trigoso

Sun Princess 1974 Princess Cruises

Starship Majestic 1989 Premier Cruise Line

Southern Cross 1995 CTC Cruises

Flamenco 1997 Festival Cruises

Elysian Flamenco 2004 Elyssian Cruise

New Flamenco 2004 Elyssian Cruise

Flamenco I 2008 Elyssian Cruise

Ocean Dream 2011 Runfeng Ocean Deluxe

Capsized off Thailand 2016

Photo by ARO Maritime

3 photos by Tony Davis

Andy Lees photo

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No.502 Britannic launched 1929

26,943grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1961

Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

Image Daryl LeBlanc

Britannic in WW2 and in 1946 in the Suez Canal

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No.2 City of New York launched 1888

10,499grt for Inman Line by Thomson, Glasgow

New York 1893 American Line

Harvard 1898 US Navy

New York 1898 American Line

Plattsburg 1917 US Navy

New York 1919 American Line

Scrapped Genoa 1923

Plattsburg

Image copyright: Steve Walker Color

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