No.1733 Seabourn Odyssey launched 2008

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32,346GT for Seabourn Cruise Line by San Giorgio, Genoa & Mariotti, Genoa

IMO: 9417086

Mitsui Ocean Fuji 2024 MOL Cruises which operates Mitsui Ocean Cruises

Image attribution: David Sky, John Gibbard & Wayne A’Court

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No.1734 Wan Rong Hai launched in 2008

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11,585grt for Dalian Wantong Ronghai by HuangHai Shipbuilding, Rongcheng IMO: 8741569

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No.672 General H W Butner launched in 1943

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17,951grt for US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny

Scrapped Brownsville 1976

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22113.htm

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No.363 Conte Verde launched in 1922

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18,765 Lloyd Sabaudo from Beardmore, Glasgow

After acquisition by Italian Line in 1932, she became a part of Lloyd Triestino

Scuttled by crew in Shanghai 1943, raised, bombed Maizuru Japan 1944 and finally scrapped in 1949.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Conte_Verde

Image from Yoshiaki Nishimura.
In May 1942, Japan and the US agreed to exchange interned diplomats and other citizens, chartering the Conte Verde (known as Teikyo Maru while chartered). The Conte Verde left Yokohama on September and returned to Shanghai.

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No.364 Franconia launched in 1922

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20,158grt for Cunard Line from John Brown, Clydebank

Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1956

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & State Library of New South Wales

Franconia 2 March 1934, Frederick Garner Wilkinson

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No.289 Munchen launched in 1920

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18,940grt for North German Lloyd from AG ’Weser’, Bremen

Ohio 1923 Royal Mail Lines

Albertic 1927 White Star Line

Scrapped Osaka 1934

White Star Line’s ALBERTIC, seen here at Boston in 1929. Image from Rich Turnwald Collection

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No.1772 Forza launched in 2010

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25,518GT for ANEK from Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrera IMO: 9458523

Image attribution: Manuel Hernandez Lafuente & 3 named images from Marine Traffic

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No.1842 Britannia launched in 2014

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143,730GT for P&O Cruises by Fincantieri, Monfalcone

Image attribution: Ian Collard, Tony Davis & Jamie Scimonello

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No.1843 AIDAprima launched in 2014

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125,572GT for AIDA Cruises from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki IMO: 9636955

Image attribution: Jens Hagens

Aidaprima by Nicolas Freeman‎

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No.1844 Viking Star launched in 2014

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47,872GT for Viking Ocean Cruises by Fincantieri, Marghera IMO: 9650418

Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, Don Hazeldine, Tony Davis & Joost Keesing‎

Viking Star at Bergen, my photo

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