No.914 Principe Perfeito launched September 22, 1960

19,393grt for Companhia Nacional de Navegação from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle IMO : 5285045

Al Hasa 1976 Global Transportation

Fairsky 1980 Fair Line Shipping (Sitmar)

Vera 1981 Sitmar

Marianna IX 1982 Sappho Shipping (Latsis Group)

Marianna 9 1984 Accommodation ship

Scrapped Alang 2001

Image attribution: Malcolm Donnelly, Luís Miguel Correia, Dennis Maccoy & Peter J Fitzpatrick

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No.819 Rhodesia Castle launched in 1951

17,041grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1967

(First two photos from Aden)

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No.899 Argentina Maru launched in 1958

10,864grt for Osaka Shosen KK from Mitsubishi, Kobe IMO 5023215

Nippon Maru 1972 Osaka Shosen KK

Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1976

Image attribution: Barry Davis

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No.703 General H B Freeman launched in 1944

10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California

Newark 1968 Madison Transportation

Scrapped Taiwan 1986

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No.704 General H F Hodges launched in 1945

10,654grt for US Navy by Kaiser, Richmond California

James 1968 James River Transport

Scrapped Kaohsiung 1979

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No.705 Admiral W S Sims launched in 1945

17,100grt for US Navy from Bethlehem Steel Co, Alameda, California

Gen William O Darby 1947 US Army

Scrapped Brownsville 2004

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No.676 General S D Sturgis launched in 1943

10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California

Green Port 1967 Central Gulf SS Corp

Scrapped Kaohsiung 1980

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No.382 Hakusan Maru launched in 1923

10,380grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Mitsubishi, Nagasaki

Torpedoed by US submarine Flier off Iwojima 1944

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No.383 Talma launched in 1923

10,000GT for British India Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle

Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1949

Image attribution: Allan Green Collection

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No.295 Montcalm launched in 1920

16,418grt for Canadian Pacific from John Brown, Clydebank

HMS Wolfe 1939 British Admiralty

Scrapped in Faslane 1952

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