No.1774 Celebrity Eclipse floated out in 2010

Posted on May 26, 2023 by donships

121,878GT for Celebrity Cruises from Meyer Werft, Papenburg IMO: 9404314

Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Tony Davis, David Sky & Rob Foy

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No.912 Empress of Canada launched in 1960

Posted on May 26, 2023 by donships

27,284grt for Canadian Pacific from Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle

Mardi Gras 1972 Carnival Cruise Line

Star of Texas 1994 Gold Star Cruises

Lucky Star 1994 Gold Star Cruises

Apollon 1995 Royal Olympic

Apollo 2003 In lay up and final voyage

Scrapped Alang 2003

IMO number: 5103936

Image attribution: Ben Ayre, Malcolm Cranfield and last 3 images from Tony Davis

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No.678 General W F Hase launched in 1943

Posted on May 26, 2023 by donships

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

Transidaho 1969 Hudson Waterways

Carolina 1975 Puerto Rico Marit

Scrapped Kaohsiung 1985

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22146.htm

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No.387 Slamat launched in 1923

Posted on May 26, 2023 by donships

11,406grt for Rotterdam Lloyd from De Schelde, Vlissingen

Bombed Nauplia 1941 in the Battle of Greece.

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

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No.388 Fontainebleau launched in 1923

Posted on May 26, 2023 by donships

10,015grt for Messageries Maritimes from Chantiers et Ataliers de la Loire, St Nazaire

Sank after a fire at Djibouti 1926

Image attribution: P Ramona via Messageries Maritimes site

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No.299 Empress of Canada launched in 1920

Posted on May 26, 2023 by donships

21,517grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow

Torpedoed by Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci, South Atlantic 1943

Of approximately 1,800 people on board, 392 died. 149 of the fatalities were Italian prisoners of war

Photo: Steve Walker Color & Edwin Frost

RMS Empress of Canada Vancouver, June 1936 (C Bradbury City of Vancouver Archives)

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No.1682 Costa Serena launched in 2006

Posted on May 25, 2023 by donships

114,147GT for Costa Crociere S.p.A from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO:9343132

Image attribution: Vitor Francisco & four named images from Marine Traffic

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No.1683 MSC Orchestra launched in 2006

Posted on May 25, 2023 by donships

92,409GT for MSC Crociere from Aker Yards, St Nazaire (as it was then – now Chantiers) IMO: 9320099

Image attribution: Philip Blackwell & Giannis Mavronas

Two images from Tom Gulbrandsen

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No.1684 Bo Hai Jin Zhu launched 2006

Posted on May 25, 2023 by donships

19,847grt for Bo Hai Ferry Co from Shandong Huanghai, Shidau IMO: 9486219

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No.1685 Zhong Tie Bohai 1 Hao launched in 2006

Posted on May 25, 2023 by donships

24,975GT for Sinorail Bohai Train from Xingang Shipyard, Tianjin MMSI: 412328490

Image attribution: Kevin Wang

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