No.1899 Viking Orion floated out 2017

Posted on May 25, 2023 by donships

47,861GT for Viking Ocean Cruises from Fincantieri, Ancona IMO: 9796250

Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Johnson Chu and Tony Davis

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No.1900 Mein Schiff 1, floated out 2017

Posted on May 25, 2023 by donships

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No.888 Ausonia launched in 1956

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

11,879grt for ‘Adriatica’ SAN from CR dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone

Ivory 2005 Louis Cruise Line

Aegean Two 2005 Golden Star Cruises

Winner 5 2010 Breakers

Scrapped Alang 2010

Image attribution: Simonwp, The late Neven Jerković, Agustin Alapont Castilla & Tony Davis

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No.889 Cabo San Vicente launched in 1956

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

14,569grt for Ybarra y Cia from Soc Española de Constructions Navales, Bilbao

Noor Jehan 1974 Mogul Line

Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan 1985

Image attribution: Kenneth Barton (alongside the AUGUSTUS in Genoa) & ChasB46

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No.654 HMS Fencer launched in 1942

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

14,708grt for the Royal Navy by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco

Sydney 1950 Flotta Lauro

Roma 1967 Flotta Lauro (replacing the earlier ROMA)

Galaxy Queen 1971 Sovereign Cruise Ships

Lady Dina 1972 G Kotzovolis

Caribia 2 1973 Marimina Shipping Co

Scrapped in La Spezia 1975

Not to be confused with her identical sister Roma, broken up in 1967

From 1967-1971 the ship was renamed ROMA to replace the former ship of that name

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No.904 Windsor Castle launched in 1959

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

37,640grt for Union-Castle Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead

Margarita L 1977 Latsis Group

Rita 2005 Breakers

Scrapped Alang 2005

Image attribution: Trevor Jones, Cyril Gronemeyer, Les Pivnic & Tony Davis

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No.1732 Costa Luminosa launched in 2008

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

92,720GT for Costa Crociere SpA from Fincantieri, Marghera IMO:9398905

Carnival Luminosa  2022 Carnival Cruise Line

Image attribution: David Sky, Giannis Mavronas, Vitor Francisco & Wayne A’Court

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No.1691 Baltic Princess launched in 2006

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

48,915GT for Tallink from Aker Finnyards, Helsinki IMO: 9354284

Image attribution: Christer Gustafsson & Sverre Andreas Rud

Baltic Princess by Markus Matilla

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No.1692 Fram launched in 2006

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

11,647grt for Hurtigruten from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO: 9370018

Image attribution: David Sky & Tom Gulbrandsen

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No.1693 Star launched in 2006

Posted on May 24, 2023 by donships

36,249GT for Tallink from Aker Finnyards, Helsinki IMO: 9364722

Oscar Wilde May 2023 Irish Ferries

James Joyce 2024 Irish Ferries

Star I 2025 Tallink

Image attribution: Trevor Thornton & Wil Weijsters

Oscar Wilde by George Holland

Oscar Wilde in dry dock at Harland & Wolff in Belfast. Image from Matthew Wilson

Star 1 Karl Korgmaa

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