No.1133 Travemunde launched in 1981

17,046grt for Gedser-Travemünde Røuten from Wärtsilä, Helsinki IMO: 8000226

Travemunde Link 1987 Gedser-Travemünde Røuten

Sally Star 1988 Sally Line

Thjelvar 1997 Rederi AB Gotland

Color Traveller 2004 Color Line

Thjelvar 2006 Rederi AB Gotland

Rostock 2007 Scandlines

Thjelvar 2010 Rederi AB Gotland

Betancuria 2011 Fred Olsen

Wasa Express 2012 Wasa Line

Rostock 2007 Scandlines

Betancuria 2011 Fred Olsen

Wasa Express Michael Barker

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No.699 General M B Stewart launched in 1944

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

Albany 1967 Albany River Transport

Mission Viking 1974 Avondale Shipyards

Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987

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No.700 General A W Greely launched in 1944

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

Hawaii Bear 1969 Pacific Far East Line

Austral Glade 1976 Farrell Lines

Pacific Enterprise 1979 American Pacific

Caribe Enterprise 1982 American Pacific

Scrapped 1986

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No.359 Doric launched in 1922

16,484grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Scrapped in Newport 1935

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color & a photo from Geirangerfjord

DORIC & RELIANCE in Copenhagen 1934

Doric in Geirangerfjord

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No.877 Empress of Britain launched in 1955

25,516grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow

Queen Anna Maria 1964 Greek Line

Carnivale 1975 Carnival Cruise Line

Fiesta Marina 1993 Fiesta Marina Cruises

Olympic 1995 Epirotiki Line

The Topaz 1997 TUI Travel

The Topaz 2003 Topaz International

Scrapped Alang arrived 5 Jul 2008

Images: Chris Howell, Richard MacGregory and Tony Davis

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No.250 Statendam launched 1914

32,234grt for Holland-America Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Renamed Justicia 1917 & managed by White Star Line for service as a troopship

Torpedoed by UB 64 & UB 124 off Skerrymore 1918

Image: Steve Walker Color

As intended – this is the Statendam of 1924

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No.1291 Ocean West launched in 1991

11,523GT for Ocean Tokyu Ferry KK from Saiki Jukogyu KK, Saki IMO: 9000900

Chang Jiangl 2011 Hong Kong

Golden Bird 8 2016 Mongolian Flag

Mutiara Barat 2016 Indonesian ferry – City Line

Three named images from Marine Traffic

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No.1292 Stena Traveller launched in 1991

18,332GT for Stena Line Launched Bruce Shipyard and towed to Fosen Mek, Rissa for completion

TT Traveller 1992 TT line

Stena Traveller 1995 Stena Line

TT Traveller 1997 TT line

Stena Traveller 2002 Stena Line

Lisco Patria 2004 Lisco

Patria Seaways 2012 DFDS Seaways

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No.245 Bismarck launched in 1914

56,551grt for Hamburg-America Line by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

Majestic 1922 White Star Line

Caledonia 1937 British Admiralty

Scrapped Inverkeithing by 1944 after a fire in 1939, awaiting disposal

Image attribution: Steve Walker Color

Caledonia

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No.2060 Seabourn Pursuit to be completed in 2023

23,000GT for Seabourn Cruises by CIMAR San Giorgio di Nogaro & Mariotti, Genoa

IMO 7896325

Ships@tin.it on Marine Traffic

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