No.614 Mauretania launched in 1938

35,738grt for Cunard-White Star Line by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead

Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1965

Coloured by Daryl LeBlanc

Mauretania as a troopship

Mauretania in cruising green

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No.2055 Sun Princess floated out 9 Mar 2023

175,000GT for Princess Cruises from Fincantieri, Monfalcone IMO:9000259

Sun Princess is the largest ship built so far in Italy, as well as the first LNG cruise ship ever built by Fincantieri

Image attribution: Fincantieri

Image attribution:Kyrylo Nikiforenko

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No.1708 Zhong Tie Bohai 3 Hao launched in 2007

25,380GT for Sinorail Bohai Train from Xingang Shipyard, Tianjin IMO: 9399375

Image attribution: Gena Anfimov

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No.1709 Costa Pacifica launched in 2007

114,288GT for Costa Crociere SpA from Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente IMO: 9378498

Image attribution: Luiz Fernando Hornstein, Peter Ferrary, Tony Davis & David Sky

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No.1422 Stena Discovery launched in 1997

20,057GT for Stena Line by Aker Finnyards, Rauma IMO:9107590

HSS Discovery 2009 FerryMar

Scrapped Aliaga 2015 IMO:9107590

Image attribution: David Stockton & Selim San

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No.1750 Norman Arrow launched in 2009

10,503GT for LD Lines Incat 066 from Tasmania, Hobart IMO: 9501590

KatExpress 1 2012 Mols Line

Express 1 2017 Mols Line

Image attribution: Neil Hopper, Rolf Bridde & Nicolaj Holm

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No.271 Melita launched in 1917

13,967grt for Canadian Pacific by Harland & Wolff, Belfast and Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Liguria 1935 Lloyd Triestino

Bombed Tobruk 1941

Liguria in Port Said – Library of Congress, Washington

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No.272 Minnedosa launched in 1917

15,186grt for Canadian Pacific from Harland & Wolff, Belfast and Barclay Curle, Glasgow

Piemonte 1935 Lloyd Triestino

Bombed Messina 1943

Image attribution: Gordy on Shipspotting

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No.273 Conte Rosso launched in 1917

15,000grt for Lloyd Sabaudo by Beardmore, Glasgow

Converted to an aircraft carrier

HMS Argus 1918 Royal Navy

Sold to Thos. W. Ward Dec 1946 & arrived at Inverkeithing to be broken up

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No.274 Naldera launched in 1917

15,825grt for P & O Line from Caird, Greenock

Scrapped in Bo’ness 1938

Allen C. Green

Edgar Wallace photo of the Naldera in Aden

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