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No.391 Aurania launched in 1924

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13,984grt for Cunard Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle Artifex 1942 Royal Navy Scrapped in La Spezia 1961

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No.392 Tilawa launched in 1924

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10,006grt for British India Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I 29 in the Indian Ocean 1942

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No.393 Minnetonka launched in 1924

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21,998grt for Atlantic Transport Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Bo’ness 1934 Like her sister, short-lived due to the Depression

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No.394 De Grasse launched in 1924

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17,707grt for CGT French Line from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Empress of Australia 1953 Canadian Pacific Venezuela 1956 Sicula Oceanica SpA Scrapped La Spezia 1962 Colour by Daryl LeBlanc Image: Paulo Piccione The changes over the years

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No.395 Champollion launched in 1924

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12,263grt for Messageries Maritimes from Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Stranded near Beirut 1952 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champollion_(paquebot)

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No.396 D´Artagnan launched in 1924

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15,105grt for Messageries Maritimes from Chantiers et Ataliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux Teiko Maru 1942 Japanese Navy Torpedoed by US submarine Puffer in the Pacific 1944 More photos at http://messageries-maritimes.org/d’artag.htm Image attribution: P.Ramona Image attribution: USS Puffer periscope camera

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No.397 Orama launched in 1924

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19,777grt for Orient SN Co from Vickers, Barrow Sunk Norway in 1940 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color, Artist is Edward Beckett, image via George Duncan Image attribution: 1938. RMS Empress of Britain – RMS Orama – Woolloomooloo Andrew Alekseev Color

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No.398 Aorangi launched in 1924

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17,491grt for Union Steamship Co of New Zealand from Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped in Dalmuir 1953 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection

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No.913 FRANCE launched 11 May 1960

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66,348grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire IMO:5119143 Norway 1979 Klosters Rederi Blue Lady 2006 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2006 Image attribution: Chantiers in my collection Image attribution: Patrick Depelsenaire from Chantiers My images during conversion at Bremerhaven 1979 … Continue reading →

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No.633 America launched in 1939

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33,961grt for United States Lines by Newport News at Newport News West Point 1942 US Navy America 1946 United States Lines Australis 1964 Chandris Line Italis 1978 Chandris Line Noga 1980 Cia Noga Alferdoss 1984 Silvermoon Ferries American Star 1993 … Continue reading →

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