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No.411 Explorateur Grandidier launched in 1924

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10,268grt for Messageries Maritimes from Penhoët, St Nazaire Sunk at Marseille 1944 Image attribution: http://messageries-maritimes.org

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No.413 Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft launched in 1925

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14,642grt for Stoomv Mij ‘Nederland’ from Ataliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Fire Amsterdam 1932 More details of an unlucky ship at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Pieter_Corneliszoon_Hooft Image from Rich Turnwald Collection

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No.414 Ranchi launched in 1925

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16,650grt for P & O Line from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle Her second funnel was removed in Bombay 23 Oct 1939 Scrapped in Newport 1953 Ranchi – photo from Kevin Blair on tynebuiltships In 1947 the Ministry of Transport returned Ranchi … Continue reading →

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No.415 Chitral launched in 1925

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15,248grt for P & O Line from Stephen, Glasgow Scrapped in Dalmuir 1953 Images from the Allen Green Collection

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No.416 Alaunia launched 7 Feb 1925

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14,030grt for Cunard Line from John Brown, Clydebank HMS Alaunia 1939 Scrapped in Blyth 1957 14 years a liner 18 years RN-AMC, transport and repair ship HMS Alaunia – IWM

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No.417 Mariette Pacha launched in 1925

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12,239grt for Messageries Maritimes by Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Sunk at Marseille 1944 Images: Marc Coetmellec & P Ramona on Messageries Maritimes’ site

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No.418 Carinthia launched in 1925

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20,277grt for Cunard Line from Vickers, Barrow Torpedoed by U 46 off Ireland in 1940 From left to right Carinthia, Kungsholm, Strathnaver and Kościuszko 1935 in Stockholm

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No.419 Transylvania launched in 1925

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16,923grt for Anchor Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 56 off Malin Head 1940 Image attribution: Percy Loomis Sperr & John Henry Rigaud Curacao

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No.420 Indrapoera launched in 1925

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10,772grt for Rotterdam Lloyd from De Schelde, Vlissingen Assuncion 1956 Providencia Bianca C 1957 Costa fu Andrea Melanesien 1958 Messageries Maritimes Scrapped in Italy 1963 Koninkliijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd motor ship Indrapoera Melanesien image attribution: Phillippe Casanova In the period 1957-1963 … Continue reading →

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No.611 Durban Castle launched in 1938

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17,388grt for Union-Castle Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Hamburg 1962 Image attribution: Andreas Hoppe & Ian Joseph Image from Yoshiaki Nishimura Image from Chris Howell

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