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No.224 André Lebon launched in 1913

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

13,682grt for Messageries Maritimes from Constructions Navales, La Ciotat Scrapped La Ciotat 1952 http://messageries-maritimes.org/alebon.htm The André Lebon as a  hospital ship 1916-18 – P Ramona The André Lebon in August 1918 in Vladivostok – P Ramona

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No.225 Patria launched in 1913

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11,885grt for Cyprien Fabre by Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne Sabotaged Haifa 1940 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc Color Fabre Line’s PATRIA R.A. Snook via Rich Turnwald Fabre Line’s PATRIA, mid-1930s. from Rich Turnwald

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No.226 Tubantia launched in 1913

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13,911grt Royal Holland Lloyd from Stephen, Glasgow Torpedoed by UB 13 in the North Sea 1916 Tubantia was the largest neutral vessel sunk during the entire war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Tubantia Archie Cenaprints – Fotomaritime

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No.228 Columbus launched in 1913

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34,351grt for North German Lloyd by Schichau, Danzig Homeric 1922 White Star Line Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1936 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color

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No.229 Admiral von Tirpitz launched in 1913

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21,498grt for Hamburg-America Line by Vulcan, Stettin Tirpitz 1914 Hamburg-America Line Empress of China 1921 Canadian Pacific Empress of Australia 1922 Canadian Pacific Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1952 Empress of China 20 Jan 1943 HMS Sturgeon entering Mers-el-kebir harbour, passing Empress … Continue reading →

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No.230 Hororata launched in 1913

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11,243grt for New Zealand Shipping Company from Denny, Dumbarton Waroonga 1939 British India Line Torpedoed by U 635 in the Atlantic 1943 Image attribution: Clydeships

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No.221 Llandovery Castle launched in 1913

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11,423 Union-Castle Line from Barclay Curle, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 86 off Fastnet 1918

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No.871 Port Sydney launched in 1954

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16,310grt for Port Line from Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle IMO number: 5282627 Akrotiri Express 1972 J C Carras Daphne 1975 J C Carras Switzerland 1997 Leisure Cruises Ocean Monarch 2005 Page & Moy Princess Daphne 2008 Classic International Daphne … Continue reading →

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No.211 Vaterland launched in 1913

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54,282grt for Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Leviathan 1917 United States Lines Scrapped in Rosyth 1938 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color

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No.916 Northern Star launched 1961

Posted on May 11, 2023 by donships

in service 10 July 1962 24,733grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion from Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle IMO: 5257543 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1975 Yes, only 12+ years of service Image attribution: Trevor Jones, John Johnson, Edwin Webb & Trevor Page

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