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No.1490 Silver Shadow launched 1999

28,258GT for Silversea Cruises from Cantieri Navale, Porto Viro & Mariotti, Genoa IMO: 9192167 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Manuel Fernandez in Malaga & PTZtv

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No.1557 Norwegian Star, originally ordered as the Superstar Libra in 2001

91,740GT for Star Cruise Line by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Norwegian Star 2001 Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Star ‎by Neven Jerković John Kennedy photo John Henry Rigaud photo John Henry Rigaud photo

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No.557 Queen of Bermuda launched in 1932

22,575gt for Furness, Withy & Co by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow Scrapped in Faslane 1966 Unique in that she sailed with 3, 2 and then one funnel Ben Ayre photo

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No.57 Suevic launched in 1900

12,531grt for White Star Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Skytteren 1928 Y Hvistengahl Scuttled off Maseskjner 1942 Image copyright: Steve Walker Color In 1907 she was wrecked, the ship was deliberately broken in two, and a new bow was … Continue reading

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No.491 Chichibu Maru launched in 1929

17,498grt for Nippon Yusen KK from Yokohama Dock Co, Yokohama Titibu Maru 1938 Nippon Yusen KK Kamakura Maru 1939 Nippon Yusen KK Torpedoed by US submarine Gudgeon off Lagayan, Philippines 1943

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No.991 Erimo Maru launched in 1972

10164grt for Nihon Enkai Ferry from Kanasashi Zosensho, Shimizu King Minos 1988 Minoan Line Mawaddah 2004 Namma Lines IMO: 7214521 Scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan 2019 Credits on Marine Traffic photos

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No.1491 Explorer of the Seas floated out 1999

137,308GT for Royal Caribbean International from Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 9161728 Image attribution: Eirik Kvale Stensland, Tom Gulbrandsen & Francis Ferro

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No.1556 New Rainbow Bell launched in 2001

11,410GT for Kyuetsu Ferry by Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki Sun Flower Shiretoko 2007 Shosen Mitsui Ferry IMO: 9236717 Image copyright: Yosshii on Marine Traffic credits on photos

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No.1056 Canguro Cabo San Jorge launched in 1975

11,513 Ybarra y Cia by Union Naval de Levante, Valencia Ciudad de Santa Cruz 1981 Cia Trasmediterranea Ciudad de Palma 1982 Cia Trasmediterranea Dalmatino 2005 Horizon Corporate Ocean Princess 2006 Casino Ship Oriental Princess 2008 Zhejiang Golden Road Decommissioned since … Continue reading

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No.556 Washington launched in 1932

29,627grt for United States Lines by New York SB Co, Camden Mount Vernon 1941 US Navy Washington 1945 US Maritime Commission Scrapped in Kearny 1965 (Stern view – Washington at Wilmington. August 8, 1940 by Pacific National) Daryl LeBlanc color

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