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No.1416 Rainbow Love launched in 1996

29,554GT for Kyuetsu Ferry from Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki New Golden Bridge V 2003 Weidong Car Ferry IMO: 9145047 Image attribution: Damir Pavlovic, smp and Tony Hogwood on Marine Traffic

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No.1417 launched as Columbus Oct 1996

15,067GT for Conti Reederei from MTW Schiffswerft, Wismar Delivered as c Columbus 17 June 1997 Hapag-Lloyd charter Hamburg 2012 Plantours Kreuzfahrten charter IMO: 9138329 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Peter Ferrary & Tony Davis

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No.1418 Enchantment of the Seas floated out 20 Nov 1996

delivered 4 Jul 1997 74,136GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line by Kværner Masa-Yards, Helsinki Extended from 279.6m to 301.8m IMO: 9111802 Image attribution: Joost Keesing, Richard MacGregory and Peter Ferrary

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No.1419 Swaraj Dweep launched in 1996

14,239GT for Shipping Corporation of India Ltd from Hindustans Shipyard Vishakapatnam IMO: 9101168 Image: Mohammed Firose & Dilip Kumar 2012 clean up

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No.1420 Prins Richard launched in 1996

14,621GT for Scandlines from Orskov Christensens Staalskibs, Frederikshaven IMO: 9144419 Image: Nils Junge, Lutz Graupeter & Steiner Wilhelmsen from Marine Traffic

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No.1421 Rotterdam floated out 21 Dec 1996

delivered Nov ’97. 61,849GT for Holland-America Line from Fincantieri, Marghera Borealis 2020 Fred Olsen Cruise line IMO: 9122552 Image attribution: Richard MacGregory, Ian Collard & Gorm Niclassen

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No.887 Statendam launched in 1956

24,294grt for Holland-America Line from Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Rhapsody 1982 Paquet Cruises Regent Star 1986 Regent Cruises Sea Harmony 1996 Perosea Shipping Co Harmony I 2004 Breakers Scrapped Alang 2004 Image from Bob Scott Image from Richard MacGregory Image: Rick Garcia … Continue reading

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No.264 Paris launched in 1916

34,569grt for CGT French Line from Penhoët, St Nazaire Fire Le Havre 1939 Image attribution: Daryl LeBlanc Color, Steve Walker Color

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No.2057 Varsovia floated out 18 Apr 2023

for Polska Żegluga Bałtycka SA, operator of Polferries and leased to Visemar by Visentini Images from Polferries

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No.828 Ferdinand de Lesseps launched in 1951

10,881grt for Messageries Maritimes from Chantiers de la Gironde Bordeaux Delphi 1969 CS Efthymiadis La Perla 1977 Perla Cruises La Palma 1980 Intercruise Ltd Scrapped Alang 2003 Image attribution: Gerard Fournier Image attribution: Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions Image attribution: Ben Ayre

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