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No.351 Diogenes launched in 1922

12,341grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Mataroa 1926 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Faslane 1957 Image attribution: Allan Green Collection & The Alexander Turnbull Library Mataroa departing Wellington 1957

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No.335 Sophocles launched in 1921

12,361grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Tamaroa 1926 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Blyth 1957 (from The Trove Australia National Library) SOPHOCLES at the Aberdeen wharf at Millers Point, Sydney SS Tamaroa refuelling at Curacao in … Continue reading

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No.232 Euripides launched in 1914

14,947grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Akaroa 1932 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped in Antwerp 1954 Image attribution: Steve Walker Color The Euripides at Princes Pier, Port Melbourne

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No.171 Waimana launched in 1911

10,389grt for Shaw, Savill & Albion by Workman Clark, Belfast Herminius 1926 Aberdeen Line Waimana 1932 Shaw, Savill & Albion Empire Waimana 1941 Ministry of War Transport Waimana 1946 Shaw, Savill & Albion Scrapped Milford Haven 1952 Empire Waimana 1941 … Continue reading

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No.157 Themistocles launched in 1910

11,231grt for Aberdeen Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1947 Image attribution: Clydemaritime Leaving Sydney with troops in 1915

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No.168 Zealandic launched in 1911

10,898grt for White Star Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Mamilius 1926 Aberdeen Line Mamari 1932 Shaw, Savill & Albion HMS Hermes 1940 Royal Navy ( a dummy ship for the aircraft carrier) Bombed Cromer 1941 Maamilius Mamari HMS Hermes

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No.164 Demosthenes launched in 1911

11,233 Aberdeen Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped Newcastle 1931

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No.124 Pericles launched in 1907

10,925grt for Aberdeen Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Sank Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia 1910 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Pericles

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