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No.286 Panhandle State launched in 1920

10,533grt for US Shipping Board from New York SB Corp, Camden President Monroe 1922 United States Lines President Buchanan 1940 American President Lines Emily H.M. Weder 1944 US Army President Buchanan 1946 US Maritime Commission Scrapped San Francisco 1956 http://www.navsource.org/archives/30/08/0806.htm

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No.654 HMS Fencer launched in 1942

14,708grt for the Royal Navy by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco Sydney 1950 Flotta Lauro Roma 1967 Flotta Lauro (replacing the earlier ROMA) Galaxy Queen 1971 Sovereign Cruise Ships Lady Dina 1972 G Kotzovolis Caribia 2 1973 Marimina Shipping … Continue reading

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No.649 Steel Artisan launched in 1941

12,464grt for US Navy by Western Pipe & Steel Co, San Francisco Barnes 1941 US Navy Attacker 1942 Royal Navy Castel Forte 1952 Sitmar Fairsky 1958 Fairline Shipping Corp (Sitmar) Destroyed by fire 1980, scrapped Hong Kong USS Barnes/HMS Attacker … Continue reading

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No.533 Monterey launched in 1931

18,655grt for Matson Navigation Co by Bethlehem SB Corp, Quincy Matsonia 1956 Matson Nav Co Lurline 1963 Matson Nav Co Britanis 1970 Chandris Line Belofin I 2000 Breakers Sank near Cape Town 2000 Steve Walker Colour BRITANIS, my photo Miami … Continue reading

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No.437 Malolo launched 1926

Completed 1927 17,232grt for Matson Navigation Co by Cramp, Philadelphia Matsonia 1937 Matson Nav Co Atlantic 1949 Home Lines Queen Frederica 1954 Home Lines Queen Frederica 1965 Chandris Line Scrapped Eleusis Greece 1978 IMO: 5376997 Images: Alan Green & Chris … Continue reading

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