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No.187 Vestris launched in 1912

Posted on May 8, 2023 by donships

10,494grt for Lamport & Holt from Workman Clark, Belfast Sank Atlantic 1928 http://bluestarline.org/lamports/vestris.html

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No.857 City of York launched in 1953

Posted on May 5, 2023 by donships

13,345grt for Ellerman Lines by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle Mediterranean Sky 1971 MA Karageorgis Siterranean Sky 1987 Argentina Mediterranean Sky 1991 MA Karageorgis Sank Elevsis 2003 Image attribution: Fotoflite, Neven Jerković & Henry Brayshaw

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No.141 Otranto launched in 1909

Posted on May 4, 2023 by donships

12,124grt for Orient Steam Nav Co by Workman Clark, Belfast Collision, sank Irish Sea 1918 with huge loss of life Image attribution: Steve Walker Color

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No.848 Jean Laborde launched in 1952

Posted on May 4, 2023 by donships

10,909grt for Messageries Maritimes by Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux Mykinai 1970 CS Efthymiadis Ancona 1971 CS Efthymiadis Eastern Princess 1974 Helite Hellenic Lines Oceanos 1976 Pontos Nav SA Oceanos for Epirotiki from 1981 Famously sank off South Africa 1991 … Continue reading →

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No.124 Pericles launched in 1907

Posted on May 2, 2023 by donships

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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No.804 Constitution launched in 1950

Posted on May 2, 2023 by donships

23,754grt for American Export Lines from Bethlehem Steel Co, Quincy Oceanic Constitution 1974 CY Tung Group Constitution 1982 American Global Line Sank en route breakers 1997 Image attribution: Bunts & Steve Walker Color

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No.929 Shalom floated out 1962

Posted on May 1, 2023 by donships

25,338grt for Zim Israel Navigation Co from Penhoët, St Nazaire In service Mar 1964 Hanseatic 1967 German Atlantic Line Doric 1972 Home Lines Royal Odyssey 1981 Royal Cruise Line Regent Sun 1988 Regent Cruises Sun 1996 Tony Travel IMO 5321679 … Continue reading →

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No.1110 Viking Sally launched in 1980

Posted on April 30, 2023 by donships

15,566 Rederi A/B Sally by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg Silja Star 1990 Silja Line Wasa King 1991 Wasa Line Estonia 1993 Estline IMO:7921033 Sank in Baltic Sea with tremendous loss of life 1994 Image attribution: Gordon Dalzell, Pieter Inpijn and … Continue reading →

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No.605 Pasteur launched in 1938

Posted on April 29, 2023 by donships

32,360grt for Cie Sudatlantique by Penhoët, St Nazaire Bremen 1959 North German Lloyd Regina Magna 1972 Chandris Line Saudiphil I 1977 Philippine Singapore Filipinas Saudi I 1980 Philsimport International Sank en route to breakers 1980 As a troopship in Aden … Continue reading →

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No.966 Boccaccio launched in 1969

Posted on April 25, 2023 by donships

11,779grt for Tirrenia from Italcantieri SpA, Monfalcone ‘Al Salam Boccaccio 98’ 1999 El Salam Shipping IMO:6921282 Sank off Egypt 2006 Image: Carlo Martinelli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_al-Salam_Boccaccio_98

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