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ARCADIA - Pass Cruise 29871 grt / 1954 blt / UK / 5022065 Arriving at Southampton - 1971 Don Smith Collection -
SHOTA RUSTAVELI - Pass Cruise 21275 grt / 1968 blt / Russia / 6707753 Arriving at Tilbury - 23.6.1972 The Don Smith Collection -
HENGIST - Pass Ferry 5950 grt /1972 blt / UK / 7205063 Leaving Folkestone,Kent - 7.9.1976 The Don Smith Collection -
ENOTRIA - Pass Cruise 5173 grt / 1951 blt / Italy / 5102546 Docked at Piraeus - 11.5.1973 The Don Smith Collection -
EUROPIC FERRY - Pass Ro-Ro Ferry 4190 grt / 1968 blt - UK In the North Sea - 22.6.1974 The Don Smith Collection -
CHUSAN - Pass Cruise Passing Hythe Pier - 15.4.1972 The Don Smith Collection -
ROYAL SOVEREIGN - Pass Cruise Leaving Margate - 30.5.1964 The Don Smith Collection -
SAN MARCO - Pass Cruise Docked at Izmir - 1974 The Don Smith Collection -
MARIPOSA - Pass Cruise Arriving at Southampton - 23.5.1977 The Don Smith Collection -
Cunard Adventurer - Passenger Cruise Ship 14194/1971/UK/ 7046936 Underway San Francisco - 1976 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Names of this vessel Cunard Adventurer (1971–1977) Sunward II (1977–1991) Triton (1991–2004) Coral (2004–2013) Cora (2013–2014) Operators:- Cunard (1971–1977) Norwegian Cruise Line (1977–1991) Epirotikti Line (1991–1995) Royal Olympic Cruises (1995–2004) Louis Cruises (2004–2013) Scrapped at Alang,India in 2014 -
Achille Lauro - Passenger Cruise Ship ex William Ruys 23629 / 1947 /Italy / 5390008 Arriving at Madeira - April 1978 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Built 1947 as William Ruys Became Achille Lauro in 1965 taken over by MSC in 1987 and renamed StarLauro Sank off Somalia ,Indian Ocean (caught fire) -
Irpinia (1929) - Two Funnels - Passenger Liner / Cruise Ship 10816/1929/Italy Underway - NDA This photo probably taken between 1955 and before 1962 when she was rebuilt Don Smith Collection Notes:- Names SS Campana 1929, SS Rio Jachal 1943, SS Campana 1946, T/v Irpinia 1955 & M/v Irpinia 1962 to 1983 Launched 11.6.1929 Built at Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd - Neptune Yard - Low Walker History: 07/1929 Soc Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur, Marseilles 26/07/1943 Government of Argentina 1943. Flota Mercante del Estado, Buenos Aires; renamed RIO JACHAL 1946 Soc Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur, Marseilles 1946 Renamed CAMPANA 1955 Sicula Oceanica SpA, Palermo; renamed IRPINIA 09/1983 Broken up at La Spezia,Italy -
Saint Eloi- Passenger Ro Ro Ferry ALA - Sealink 4649/1975/France/7207451 Arriving at Dover - 26.8.1977 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Cantieri Nouvali di Pietra Ligure,Genoa,Italy vessel was built in 1972 but due to funding was not completed till 1975 Names Saint Eloi - 1975-89 Channel Entente - 1989-90 King Orry - 1990-98 Moby Love - 1998 Moby Love 2 - 1998-2002 Moby Love since 2002 Aeolos - Nov 2017 Azores Express - April 2019 Aqua Star - July 2021 Sporades Star - April 2022 -
P.S.Waverley - Preserved Paddle Steamer - Passenger Ship 693/1947/UK/5386954 Leaving Gourock - 3.9.1977 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Built by A& J. Inglis of Pointhouse, Glasgow. Keel laid Thursday 27 December 1945 FIRST PASSENGER SAILING Monday 16th June 1947 OPERATIONAL OWNERS 1947 – London & North Eastern Railway 1948 – British Transport Commission 1951 – Caledonian Steam Packet Company Limited 1973 – Caledonian MacBrayne Limited 1974 to present day – Waverley Steam Navigation Company (since 1978 operated by Waverley Excursions Ltd.) -
Queen of Nanaimo - Passenger Ferry 3545/1964/Canada/6404735 Horseshoe Bay,Canada - Taken Pre 1980 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Victoria Machinery - Victoria,British Columbia Launched 3.12.1963 In service 1964 Out of Service and scrapped 2022 -
Queen Mary II - Passenger Cruise 1014/1933/UK/5287952 Arriving at Gourock - July 1975 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Built by William Denny & Bros - Dumbarton Launched 30.3.1933 Out of Service 1978
