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And the hull shading on almost all ships that have been posted lately.... Oh my good!


other than that, nice ships.

What a nice surprise to find the Californian making an appearance!

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During the post war years the world of shipping was changing rapidly. No longer was the British Merchant Marine twice as large as any other nation. The American Merchant Navy was now the largest, with its all war time built ships, amongst them the 2,700 Liberty ships. Many of those were quickly sold to other nations, including nations that until the start of WW2 were a part of the British Empire. Others quickly found their way to a new type of ships operations, that is the 'Flag of Convenience' like Liberia and Panama.
The Livanos Group was a company set up in Britain by a Greek business man originating from the small island of Chios. In the early 1950's the company expanded rapidly with the purchase of several Liberty ships, many registered under the flag of Panama

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Thank you Kim for the crest

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Interesting info Novice. 2,700 Liberty ships is certainly overkill for peace time. From what I remember the US sold them off extremely cheaply, less than scrap value.

One of three last remaining Liberty ship today was purchased by a group of Greek shipownwers and became a museum ship in Piraeus port. I have visited her.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Arthur_M._Huddell

Built by Vickers-Armstrongs of Walker-on-Tyne, England in 1961, the Empress of Canada was a slightly larger cousin to the two identical Empress's that preceded her. The Empress of Canada was designed to be used on the companies transatlantic route between Montreal and Liverpool in the summer months and cruises out of New York to warm water destinations during the winter.. The vessel sailed for the Canadian Pacific until 1972 when she was sold to Carnival Cruises, which operated the ship until 1993 when she was sold to the Greek interests. She was sold for scrap in 2003 after 42 years of service. Interestingly enough her external appearance changed little throughout her career.

The Empress of Canada as it appeared between 1961 and 1967. Depicted here as it appeared in Malta, March 1962, on a 62 day cruise out of New York


In 1967, the Canadian Pacific updated its corporate image. The companies trains, planes, trucks and ships received the "multimark" logo in a variety of bright colors.


In 1972 the ship was sold to the Carnival Cruise Line and reflagged to a Panamanian registry. During her time with Carnival two sets of cargo cranes were removed and bow thruster was installed 1990. Carnival sold the vessel in 1993


The vessel operated briefly and unsuccessfully as casino ship between 1994 and 1995 before the its owner merged with the Epirotiki Line to form Royal Olympic Cruises. The ship was named Apollon and resumed cruising in 1995.


During her 2000 overhaul she was repainted one final time. She would make her final revenue voyage in August 2001, the cruise market crashed shortly after and the vessel found itself laid up. It would remain that way throughout 2002 and it was determined that a major refit would be needed for any return to service. In the end there would be no refit and no return to service, and she was sold to Indian ship breakers in 2003, and on November 12, 2003 she departed for one last voyage to India. She arrived on December 4th and was broken apart.

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US Navy auxiliaries
Canadian Pacific Steamships Empress of Britain (post war)
Cunard Line Ascania (final 1950s configuration)
Cunard Line RMS Aquitania

Good work Cunardfan. Love the different paint jobs the ship had during its career.
42 years in service is remarkable.

Excellent work Cundardan.

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English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft

Excellent work Cunardfan. A really superb job of nailing the various ship's appearances.
One nit-pick, though, and that is the fact that, the ship had a bulbous bow, the first in Canadian Pacific ships, and you need to add the appropriate shades in the bows for that.

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Thank you Kim for the crest

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Awesome job!

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