EUROPA and DORIC in NY

One of my greatest treats was to visit the grand liners docked along Manhattan's West Side. I took this view in April 1977: the Europa is on the left, the Doric to the right.
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NEW YORK PASSENGER SHIPPING 1975

While looking into my old photographs I found that great image of passenger ships in New York. It was taken in June 1975 and sent by The Port Authority of NY & NJ from their old office at One Trade Center, New York. The address is no longer active. Neither are three of the six ships. From left to right, the Norwegian America Line SAGAFJORD is still sailing as the SAGA ROSE; the DORIC ex-SHALOM of Home Lines sunk on her way to under Pullmantur /RCCL ownership the breakers as the SUN. The Italian Line flagship MICHELANGELO was doing her very last voyages and was withdrawn that summer. After an obscure career at the Iranian Navy she was scrapped in Pakistan; the OCEANIC is still cruising under the same name, while the ROTTERDAM (1959) is being converted into an hotel ship in Germany. Her fleet mate STATENDAM was scrapped in Alang after many years of lay up and neglect in Greece...
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