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Bno
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Santa Pola Spain
Posts: 38,837
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IMO 5378206 , Dead.
Ship Type : Passenger Ship.
Dim : Loa x Beam - 121.5 x 16.52 mtr.
Passenger Capacity : 412 Guests.
Car Capacity : 30 Lift on/Lift off.
Build in 1931 by Helsingör Skibsværft & Maskinbyggeri A/S Helsingör Denmark as " VENUS " for Det Bergenske Dampskipsselskap Bergen Norway.
Tonnage : grt / nrt / tdw - 5.407 / 2.867 / 1.760.
Main Engine : B&W 10-63MTF-120 - 2 x 4.355 bhp.
1939 Laid up in Stanghelle Norway.
1940 Requistioned by German Kriegmarine.
1941 Rebuild by Neptunwerft Rostock Germany.Used as taget vessel for 26th U-Boot Flotille Pillau Germany.(Interior removed).
1945 Bombed and sunk in swallow water by allied aircraft in Hamburg Germany 20-04-45.
1945 May Returned to Owner.
1945 September Raised and towed for rebuilding by Helsingör Skibsværft & Maskinbygger , Aalborg Verft A/S Aalborg and Burmaister & Wain Copenhagen,delivered to owner 1948.
New tonnage : grt / nrt / tdw - 6.272 / 3.521 / 1.760.
1968 BU Faslane United Kingdom.
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DLongly
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Registered: May 2011
Location: Blackhall, Co Durham, UK
Posts: 9,789
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Thanks for these facts and technical details Bno - your input is appreciated. Derek
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