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Minerva
S.S. Edinburgh Castle.
S.S. Edinburgh Castle
S.S. Edinburgh Castle.
Minerva
SEABOURN SPIRIT
Albatros
S.S. Margarita L. (Windsor Castle)

Minerva

Vessel type: Passengers Ship
Gross tonnage: 12,449 tons
Summer DWT: 2,004 tons
Length: 135 m
Beam: 20 m
Draught: 6.2 m
Home port: Nassau
Class society: Registro Italiano Navale
Build year: 1996
Builder*: Okean Shipbuilding Yard
Nikolayev, Ukraine
Owner: V.ships Leisure
Montecarlo, Monaco
Manager: V.ships Leisure
Montecarlo, Monaco
Former name(s):
- Explorer Ii (Until 2008 Mar)
- Alexander Von Humboldt (Until 2007 Nov)
- Explorer Ii (Until 2006 Jun)
- Alexander Von Humboldt (Until 2006 Jan)
- Explorer Ii (Until 2005 Mar)
- Saga Pearl (Until 2005 Feb)
- Explorer Ii (Until 2004 May)
- Saga Pearl (Until 2003 Nov)
- Minerva (Until 2003 May)
- Okean (Until 1996)

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Another fine photograph, Turf. Very good to see these handsome cruise-ships in Oban Bay. Makes you realise what style was all about, before the 'Monstrosity of the Seas', the 'Nightmare of the Seas' etc. came on the unfortunate scene. Mercifully, they are too large to desecrate Oban Bay! All the best, Donald.
 

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The limit seems to be about 25,000gt to get into the bay. Nothing came in for some time after construction of the second link-span (CalMac may not have been happy with ships getting in the way of an easy berthing) but this year has been good for the smaller ships visiting (except Serenissima) so I'm hopeful for 2014.
 

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I've always thought she was a handsome little thing! Thanks for a fine photo.
 
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Quite interesting that this once ontended Soviet scientific ship OKEAN finally ended up as a very nicely rebuilt cruise ship (as also the larger SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR, the former intended space- and satellite monitor ship AKADEMIK NIKOLAJ PILJUGIN).
 

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