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Prinses Paola

Prinses Paola

Seen leaving Dover for Ostend in 1987 the superb Belgian Marine passenger ferry was one of the last of her kind.

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Princess Paola - Passenger Ferry - ID Number: 6608294 - Built Hoboken, Belgium 1966 - Belgian Flag.
Gross Tonnage: 4772 - Deadweight: 541 - LOA: 117 Metres - Beam: 16 Metres.

Sold/Renamed: 1988 Tropicana - 1990 Sea Palace - 1991 Saint Lucie and 1994 Tropicana.

Sold to Indian Breakers and broken up Alang 2006.

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Keith
 

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THE last. At least as far as this route was concerned. The Belgians took their always smart classic steamer design and updated it for the 60s, with this wonderful, one-off result.
 

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