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john sefton
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Southward (NCL)

Post by john sefton » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:12 pm

Southward 17,000 tons, 21knts was commissioned in 1971 entering service with NCL in 1971, and operated with them (including service from California) until sold to Airtours in 1994, becoming their Seawing.
Various web sites.
Cayman Is SG441 Grenada SG771
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Re: Southward (NCL)

Post by FrenchShips » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:36 pm

Built for the Norwegian Caribbean Liness (Kloster group) as a cruise ferry (rear ramp door and garage) accomodating 200 American cars. Modified in 77 (additional cabins built in the garage space) Bought by Airtours in 1994 and renamed Seawing.
Propulsion: 4 FIAT type 10-C 420 SS medium speed four-stroke V10 Diesel engines. 2 KaMeWa controlable pitch propellers each driven by two engines through a Lohmann & Stolterfoht twin-input single-output reduction gear.
1 KaMeWa bow thruster of 736 kW. 1 roll-stabilizer with 2 folding fins.
Electric power generation by 5 Bergen RSGB8 Diesel-alternator sets of 665 kW.
L 163.4 m Lpp 137 B 22.8 d 6.5
GT 16 607 speed 21.5
passengers 750 crew 320
source : Jean-François Durand Paquebots autour du monde/ Cruise ships around the world
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Re: Southward (NCL)

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed May 26, 2010 8:59 pm

Built as a ro-ro passenger ferry under yard No 288 by Cantier Nav. dell Tirreno e Riunite at Riva Trigosco, Italia for K/S A/S Southward (Klosters S/A) in Oslo.
05 June 1971 launched as the SOUTHWARD.
Tonnage 16,607 grt, 8,390 net, 2,388 dwt., dim. 166.4 x 22.76 x 6.50m. (draught)
Powered by four Fiat SGM 10 diesel engines, 13,400 kW. (18,000 bhp.), twin shafts, speed 21.5 knots.
Accommodation for 732 passengers.
November 1971 delivered to owners.

30 November 1971 christened in Miami, she was the first European cruise vessel christened in the USA.
Thereafter used in the cruise trade to the Caribbean.
1987 Registered for Kloster Cruise, Nassau, Bahamas.
1995 Sold for US$24 million to the British Airtours Sun Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed SEAWING. During the Northern winter cruises in the Caribbean, while during the summer months she will make cruises from Majorca, Spain.
2000 Chartered by Royal Olympic Cruises, thereafter based in the Mediterranean.
2004 Sold to Louis Hellenic Cruises Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus.
May 2005 renamed in PERLA.
May 2008 chartered by Golden Star Cruises and renamed THE AEGEAN PEARL.
28 July 2008 when moored in Piraeus the ZENITH collided with her, in which THE AEGEAN PEARL received little damage.
2010 Tonnage given as 16,710 grt, 7,241 net, 2,388 dwt. Owned by Perla Navigation Ltd. and managed by Core Marine Limited both in Piraeus. She is registered in Greece, homeport Piraeus. IMO No 7111078.
Maximum 1095 passengers.

June 2010 is reported that she will be sold for further trading.

2010 Renamed RIO, homeport Valletta, Malta.
2012 Sold to East Mediterranean Cruises Ltd., Valletta, Malta.
2013 Renamed in VENUS and registered in Togo, most probably for her voyage to the scrapyard.
28 March 2013 arrived at Aliaga, Turkey for scrapping.

Netherlands Antilles 1984 1G sg862, scott?

Source: http://www.faktaomfartyg.com/soutward_1971.htm and various other web-sites.
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Re: Southward (NCL)

Post by D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:32 am

Barbuda 1989, 45 c. StG.1127
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