Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Tall Ship Suomen Joutsen in Turku, Finland | Museum ship

 

Tall Ship Suomen Joutsen in Turku, Finland

Museum ship in Turku, Finland

Built in 1902 by Chantiers de Penhoët in St. Nazaire, France.
Names
Laënnec 1902-1922
Oldenburg 1922-1930
Suomen Joutsen 1930- (in Swedish Finska Svan)

Builder 1902 Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, France. Maiden voyage    23 October 1902. Sold to Germany in 1922.
IMO number: 8640349
Call sign: OHIT
Nickname Ankka (The Duck)

Friday, May 6, 2016

Cruise Ship Costa Fortuna in storm at East China Sea | Big waves


Cruise Ship Costa Fortuna in storm at East China Sea. Cruising through the storm at East China Sea 2016. Cruise through the big waves from Kagoshima, Japan to Shanghai, China. Ship Costa Fortuna, Costa Cruises, Costa Crociere. Builder: Fincantieri, 2003.

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

Chinese Cruise Ship Taishan in Jeju, South Korea





Cruise Ship Chinese Taishan in the port of Jeju, South Korea.
Chinese Taishan, Panama

Previous names: Olympic Voyager 2000-2004, Voyager 2004–2005, Grand Voyager 2005–2011, Costa Voyager 2011–2014, Chinese Taishan 2014 - 

Call sign: ICSW, IMO number: 9183506, MMSI number: 247312800 

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Saturday, July 4, 2015

Christian Radich in Belfast harbour | Tall Ships Races 2015

Christian Radich
Christian Radich in Belfast harbour, Northern Ireland | Tall Ships Races 2015

Tall Ship Christian Radich, a full-rigged ship. 1 050 tonnes. Builder Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted, Launched in February 1937

Length 62.5 m (205 ft), 73 m (240 ft) including bowsprit, beam    9.7 m (32 ft), Height 37.7 m (124 ft) Draught: 4.7 m (15 ft)

27 Sails 1 360 m2 (14,600 sq ft). Engine, Caterpillar 900 HK. Speed Sails, 14 knots (26 km/h) Engine, 10 knots (19 km/h)

18 crew 88 passengers. IMO: 5071729 callsign: LJLM MMSI number: 258373000