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DISCOVERY

7/4/2014

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Veteran Cruise Ship Discovery photographed in Liverpool on 11 March 2014.

Although she has visited Liverpool quite a number of times this was the first time I have seen her and although the sun was not ideally placed it was good to get a photograph.

She is 168.74m long with a 24.64m beam and 7.49m draught.

Powered by four 10 Cylinder Fiat C4210SS Diesel Engines (Total kW 18,000) she has a top speed of 18 knots.

Accommodation is provided on board for 698 Passengers in 354 cabins and 350 crew.

Launched as Island Venture for Flagship Cruises where she operated between 1971 - 1974 she has had a number of subsequent names and owners including Island Princess (Princess Cruises, 1974 - 1999), Hyundai  Pungak (Hyundai Merchant Marine, 1999 - 2001), Platinum (Fiducia Shipping,  2001-2002) before becoming Discovery in 2002 for Voyages of Discovery. She is  currently sailing for Cruise & Maritime Voyages.
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Cruise & Maritime Voyages funnel colours
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MMSI - 310382000
REG - BM, Hamilton
IMO - 7108514
Call  Sign -  ZCDG2
Cruise Ship
Built - Rheinstahl Nordee, Emden, DE
Yard No -  414
L 168.74m W 24.64m
GT - 20186
Year - 1972
Liverpool, 11 March  2014
1 Comment
Billy
13/4/2014 04:03:22 am

Cruised on her in the Black Sea when she was the Island Princess,lovely ship not like the new cruise ships which look like blocks of apartments on water,those were the days .

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    My interest in ships and the sea started back in 2006 when I worked for a couple of years  on the banks of the River Mersey. I have since been on a couple of cruises around the Med and in the Far East and have started to take more interest in researching and photographing some of the ships and other vessels seen on my travels.

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