Gedser (1963)


Status
In service
IMO number
5404407
Type
Passenger ferry
Propulsion
Motor ship


Built
1963, Orenstein-Koppel und Lübecker Machinenbau, Lübeck, Germany, #589.
GRT
1964: 2494
Length
93.20 m
Beam
16.21 m
Draught
3.98 m
Max Psgr Capy
1964: 1000
Berth Capy
1964: 72
No. of Cabins

No. of Cars
1964: 140


History

1962-10: Keel laid for Sundbusserne A/S, Helsingør, Denmark.

1963-02-27: Christened, but not launched due to ice conditions.

1963-03-07: Launched.

1963-05-29: Delivered to Moltzau Line A/S, Gedser, Denmark.

1963-05-31: Entered service between Gedser and Travemünde.

1968-03-08 to 1968-03-27: Chartered to Mols Linien for dervice between Sjællands Odd and Ebeltoft.

1968-03-27: Renamed Falster and returned to service between Gedser and Travemünde.

1968-05: Laid up.

1968-06-06: Sold to Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien A/S, Kalundborg, Denmark and renamed Mille.

1968-06-20: Entered service between Juelsminde and Kalundborg.

1969-03: Chartered to Lion Ferry, Halmstad, to cover the maintenance period for the regular Grenå - Varberg ferry.

1969-12-31: Sold to Jysk Færgefart A/S, Kalundborg, Denmark for continued service between Juelsminde and Kalundborg.

1975-05 to 1975-08: Served between Grenå and Hundested.

1975-08 to 1975-10-01: Laid up.

1975-10: Sold to Nordisk Færgefart A/S, Faaborg, Denmark and renamed Gelting. Modified for her new owners.

1975-11-11: Entered service between Gelting and Faaborg.

1976-01 to 1976-03-01: Chartered to Jydsk Færgefart A/S for service between Juelsminde and Kalundborg.

1976-08-08: Ran aground south of Alsen; repaired at Fredericia Værft A/S, Fredericia.

1976-08-30: Returned to service.

1980-01-21 to 1980-02-03: Chartered to Jydsk Færgefart A/S for service between Juelsminde and Kalundborg.

1981-03 to 1988-03: Chartered to Port Authority of Trinidad & Tobago, Port of Spain for service between Port of Spain and Tobago. Was to be renamed Cruceros Island, but was never registered under this new name.

1988-03-22: Sold to Consolidada de Ferry Ca., Caracas, Venezuela, and renamed Santa Rita. Operated between Puerto La Cruz and Punta de Piedras.

1994: Sold to Etna Shipping Co. (Empress Cruise Line), Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and renamed Imperial Empress.

1994: Departed Venezuela for Tampa.

1994-07-06: Arrived at Tampa.

1994: Rebuilt as a gambling ship in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. Had this rebuild been completed, her GRT would have been about 3700 and her passenger capacity 2200.

1997: Arrested in St Petersburg, Florida following the bankruptcy of her owners.

1998-10: Work resumed on her rebuild.

1999-10-12: Arrested again in St Petersburg, Florida.

2000-05-01: Departed St. Petersburg under tow for Tampa after being sold at auction for a planned casino ship operation.

2000-08: Remained laid up.

2002-01: Offered for sale to breakers.



Sister Ships
Travemünde

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