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Langeland Farm| Status |
In service |
| IMO number |
6416043 |
| Type | Passenger Liner/Cruise Ship |
| Propulsion | Motor Ship |
| Built |
1965, Forges et Chantiers de la
Méditerranée, La Seyne |
| GRT |
24,002 (1965), 24,524 (1999),
24,528 (2000), 24,474 (2003) |
| DWT |
|
| Length |
620' (188.9 m) |
| Beam |
80' (24.5 m) |
| Draught |
27' (8.25 m) |
| Max Psgr Capy |
789 (1965: 85 first & 704
tourist; 462 when cruising), 620 (2003, possibly 642, 587 in lower
berths) |
| Berth Capy |
|
| No. of Cabins |
237 |
| History |
1964-06-13: Launched. 1965-09-18: Delivered to Norwegian American Lines, Oslo. 1980-05: Transferred to Norwegian American Cruises, Oslo. 1980-10 to 1980-12: Rebuilt at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. 1983-10: Sold to Cunard Lines, Nassau. 1996-02-23: Suffered engine room fire near the Philippines. 1996-04: To Singapore for repair. 1996-07-16: Chartered to Bremer Transocean Tours, renamed Gripsholm. 1996-08-04: Ran aground on a sandbank near Landskrona enroute from København (Copenhagen) to Kiel. 1996-08-07: Pulled free under her own power, sailed to Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven for repairs. 1996-08-18: Returned to service. 1997-04-01: Sold to Saga Shipping Co., Nassau, renamed Saga Rose. 1997-05: Entered service for Saga Holidays. 1999-07-09: In collision with the Norwegian vessel Havbas, which sank. |
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