Passenger/vehicle ferry “Ferry Nishiki Maru” off Kobe, January 1981
Owner: Taiyo Ferry K.K., Kanda
Charterer: Kansai Kisen K.K., Kobe
Flag: Japan
Builder: Hayashikane Shipbuilding & Engineering. Shimoniseki
Gross tons: 7,269
Deadweight: 2,923
Length overall: 140.87 m
Max. draft: 5.500 m
Engines: 2 x MAN diesels, total 20,000 b.h.p., by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohama
Service speed: 21.5 knots
Capacities: 794 assengers, 72 cars
Completed February 1972 as “Orion” for Kyushu Kyuko Ferry KK, Tokyo
Sold 1978 to Taiyo Ferry K.K., retaining name.
Chartered 1980 to Kansai Kisen K.K., Kobe, renamed “Ferry Nishiki Maru”
Reverted to “Orion” 1984
Sold 1989 to Sold to Glory Shipping, Honduras, renamed “View of Nagasaki”
Sold later 1989 to Sold to Minoan Lines, Heraklion, Greece, renamed “Daedelus”; rebuilt at Perama Shipyard, passenger capacity incresed to 1,450
Sold October 2005 to Sold to Adria Ferries Ltd, Panama, renamed “Riviera Adriatica”
Transferred to Cypriot flag April 2010
Sold February 2012 to AFH SpA, Naples, reportedly renamed “AF Claudia Prima” but photos of her show her carrying the name “AF CLAUDIA” (no “Prima”)
Sold January 2016 to Trouferi Ltd, Naples; renamed “Caribbean Galaxy” in June
Sold December 2018 for demolition at Aliaga, Turkey