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MS Athena Cruise Ship crossing Dover Harbour to berth at Cruise Terminal 1 on the Admiralty Pier, Western Docks (Kent, UK).
The photo was taken at 12.39 pm on Friday, 20th of August, 2010, from near the lighthouse end of the Prince of Wales Pier.
The Athena arrived from Calais (France) and left later in the day for Newhaven (UK).
The Eastern Arm pier is behind the ship and the White Cliffs of Dover are on the left.
Ships details (2):
Name: 1948 - 1960: MS Stockholm, 1960 - 1985: MS Völkerfreundschaft, 1985 - 1986: MS Volker, 1986 - 1993: MS Fridtjof Nansen, 1993 - 1994: MS Italia I, 1994 - 1998: MS Italia Prima, 1998 - 2002: MS Valtur Prima, 2002 - 2005: MS Caribe, 2005 - present: MS Athena
Owner: 2004 - present: Nina SpA
Operator: 2005 - present: Classic International Cruises
Port of registry: 2004 - present: Lisbon, Portugal
Ordered: October 1944
Builder: Götaverken, Gothenburg, Sweden
In service: 21 February 1948
Identification: Swedish Official Number 8926 (1948), Italian Official Number 1749 (1993)
Status: In service
General characteristics:
Type: Ocean liner
Tonnage: 12,165 GRT
Length: 160.08 m (525 ft 2 in)
Beam: 21.04 m (69 ft 0 in)
Draught: 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)
Installed power: 2 × 8-cylinder Götaverken diesels, combined 12,000 hp (8,900 kW)
Speed: 17 kn (31.48 km/h)
Capacity: 390 passengers, 4,700 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
General characteristics (currently):
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 15,614 GRT
Decks: 8
Installed power: 2 × Wärtsilä 16V32 diesels 14,300 hp (10,700 kW)
Speed: 19 kn (35.19 km/h)
Capacity: 556 passengers
Call Sign: CQRV
MMSI: 255801380
IMO: 5383304
More info on the original MS Athena Cruise Ship before the White Cliffs of Dover webpage.
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Former name(s):
- Azores (Until 2016 Mar)
- Athena (Until 2013 Sep)
- Caribe (Until 2005 Jan)
- Valtur Prima (Until 2003 Nov)
- Italia Prima (Until 2000 Apr)
- Italia I (Until 1993 Aug)
- Fridtjof Nansen (Until 1993)
- Volkerfreundschaft (Until 1985)
- Stockholm (Until 1960)
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