MS Deutschland
 MS Deutschland on Elbe river in 2012 with Summer Olympics signage
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| Name | Deutschland |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) previously Peter Deilmann Reederei [2] → ms 'Deutschland' Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH [3] Absolute Nevada LLC., Las Vegas, Mr. Donald Hoffman (since 05.2015) |
| Operator | list error: <br /> list (help) previously Peter Deilmann Reederei [2] Semester at Sea (since 19.05.2015) |
| Port of registry | list error: <br /> list (help) 1998–2015: Neustadt in Holstein,  Germany 2015 onwards: Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany[2] |
| Yard number | 328[2] |
| Launched | January 16, 1998[2] |
| Christened | May 11, 1998[2] |
| Acquired | May 11, 1998[2] |
| Maiden voyage | May 11, 1998[2] |
| In service | May 16, 1998[2] |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) Call sign: C6BZ6 MMSI number: 311000410 IMO number: 9141807[1] |
| Status | Operating |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 22,400 GT 3,460 DWT |
| Length | 175.30 m (575 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 23 m (75 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.79 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Decks | 10 (7 passenger accessible)[4] |
| Installed power | 2 × MaK-Dieselmotorenwerk Rostock |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity | 520 passengers (as built 1998) |
Description
MS Deutschland was a German-registered cruise ship owned and operated by Peter Deilmann Cruises. She is decorated in the Art Deco style made famous by such classic ocean liners as the SS Ile de France and SS Normandie. The Deutschland was launched in 1998. She carries 513 passengers and 260 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 22,400 and has seven passenger accessible decks. [4]
The German television show Das Traumschiff (The Dream Ship), which is similar to the US-made show The Love Boat, was set aboard the Deutschland.
Interesting Facts About
Air France Flight 4590, a New York City-bound Concorde charter flight carrying passengers for the Deutschland for a 16-day cruise to South America, crashed on takeoff in Paris in 2000 without survivors. [5][6]
On May 23rd 2010, when the ship was in Eidfjord, Norway; it was reported that a fire had broken out in the engine room. The 608 passengers were evacuated and the fire was isolated to a limited area of the ship because of fire doors. [7][8]
The German Olympic Committee used the Deutschland as a hospitality ship during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [9]
External links
- MS Deutschland (German)
- Pictures of the MS Deutschland
- Peter Deilmann Cruises
- Video of MS Deutschland transiting Cape Cod Canal
- Semester At Sea announcement regarding their new ship
References
- ^ "Vessel details DEUTSCHLAND (passenger ship)". Digital-Seas.com. Retrieved 2010-05-25.: Current position, data, and photos of M/S Deutschland
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Asklander, Micke. "M/S Deutschland (1998)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Lloyd Register Vessel Status - 9141807
- ^ a b "MS Deutschland deck plan". Peter Deilmann Cruises. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Air France crash". CBS News. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Concorde Crash". The Canadian Encyclopedia from Maclean's Magazine. August 7, 2000. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Brann-i-cruiseskip-1089302.html
- ^ http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/05/23/nyheter/innenriks/cruiseskip/brann/11826906/
- ^ "Startschuss für London 2012" (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. March 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
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