Facts from database

Anniversary of Ships launched on this day 28 May

Name	Imocode	Launched	Builder
Canterbury 1912	IMO.5215519	1907	Ferguson Brothers, Port Glasgow
Hampton Roads	IMO.0000000	1925	Pusey & Jones, Wilmington DE
Cite de Levis	IMO.5073088	1930	Napier & Miller Ltd, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow
Batavia 1963	IMO.0000000	1947	NV Scheepsbouwwerf Gebr. Pot, Bolnes
City of Durban 1971	IMO.5073650	1953	Vickers Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker, Newcastle
Boge 1963	IMO.5428142	1956	Solvesborgs Varv AB, Solvesborg
Cardiff Castle	IMO.8633839	1964	J Bolson & Son Ltd, Poole, Dorset
Sitmar Fair Majesty 1988	IMO.8611398	1988	Ch de l'Atlantique(Alstom), St Nazaire
Grigoriy Mikheev	IMO.8909331	1990	Hollming OY, Rauma
Pacinotti 2011	IMO.9017575	1992	Rodriquez C N SpA, Messina
Jules Verne Phenix 2004	IMO.9086863	1994	Elsflether Werft, Elsfleth
Brave Merchant 2006	IMO.9147306	1998	Astilleros Espanoles SA, Seville
Finnoy	IMO.9192507	1999	Stocznia Polnocna SA(hull)//Stocznia Gdansk SA, Gdansk
Losna	IMO.9771640	2016	ADA Tersanasi, Tuzla
Sabuk Nusantara 112	IMO.9854959	2017	PT Bahtera Bahari SY, Nongsa, Batam
Sabuk Nusantara 115	IMO.9854961	2017	PT Bahtera Bahari SY, Nongsa, Batam
Munken	IMO.9820403	2018	Factory2,Montex SY,Gdansk//Myklebust Verft, Gurskebotn
Eresfjord	IMO.9862009	2019	Tersan Shipyard, Yalova
Admiral Nevelskoy	IMO.9872420	2020	OOO "Nevsky SSZ", Schlisselburg, Leningrad
Basto Electric	IMO.9878993	2020	Sefine SY, Altinova, Yalova
Aoi	IMO.9928279	2022	Naikai Zosen KK, Setoda Works, Onomichi

Some interesting facts from this database:

The longest name in database ?

Governor Emerson C Harrington II from 1938 to 1954

The second longest name in database ?

Ciudad de Santa Cruz de la Palma was borne by two ships, one built in 1972 the other in 1975 (from 1981 to 1998)

The ship that has retained the same name the longest ?

Juno since 1874

The oldest ship still active ?

Enkopin built in 1868

The ship that was never completed after 27 years ?

Stena Baltica. Construction as ferry (IMO7907685), commenced in 1985 in Poland, stopped in 1986. In 1989 towed to Perama, Greece for completion as cruise-ship Regent Sky, but building stopped in 1995. Owner bankrupt and ship (completed to deck 7) seized by banks in 1996 but never completed. Eventually laid up 2004, abandoned and in July 2011 towed from Eleusis to Aliaga for demolition. She outlived one sistership; two still active in 2018.

The ship with the most name changes ?

Nils Holgersson (1962) had a 17th name of Sama 1, before being demolished in 2000

The most common prefix to a name ?

Ferry

The face that has launched the most ships ?

Sophia Loren: between 2003 and 2023 the actress was official godmother to all MSC cruise ships. MSC Lirica 2003, MSC Opera 2004, MSC Musica 2006, MSC Orchestra 2007, MSC Fantasia 2008, MSC Poesia 2008, MSC Splendida 2009, MSC Magnifica 2010, MSC Divina 2012, MSC Preziosa 2013, MSC Meraviglia 2017, MSC Seaside 2017, MSC Seaview 2018, MSC Bellissima 2019, MSC Grandiosa 2019, MSC Seashore 2021 MSC Seascape (by video) 2022 MSC Virtuosa 2021 MSC Euribia 2023

What links Festival Cruises and MSC ?

Before the company failed in 2004, two ships were built and options for two more ships were cancelled. The 'options' were completed for MSC as MSC Lirica in 2002 and MSC Opera in 2005.

Is that all ?

The two earlier ships completed for Festival Cruises were European Vision in 2001 and European Stars in 2002 and became MSC Armonia and MSC Sinfonia in 2004.

First transit of the North West Passage by passenger ship ?

Was in 1984 by Lindblad Explorer from east to west between 20 August-29 September.

The second transit ?

Was in 1985 by World Discoverer from west to east

Largest ship to traverse Corinth Canal (East to west) ?

Braemar on 9 October 2019

Largest 20th-century passenger ships ?

Queen Elizabeth completed 1940 at 82998grt. Sank 1972.
France completed 1962 at 66348grt. Demolished 2007.
Sovereign of the Seas completed 1988 at 73192grt.
Carnival Destiny completed 1996 at 101353grt. First to exceed 100000grt.

First ship to exceed 200000gt

Oasis of the Seas (225282gt)launched 21/11/2008 at STX Europe, Turku

Largest cruise ship to traverse Panama Canal

Norwegian Bliss (168,028gt) on 14/5/2018 (Caribbean to Pacific) and 13/11/2018 (Pacific to Caribbean)

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