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Stella Polaris (Ship) ... Considered one of the first 'real' cruise ships. ... until 2006 when she sank during a voyage to Sweden for a refit for new owners ...

In 1940 she was seized by the Germans and was used as a recreation vessel for U-boat crews until 1943. Until the end of the war she sailed as a ...

As contracted, the Stella Polaris was to have been delivered on April 1 st 1927, but as soon as February 20 th that year she was ready to go through her sea trials. The event was well covered by the press, and a special group of invited guests were on board for the occasion. Stella’s interiors were a work of art.

Back to Stella Polaris on the "Homefleet Ships starting with S" page. ... Swedish owners Petro-Fast A/B in 2006 (for continued use as hotel), but sank Sept.

06.04.2011 · The 24-meter long fishing vessel Stella Polaris suffered a machine failure and went adrift off Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany. The Stella Polaris requested help as there was high winds and heavy swe…

As the Santa Paula. The SS Santa Paula (3) was built at Newport News Shipbuilding Company with her bigger sister the Santa Rosa for the Grace Line's renowned New York-Central American service, to replace the two 1932-built 9,100-ton liners of the same names. (The first Grace Line Santa Paula was a 1916-built ship.) She was christened by Pat Nixon, the then-Second Lady of …

The Clipper Line's M.V. Stella Polaris, completed in 1927, was the first custom built cruise ship. She was considered the “Royal Yacht” of cruising and was ...

German Battleship Tirpitz, the ship that died a cripples death. Sunk in the Tromsø area by Lancaster bombers as part of operation Catechism on November 12, 1944. 1 / 3. The wreck of the Tirpitz being dismantled and scrapped. Scrapping occurred from 1948 to 1957.

07.09.2006 · David Wheeler. I just read that the historic Stella Polaris took on water and sunk off the coast of Japan while under tow to start a new life in Stockholm, Sweden. She was a beautiful ship and with the impending loss of the SS France, this is truly a sad year.

Unfortunately, her condition would bring about her end, as she sank while under tow to a shipyard in Shanghai, China. On September 2nd, 2006, ...

As with so many other ships, Stella Polaris also had her share of misfortune. On the night of June 11 th 1937, the Norwegian steamer Nobel failed to navigate ...

Stella Polaris had soon earned a reputation of being a superb cruise ship, perfectly suited for more intimate voyages. On her regular cruises, the ship carried approximately 200 passengers compared to just half that number on a round-the-world voyage.

The Stella Polaris requested help as there was high winds and heavy swells. The GRMS set out the rescue boat SK 33 from Busum, Germany, which ...

Pictures - Stella Polaris MV (+2006), wreck, wreck database

15.06.2020 · Stellar Banner scuttled after being declared unseaworthy. Giant very large ore carrier Stellar Banner, owned by Polaris Shipping from Korea, has been scuttled off the Brazilian coast after an inspection of the ship’s hull found the ship to be unseaworthy. “Following an extensive inspection by the classification society and the surveyors ...

I august 2006 sank skipet utenfor Japan under slep til Kina. Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab hadde som tradisjon å navngi skipene sine etter fenomener og ...

The Stella Polaris was a luxury cruise ship.It was built in 1927 for the Bergenske Dampskipsselskap (Bergen Line of Norway, Blon) from Gothenburg Götaverken (now Götaverken Cityvarvet AB). It had cabins for 165 first-class passengers and its two diesel engines enabled a top speed of 15 knots.. After the occupation of Norway by Germany in World War II, the …

Waugh readers will know of the cruise ship M/V Stella Polaris as the vessel on which ... but sank under tow while still in Japanese waters.