Freewinds

Freewinds

The Freewinds at Bonaire (2004)

Ship data flag  Panama other ship names Bohemian class Finnhansa class Callsign H9CK home port Panama Owner San Donato Properties Corporation, Panama Shipyard Oy Wärtsilä From Turku shipyard

Ship dimensions and crew length 134.32 m ( Lüa ) width 19.91 m Draft Max. 5.51 m measurement 9780 BRZ / 3699 NRZ

Machine system Machine performance 10,444 kW (14,200 hp) Top speed 20 kn (37 km / h)

Transport capacities Load capacity 7500 dw Permitted number of passengers 540

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register of Shipping Registration numbers IMO no. 6810811

The Freewinds is a cruise ship that was built in 1968 at the Finnish Wärtsilä Turku shipyard under the hull number 1161 as Bohème . She belongs to the Finnhansa class.

history

The ship was initially operated by Commodore Cruise Ltd. used for cruises in the Caribbean between Miami and Saint Thomas . In 1981 it was sold to Hanseatic Caribbean Shipping Co. Inc. In 1982 and 1983 it was chartered by the Brazilian company Saitecin Cruises for cruises along the South American east coast to Cape Horn as well as for Caribbean cruises.

At the end of 1984 SeaEscape chartered the ship and used it for day trips between Miami and Freeport , and from the beginning of 1985 for trips between Saint Petersburg and Tampa . In September 1985, the San Donato Properties Corporation bought the ship and renamed it Freewinds . The shipping company used it for multi-day Caribbean cruises.

The Scientology organization has been using the ship as a training center since 1988.

The ship was rebuilt and modernized several times (1970, 1983 and 2009).

See also

• List of cruise lines

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Finnhansa class
2. ↑ ^{a b c} M / S BOHÈME , Facta om Fartyg.
3. ↑ Scientology's Psycho-Liner , Focus Online , July 9, 2012.
4. ↑ Representation on the Scientology pages
5. ^ Website of the Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization

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