Golden Iris

Golden Iris

As Rhapsody 2007 in Cádiz

Ship data flag  Panama other ship names Cunard Conquest Cunard Princess Rhapsody Ship type Cruise ship Callsign 3FZK4 home port Panama Owner Mint marine Shipyard Burmeister & Wain , Copenhagen Build number 859 Launch December 1974 takeover October 30, 1975 Whereabouts in motion

Ship dimensions and crew length 164.9 m ( Lüa ) width 23.2 m Draft Max. 5.8 m measurement 16,852 GT / 7,787 NRZ   crew 350

Machine system machine 4 x B & W - diesel engines Machine performance 15,444 kW (20,998 hp) Top speed 21.5 kn (40 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 959 people

Others Classifications Registro Italiano Navale Registration numbers IMO 7358573

The Golden Iris is a ship owned by the Mano Maritime shipping company .

history

The ship was built in 1975 at the Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen. It was commissioned by Cunard Line as the Cunard Conquest . After a renovation in 1977, the ship was renamed the Cunard Princess .

The Golden Iris in 2011

During the Gulf War , the ship was chartered from the United States' Armed Forces Recreation Center . On December 24, 1990, it arrived in Bahrain and was used by US soldiers deployed in the Gulf War for relaxation and recreation.

From October 19, 1991, the ship drove again for the Cunard Line . In 1995 it was sold to StarLauro Cruises , the shipping company now known as MSC Crociere. For StarLauro Cruises, the ship was a replacement for Achille Lauro, who was completely destroyed by fire and sunk . StarLauro Cruises used the ship as a Rhapsody . The ship was sold to Mano Maritime on April 9, 2009 and renamed Golden Iris .

Technical specifications

The ship is powered by four seven-cylinder - diesel engines of manufacturer B & W driven. The engines each have an output of 3861  kW and drive two controllable pitch propellers .

A total of five diesel generators are available for the power supply . Four of the generators have an apparent power of 1,575  kVA , the fifth has an apparent power of 312.5 kVA.

Others

Sister ship was the Ocean Countess , built as Cunard Countess , which was scrapped in Aliaga in 2014 after a fire in 2013.

Web links

Commons : IMO 7358573  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Ship details at Fakta om Fartyg
• Side of the shipping company Mano Maritime (Engl.) ( Memento of 27 February 2016 Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Burned-out crusader on the last trip to Aliaga. Retrieved March 11, 2014 .