Hebridean Princess
 The Hebridean Princess 2005 in the Manchester Ship Canal
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The Hebridean Princess is a former ferry that has been in service as a cruise ship for the British shipping company Hebridean Island Cruises since 1989 .
history
The ship was built in 1964 as the Columba car ferry by Hall, Russell & Company in Aberdeen and used together with the sister ships Hebrides and Clansman by the shipping company David MacBrayne Ltd in ferry traffic on the west coast of Scotland. The original capacity was 50 cars and 600 passengers.
In 1988 it was decommissioned and bought by the new owner Hebridean Island Cruises, who had it converted into a luxury cruise ship. On May 26, 1989, the ship made her maiden voyage under the new name Hebridean Princess to the western Isles of Scotland. Now it could only carry 49 passengers who were accommodated in luxurious suites. From July 21 to 29, 2006 and for two weeks in July 2010, the ship was chartered for a family vacation by Queen Elizabeth II of England .
The Hebridean Princess is still in service today, making it one of the oldest cruise ships in the world.
The sister ships
The Hebridean Princess is the only surviving ship in her class. The Hebrides was scrapped in India in 2003. The whereabouts of the Clansman is not exactly clear. At the end of her service life she belonged to a shipping company in Malta, which she used in the Red Sea . In 1994 it was deleted from the ship register. It was probably scrapped shortly afterwards.
Technical specifications
The ship has a tonnage of 2112 GT and is about 72 meters long. The width of the ship is almost 14 meters, the speed is 12 knots .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ship information from Fakta om Fartyg . Retrieved May 22, 2013.