Pacific Princess (ship, 1999)

Pacific Princess

The Pacific Princess , in the background the Grand Princess

Ship data flag  United Kingdom other ship names R Three Ship type Cruise ship class R-class Callsign ZCDS3 home port Hamilton Owner Copropriete du Navire Shipping company Princess Cruises Shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire Build number N31

Ship dimensions and crew length 181.0 m ( Lüa ) 157.85 m ( Lpp ) width 25.46 m Side height 18.1 m Draft Max. 5.95 m measurement 30,277 GT / 11,481 NRZ

Machine system machine diesel-electric 2 × electr. Propeller motors ( Cegelec ), each 6,750 kW; Wave system Machine performance 13,200 kW (17,947 hp) Top speed 18 kn (33 km / h) propeller 2 × fixed propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 2,700 dw

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas Registration numbers IMO 9187887

The Pacific Princess is a cruise ship of the US shipping company Princess Cruises . She is the smallest ship in the Princess fleet and is designed for 670 guests. Due to its small size, it can also go to smaller bays and ports around the world and navigate the Kiel Canal . It was last renovated in 2014.

history

The ship entered service in 1999 as the R Three for Renaissance Cruises as the third ship of a class of eight ships. From 2002 Princess Cruises chartered the ship together with the sister ship Ocean Princess . In 2004 the charter ended and Princess Cruises bought both ships.

On October 14, 2016, the Pacific Princess collided with a pier in Nice . The ship struck a leak.

Web links

Commons : IMO 9187887  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Link to the website of Princess Cruises (German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ R-Class Cruise Liner. Ship Technology, accessed February 3, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Pacific Princess leaks in Nice. October 14, 2016, accessed October 15, 2016 .