Tag Archives: Wismar

No.1417 launched as Columbus Oct 1996

Posted on May 17, 2023 by donships

15,067GT for Conti Reederei from MTW Schiffswerft, Wismar Delivered as c Columbus 17 June 1997 Hapag-Lloyd charter Hamburg 2012 Plantours Kreuzfahrten charter IMO: 9138329 Image attribution: Wayne A’Court, Peter Ferrary & Tony Davis

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No.1612 AIDAaura launched in 2003

Posted on May 6, 2023 by donships

42,289GT for AIDA Cruises by Aker MTW, Wismar IMO: 9221566 Celestyal Discovery 2024 Celestyal Cruises Image attribution: Arne Lütkenhorst Images from Stephanie Ghernaia Celestyal Discovery from Ben Ayre

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No.935 Aleksandr Pushkin launched in 1964

Posted on May 2, 2023 by donships

19,860grt for USSR ( Baltic Shipping Company) from Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar Marco Polo 1991 Orient Lines then Cruise & Maritime Voyages from 2010 Arrived Alang for breaking 9 Jan 21 aged 57 IMO: 6417097 Image attribution: René Beauchamp, Vitor Francisco … Continue reading →

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No.932 Ivan Franko launched 15 June 1963

Posted on May 2, 2023 by donships

in service 1964, 20,064grt for USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) from Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar Frank 1997 Breakers Scrapped Alang 1997 IMO 5415901 The first of 5 celebrated ships of the Poet Class Image attribution: Nick James, Gena Anfimov & Michael … Continue reading →

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No.939 Taras Shevchenko launched 16 Jan 1965

Posted on May 1, 2023 by donships

Delivered Apr ’66 19,549grt for USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) by Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar IMO 6508195 Tara 2005 Breakers Scrapped Chittagong 2005 The third ship of the Poet Class Images: Tony Davis, Gordon Dalzell & Masato Nishiguchi

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No.955 Shota Rustaveli launched in 1967

Posted on April 27, 2023 by donships

20,146grt USSR (Black Sea Shipping Company) Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar Assedo 2000 Kaalbye Shipping (Assedo is Odessa backwards) IMO:6707753 Scrapped Alang 2003 Named after the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli Image attribution: Mike Cornwall, Carlo Martinelli, me, Tony Davis & Neven Jerkovic

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No.977 Mikhail Lermontov launched 1970

Posted on April 22, 2023 by donships

19,872grt USSR (Baltic Shipping Company) from Mathias-Thesen Yard, Wismar Aground Port Gore, New Zealand & sank 1986 IMO:7042318 The 5th of 5 Poet class liners/cruise ships Image attribution: Eric Sanders, Leo Johannes, Masato Nishiguchi, & Mike Cornwall

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No.1562 AIDAvita launched in 2001

Posted on April 21, 2023 by donships

42,289 AIDA Cruises by Aker MTW, Wismar Avitak 2023 Blue Dream Melody 2024 Blue Dream Cruises IMO: 9221554 Image copyright: Giannis Mavronas Image copyright: Christophe Bonvarlet Two images from Richard MacGregory

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