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Historical
Statistics:
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Builder:
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Cockerill
shipyard, Hoboken, Belgium
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Date of Build:
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1961
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Vessel Name:
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Infante
dom Henrique
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Other Names:
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Vasco da Gama, Seawind Crown, Barcelona
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Type of Vessel:
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Passenger
ocean liner
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Date Launched:
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29th
April 1960
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Launched by:
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Maria Theresa Soares da
Fonseca, the wife of the
president of administration of CCN
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Maiden Voyage:
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21st
September 1961
Lisbon
to Funchal, Luanda, Lobito,
Cape Town, Lourenco Marques
and Beira
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Final Commercial Voyage:
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2000
Mediterranean
cruise from Barcelona
17th
September 2000 laid up at Barcelona
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Final Voyage:
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28th
December 2003
Barcelona
to Alang, India via the Suez Canal
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Location Scrapped:
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2004
Alang, India
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Flag:
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Portuguese
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Port of Registry:
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Original Owners / Operators:
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Companhia Colonial de
Navegacao's (CCN)
(The
Portuguese Line), Lisbon,
Portugal
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Technical
Statistics:
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Length:
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641
ft
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Breadth:
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84 ft
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Draft:
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27ft
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Gross Registered Tonnage:
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23,
145
tons
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Power:
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Westinghouse
type D.R. geared steam turbines developing 22,000 horsepower
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Propulsion:
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2
propellers.
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Maximum Speed:
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Service Speed:
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20
knots
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Passengers & Crew:
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156
First Class, 384 Tourist A Class, 478 Tourist B Class and 318 crew
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