Sorrento, Italy 16 June 2011 |
Sorrento 16/03/11 |
Name |
MELODY |
Previous name |
1982 - 03.10.1988 Atlantic 03.10.88 - 02.04.1997 Starship Atlantic 05.1997 Melody |
Type |
Passengers ship - Cruise |
IMO-number |
7902295 |
Call sign |
1997: 3FBS7 |
Flag |
05.1997 Republic of Panama |
Previous flags |
1982 - 05.1997 Liberia |
Port of registry |
Panama City |
Previous port of registry |
1982 - 05.1997 Monrovia |
GT |
35.143 t |
DWT |
Summer: 4.514 t |
NT |
17.532 t |
Length |
204,07 m overall 172,00 m between perpendiculars |
Breadth |
27,40 m overall |
Draught |
8,00 m |
Freeboard |
Summer: 3.586 mm |
Depth |
29,15 m |
Speed |
Service: 20,0 knots |
Built |
1982 Refit: 1997 |
Keel laid |
17.12.1979 |
Launch date |
09.01.1981 |
Date of completion |
15.04.1982 |
Builder |
Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée |
Yard number |
1432 |
Hull material |
Steel |
Hull type |
Single hull |
Watertight compartments |
14 |
Continuous decks |
1 |
Main engine |
2x Grandi Motori Fiat - 2 stroke 10 cylinder 600 x 1.250 mm diesel engines - each 11.190 kW total 22.380 KW / 30.408 hp at 160 rpm Licence: Fiat Ansaldo Built: 1980 Builder: Grandi Motori, Trieste - Italy |
Propellers |
2x Screw propeller controllable pitch - at 160 rpm |
Boilers |
2x CHO 268,00 m² - 7,0 bar |
Electrical installation |
Power voltage:440 V Lighting voltage:110 V Frequency:60 Hz |
Generators |
1x Diesel generatorset 400 kVA - 320 kW - 459 hp |
Bow thruster |
1x Transverse thruster in bow |
Tank capacities |
Fresh water: 1.068 t Fuel oil: 3.069 m³ |
Lifting equipment |
2x Cranes - SWL 2,5 t each |
Passenger decks |
9 |
Passengers capacity |
1.098 |
All berths |
1.600 |
Manager |
Mediterranean Shipping |
Operator |
05.1997 Mediterranean Shipping Cruises SpA (MSC), Panama - Republic of Panama |
Previous operators |
02.04.1982 - 1988 Home Lines, Genoa - Italy |
Registered owner |
Westria Holding Inc. |