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On the way to Hamburg for DD (Blohm & Voss) – Bowthruster rep
V SHIPS LEISURE SAM, Monte Carlo, MONACO
chartered to Phoenix Reisen, Germany
*1990 Okean Shipyard, Nikolaiew (#01)
rebuild 1996 Mariotti Yard, Genoa, (#595)
L: 133.21m B: 20.00m D: 4.50m
GT: 12,449 DWT: 2,004to. 335 Pax
MAN-B&W PC2-6E 6,920 kW 16.0kn

seen at the Marinearsenal Kiel 05-08-07
Walchensee Class Coastal Oiler commissioned 02-03-1967
Length: 74.2m Beam: 11.2m Draft: 4.1m
Displacement 2191t
Propulsion: 1 shaft, 2 MWM diesel engines,total 1010kW Speed: 12.5kts
Capacity: 1100t of fuel, 60t fresh water
Complement: 21 (civilians)

Kiel Navy Port end 80s
Class 701 C
Auxiliary Ship 1.Ubootgeschwader, Eckernförde
*1966
L: 114.30m B: 13.20m D: 4.00m
Displacement: 3,710ts
2 Maybach Diesel 5,600 BHP 17.00kn
Decommissioned 2004

VIRGINIA class of nuclear powered guided missile cruisers
Commissioned: August 5, 1978
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Propulsion system: two D2G General Electric nuclear reactors Speed: 30+ knots
Length: 178 meters Beam: 19.2 meters Draft: 9.6 meters
Displacement: approx. 11,300 tons full load

Armament: two Mk-26 missile launcher for Standard missiles (MR) and ASROC, two Mk-141 Harpoon missile launchers, two armored box launchers for Tomahawk ASM/LAM, Mk-46 torpedoes from two triple mounts, two 5-inch/54 caliber Mk-45 lightweight guns, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, four machine guns
Crew: 39 Officers, 539 Enlisted

Decommissioned: July 28, 1997
The ship is currently berthed at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Bremerton, WA, awaiting final disposal by recycling

During Kiel Week in the 80s
German destroyer (Class 103B – Lütjens)
*1970 Bath Iron Works
L: 134,78m B: 14,38m D: 6,37m
70.000 HP steam turbines 33kn
Displacement 4.162to
Scrapped in 2002 in Aliaga, Turkey

1995 in Kiel-Canal
*1959 Krögerwerft, Rendsburg (1128)
Built as Schilksee for KVAG, Kiel (Sold in 1983)
Uwe Melzer, Berlin
137 GT
L: 33,32m B: 6,23m D: 1,31m
300 Pax
1 MaK 147 kW 11,0kn.
Sold in 2001 to Zegluga Pomorska, Poland.
Renamed ARNO II

Seen in early 90s in Gedser
SEETOURISTIK GMBH & CO. KG, Flensburg
*1964 ULSTEIN MEK. ULSTEIN (26)
GT: 1,240
L: 65.51m B: 11.84m D: 2.89m
827 Pax
2,640 bhp 16 knots
Sold and renamed PEARL CRUISE II (Sri Lanka)
A passenger service between Colombo and Tuticorin in India was planned
Sold for scrap in 2006

In Kiel Fjord late 80s
Trading between Kiel and Bagenkop (Duty Free)
*1972 HDW, Hamburg
L: 76,03m B:12,06m D:3,44m
GT 1.586 1.000 Pax 4.600 HP 18,50 knots
Renamed ATLANTIS in 2000

Kiel Canal

Kiel-Fjord 1991
Langeland-Kiel Linien A/S, Bagenkop
*1989 Svendborg Skipsværft A/S, Svendborg
L: 91,80m B: 18,0m D: 3,80m
4000 kW 15,7kn 1.080 Pax 140 Cars
Sold 1998 to Jadrolinija, Rijeka
Renamed PETAR HEKTOROVIC
Trading Split-Vis

Kiel Fjord in 1987
Langeland-Kiel Linien, Bagenkop
Ferry between Kiel and Bagenkop
*1977 Scheepswerf Hoogezand, Hoogezand
L: 70,01m B: 16,24m D: 3,81m.
GT 1.500 650 Passengers 90 Cars
2.612 Kw 15.5 knots
Sold in 1989 to Emeraude Ferries, St. Malo
renamed SOLIDOR II later SOLIDOR 2