MS Albatros
{{Short description|Cruise ship (1973–2021)}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = MS Albatros.jpg | Ship caption = Albatros in 2009 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = | Ship flag = | Ship name = *1973–1991: Royal Viking Sea
| Ship operator = *1972–1991: Royal Viking Line
| Ship registry = *1973–1987: Oslo, {{flag|Norway|civil}}
| Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland | Ship yard number = 397 | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 19 January 1973 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = 1973 | Ship acquired = 16 November 1973 | Ship in service = 25 November 1973 | Ship out of service = 2020 | Ship fate = Scrapped in 2021 | Ship identification = *Call sign: C6CN4
}} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = (as built) | Ship tonnage = *{{GRT|20,018}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|177.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|25.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|7.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship power = *4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}Wärtsilä-Sulzer 9ZH40/48
| Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn}} | Ship capacity = 536 passengers }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = (currently) | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|28,518}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|205.46|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|27.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|7.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship power = 4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}Wärtsilä 6L38A | Ship propulsion = Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = 812 passengers }} |
MS Albatros was a Royal Viking Star-class cruise ship, operated by the Germany-based travel agency Phoenix Reisen until 2020 when she was taken out of service, and scrapped in 2021.
History
She was built in 1973 by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland for Royal Viking Line as Royal Viking Sea, and has also sailed under the names Royal Odyssey for Royal Cruise Line, Norwegian Star for Norwegian Cruise Line and Norwegian Capricorn Line, {{cite web |date=15 June 2024 |title=Norwegian Capricorn Line|url= https://chrisframe.com.au/post/754344818126323712/history-of-norwegian-capricorn-line |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Chris Frame Official}} and Crown. She was the second Albatros for Phoenix Reisen as she was the replacement of the original {{SS|Albatros}}.
Albatros was also known for her {{ship||Queen Elizabeth 2||2}}-esque funnel.
In October 2020 Albatros was sold as a hotel vessel for the Pick Albatros Group in the Middle East, which operates some 15 hotels and resorts in Hurghada region.{{cite web|url=https://www.phoenixreisen.com/web2/img/PhoenixReisen_MSAlbatros.pdf|title=MS Albatros verlässt die Phoenix Reisen Flotte|date=2020-10-18|accessdate=2024-12-23|language=german}}
However, the project was never initiated, and the ship stayed at Hurghada until sold in 2021 for scrap, after a stop in Jeddah. She was beached in Alang, India, on 27 July 2021.{{cite web |date=15 July 2021 |title=Albatros Sold For Scrap As Hotel Plans Fail |url=https://www.cruiseharbournews.com/albatrosscrap.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716184522/http://cruiseharbournews.com/albatrosscrap.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 July 2021 |access-date=14 August 2021 |website=cruiseharbournews}} Scrapping on Albatros started on 17 November 2021. According to the NGO Robin des Bois, the Hotel Ship project was a trick to export the ship from Germany to India for scrapping.{{cite web |date=2021-11-23 |title=Bremerhaven, export port of cruise ships towards Alang |url=https://robindesbois.org/wp-content/uploads/shipbreaking64.pdf |accessdate=2022-05-27}}
References
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- {{Plowman-Aust Cruise Ships}}
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External links
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- {{in lang|de}} [http://www.phoenixreisen.com/ Phoenix Reisen company website]
- {{in lang|sv}} [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/royal_viking_sea_1973.htm Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Royal Viking Sea (1973)]
- [http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/RVSea.html Simplon Postcards: Royal Viking Sea]
- {{in lang|de}} [http://www.daserste.de/verruecktnachmeer/ Homepage of the TV-series Verrückt nach Meer]
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Category:Ships built in Helsinki
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