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 SSDolphin IV as SSZion | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Deutsche Werft |
| Launched | 15 July 1955 |
| Completed | 12 February 1956 |
| Maiden voyage | 1956 |
| In service | 1956 |
| Out of service | September 2000 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5398969 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 501 ft (153 m) |
| Beam | 65.1 ft (19.8 m) |
| Draft | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| Installed power | Steam turbine |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Capacity |
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SSDolphin IV (formerlyZion ofZim Lines), was built inGermany aswar reparations forIsrael in 1956.[1] She subsequently sailed asAmelia De Melo andIthaca. In 1978, the ship was renamedDolphin IV when she sailed under sales and marketing agreement forPaquet Ulysses Cruises, which was part of Paquet French Cruises. The owners of Ulysses Cruises/Florida Nautica made the decision in 1984 to handle the sales and marketing for the ship. This is whenDolphin Cruise Lines was created. The ship has retained her name through her most recent sale toCape Canaveral Cruise Line in 1995.
The ship remained in operation for Cape Canaveral Cruise Line until September 2000 when it was forced out of service because it needed 3.5 million dollars in required maintenance.[2] The cruise line was unable to secure another vessel and it was unable to afford or receive funding for the needed repairs. As a result, the ship was forced to lay up atFreeport, Bahamas for three years awaiting repairs. Due to the state of disrepair of fresh water and sewage holding facilities, the ship was sold for scrap in 2003.
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