Delphin

Date - 2014-04-26

Operator - Vishal Cruises Pvt. Ltd.

Type - Passengers Ship

Name - Delphin

Year - 1975

Flag - Bahamas

IMO -  7347536

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - 16,214GT

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 2697

Length - 156.3m

Beam - 22.1m

Draught - 6.3m

Propulsion - 2x

Speed - 21 kts

Capacity - 640 Passengers

Crew - 250

Photo report about the fifth cruise ship in terceira on this month. 

This vessel adn her four sisters belongs to Belorussiya Class cruiseferry and this one in particulary is owned by a indian based company. Was launched in 1974 after beeing built in Helsinki Shipward in Finland..The five ships in the class were originally used in ferry service around the Black Sea. Yes this ship and her sisters sailed under USSR (Soviet) flag. During the 1980s all ships in the class were rebuilt into cruise ships.  In 1985 and 1993 she was rebuilt and renovated.