|  Mv Astor (II), Fedor Dostyevskiy, Astor | | | | |  | | © Brian Fisher Steel twin screw motor vessel built by Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft ,Germany (Yard no 218) in 1986 for South African Marine Coorporation (Safemarine). Launched May 30th, 1986.
Technical Data Original Cost - $55 million Registry - The Bahamas MMSI Number - 308214000 IMO Number - 8506373 Length on deck - 176.50m (579.0 ft)(overall) Breadth of hull - 22.61m (74.1 ft)(extreme) Draught - 6.10m (20.0 ft) (maximum) Tonnage - 20,159 gross (1986), 20,606 gross (1988) 7,637 net 3,950 deadweight Engines - Four x 8-cylinder Sulzer SRG 6ZAL40 diesels Propulsion/Propellers - diesel (15,400kw)/2 Speed - 21 knots Capacity - 656 passengers Passenger decks - 7 Crew - 243 Navigation Officers - Russian/Ukranian Call Sign - C6JR3
History 1985: Ordered, by South Africa Marine Corporation, Kapstaden, South Africa for Durban - Southampton route, because machinery installation of 1984 acquired ASTOR not of sufficient power for maintenance of liner service.January 21st 1986: Keel laid. May 30th 1986: Launched , by floating out of dry dock. January 1986: While under construction plan for liner service abandoned and she was sold on completion, to Marlan Corporation, Port Louis, Mauritius. January 14th 1987: Delivered . January 14th 1987: Maiden cruise from Hamburg via Genoa and then to South America, followed by cruising in the Caribbean.
  © “Seadevil” ,www.ostsee-foto.de (left) and © Marc Piché (right)
1988: Transferred to Fedor Dostoevskiy Shipping Co, Nassau, Bahamas. October 3rd 1988: Sold to Black Sea Shipping Co, Odessa, Soviet Union. Renamed FEDOR DOSTOEVSKIY. December 23rd 1988: Chartered to Transocean and made her first cruise from Genoa. March 1990: Chartered to Neckermann Seereisen for four years. 1991: Transferred to Fedor Dostoevskiy Shipping Co, Nassau, Bahamas. December 1st 1995: Renamed ASTOR. Chartered to Aquamarin for cruising.
   16/05/2005 @ Dover © Nigel Thornton
| We would like to thank: Brian Fisher, “Seadevil” (www.ostsee-foto.de) and Marc Piché for there assistance in producing this feature. All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for errors and omissions. |
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