CRUISE LINER LAUNCHED — Aalborg Vaerft in Denmark recently launched the 35,000-gt passenger ship Tropicale. Under construction for Festivale Maritime Inc., the 656-foot liner will accommodate 1,420 passengers in 511 cabins. Propulsion machinery will consist of two Sulzer two-stroke, 7RND-68 diesel engines, each with an output of 13,300 bhp, direct-coupled to controllable-pitch propellers. Built to Lloyd's Register of Shipping Classification and SOLAS 1974 Requirements, the vessel is scheduled for delivery at the end of 1981.
Cruise Liner Launched
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Aalborg Vaerft in Denmark launched the 35,000-gt passenger ship Tropicale for Festivale Maritime Inc., a 656-foot liner accommodating 1,420 passengers, scheduled for delivery at the end of 1981.
Mentioned in this article
Company
- Aalborg Vaerft shipbuilder, Denmark
- Festivale Maritime Inc. vessel owner
Vessel
- Tropicale 35,000-gt passenger ship
Product
- Sulzer 7RND-68 main propulsion diesel engines
Organization
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping classification society
Transcribed from the January 15, 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.