THOMSON SPIRIT

Thomson Spirit seen here leaving the Port of Tyne (North East England) on 28th May 2007 for a cruise of Scandinavia - headed for Northern Norway. Photographed from North Shields Fishquay.

Former Names:
1983-05 Nieuw Amsterdam
2000-11 Patriot
2002-03 Nieuw Amsterdam
2002-07 Spirit
2003-05 THOMSON SPIRIT

Ship Type:Passenger (Cruise) Ship

Size:214m x 28m x 7.5m
Tonnage:33930gt, 4217dwt

Built: 1983-05 Chantiers de l'Atlantique - St-Nazaire Yard/hull No.: V27
Hull Material:Higher tensile steel; Hull Connections:Welded; Decks:4 dks, 5th dk (clear of engine room); Bulbous bow
Newbuilding price $135,000,000

Owner: Bella Shipping Co Ltd-Cyprus
Operator: Louis Shipmanagement Ltd - Greece

Passengers; cabins 605; berths 1,374; Crew 559

2 oil engines driving 2 CP propellers
Total Power: Mcr 22,706kW (30,872hp)
Service Speed: 21.00kts
Design: Sulzer, Engine Builder: Cie. de Const. Mec. Sulzer, CCM - Mantes
2 x 7RLB66, 2 Stroke, Single Acting, In-Line (Vertical)
7 Cy. 660 x 1400, Mcr: 11353 kW (15436 hp) at 140 rpm
Thrusters: 1 Thwart. CP thruster (f) , 1 Tunnel thruster (a)