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Saga Ruby
MS ''Vistafjord'' was an ocean liner that was built as a combined liner/cruise ship in 1973 by Swan Hunter, England for the Norwegian America Line. In 1983 she was sold to Cunard, retaining her original name until 1999 when she was renamed ''Caronia''. In 2004 she was sold to Saga and sailed as ''Saga Ruby'' until sold in 2014 for use as a floating hotel and renamed ''Oasia''. This never came to fruition. Her owners went bankrupt, and in April 2017 she arrived at Alang Ship Breaking Yard, India for scrapping. Concept and construction ''Vistafjord'' was ordered by Norwegian America Line (NAL) from Swan Hunter, Newcastle, England. She was based on the company's 1965-built , but with an enlarged hull, additional superstructure deck and improved interior layout. However, as the cost of building ''Sagafjord'' had put her builders, Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee, out of business, ''Vistafjord'' had to be built at a different shipyard. She was launched on 15 May 1972 and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens city centre along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf in the Athens Riviera. The municipality of Piraeus and four other suburban municipalities form the regional unit of Piraeus, sometimes called the Greater Piraeus area, with a total population of 448,051. At the 2021 census, Piraeus had a population of 168,151 people, making it the fourth largest municipality in Greece and the second largest (after the municipality of Athens) within the Athens urban area. Piraeus has a long recorded history, dating back to ancient Greece. The city was founded in the early 5th century BC, when plans to make it the new port of Athens were implemented: A prototype harbour was constructed, which resulted in concentrating in one location all the import and transit trade of Athens, along with the navy's base. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dover Publications
Dover Publications, also known as Dover Books, is an American book publisher founded in 1941 by Hayward and Blanche Cirker. It primarily reissues books that are out of print from their original publishers. These are often, but not always, books in the public domain. The original published editions may be scarce or historically significant. Dover republishes these books, making them available at a significantly reduced cost. Classic reprints Dover reprints classic works of literature, classical sheet music, and public-domain images from the 18th and 19th centuries. Dover also publishes an extensive collection of mathematical, scientific, and engineering texts. It often targets its reprints at a niche market, such as woodworking. Starting in 2015, the company branched out into graphic novel reprints, overseen by Dover acquisitions editor and former comics writer and editor Drew Ford. Most Dover reprints are photo facsimiles of the originals, retaining the original pagination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Viking Sky
MV ''Boudicca'' (also known as ''Royal Viking Sky'', ''Sunward'', ''Birka Queen'', ''Golden Princess'', ''SuperStar Capricorn'', ''Hyundai Keumgang'', and ''Grand Latino'') was a ''Royal Viking Star''-class cruise ship that last served as accommodation vessel at Pendik, near Tuzla Shipyard. She was built in 1973 by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland as ''Royal Viking Sky'' for Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskap, Trondheim, which placed the ship in Royal Viking Line service. In May 2021 the ship was beached in Aliağa, Turkey, for scrapping. Concept and construction ''Royal Viking Sky'' was ordered by Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskap, Trondheim from the Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki, Finland. She was one of three near-identical ships ordered by different companies for Royal Viking Line service. Her sister ships were '' Royal Viking Star'', owned by Bergenske Dampskibsselskap, Bergen, and '' Royal Viking Sea'', owned by A. F. Klaveness & Co, Oslo. The ''Royal Vikin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Viking Star
MS ''Black Watch'' was a ''Royal Viking Star''-class cruise ship. She was built by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland for Royal Viking Line as ''Royal Viking Star'', entering service in 1972 as the lines first ship. She has also sailed for Norwegian Cruise Lines as ''Westward'' and Royal Cruise Line as ''Star Odyssey''. As of June 18, 2022 she has been beached for scrapping as ''Odin'' at Alang, India. History ''Royal Viking Star'' Royal Viking Line was established in 1970 as a joint project between the American businessman Warren Titus and three Norwegian shipping companies (including Kloster Cruises, the owner of Norwegian Cruise Line). The aim of the new company was to offer luxury cruises to destinations around the world as an alternative to Caribbean cruising. For this end the company ordered three purpose-built luxury cruise ships from Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard in Finland. The first of the new ships, named ''Royal Viking Star'', was launched on 12 May 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Viking Line
The Royal Viking Line was a luxury cruise line that operated from 1972 until 1998. The company was the brainchild of Warren Titus and had its headquarters at One Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, California. History The First Ships Each of the line's initial three vessels was owned by one of its initial investing partners. The first, , was completed in July, 1972. Its owner was Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (Bergen Line). The second, , was owned by Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab of Trondheim. She was completed in July 1973. The third ship, , was ready in December of the same year. Her owner was A. F. Klaveness & Co, Oslo. Warren S. Titus became the first president of Royal Viking Line, which established its United States head office in San Francisco. The ships were all built by Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland, and were each approximately and nearly identical in appearance, with a tall superstructure and a single, scooped -esque funnel. However, the ''Royal Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trafalgar House (company)
Trafalgar House was a British conglomerate with interests in property investment, property development, engineering, construction, shipping, hotels, energy and publishing. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. During its later years of operation, it was routinely referred to as being the largest contracting organisation in the UK. The entrepreneur Nigel Broackes, who would be the chairman of Trafalgar House throughout much of its existence, played a key role in the company's emergence during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Broackes worked with the ''Eastern International Investment Trust'' and Commercial Union to build a portfolio of assets that would be the initial footings of the company. Shortly after its floatation during 1963, Trafalgar House leveraged the issuing of shares to fuel its acquisition of various other businesses, which included The Cementation Company, John Brown Engineering, Cleveland Bridge, Redpat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vistafjord IMO 7214715 P Hamburg 1984 (1)
MS ''Vistafjord'' was an ocean liner that was built as a combined liner/cruise ship in 1973 by Swan Hunter, England for the Norwegian America Line. In 1983 she was sold to Cunard, retaining her original name until 1999 when she was renamed ''Caronia''. In 2004 she was sold to Saga and sailed as ''Saga Ruby'' until sold in 2014 for use as a floating hotel and renamed ''Oasia''. This never came to fruition. Her owners went bankrupt, and in April 2017 she arrived at Alang Ship Breaking Yard, India for scrapping. Concept and construction ''Vistafjord'' was ordered by Norwegian America Line (NAL) from Swan Hunter, Newcastle, England. She was based on the company's 1965-built , but with an enlarged hull, additional superstructure deck and improved interior layout. However, as the cost of building ''Sagafjord'' had put her builders, Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee, out of business, ''Vistafjord'' had to be built at a different shipyard. She was launched on 15 May 1972 and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Metro
The Metro is a supermini car, later a city car that was produced from 1980 to 1998, first by British Leyland (BL) and later by the Rover Group. It was launched in 1980 as the Austin Mini Metro (styled AUSTIN miniMETRO). The Mini Metro was intended to complement and eventually replace the original British Motor Corporation, BMC Mini, and was developed under the codename LC8. The MG Cars, MG version of the Metro was named "Car of The Year" 1983 by ''What Car?'' magazine, and later once more, as the Rover (marque), Rover Metro, in 1991. During its 18-year lifespan, the Metro wore many names: Austin Metro, MG Metro and Rover Metro. It was rebadged as the Rover 100 (full name: "Rover 100 series") in December 1994. There was also a van version, known as the Morris Metro, and later, the Metrovan. At the time of its launch, the Metro was sold under the Austin Motor Company, Austin brand, and from 1982 MG (car), MG versions became available. During 1987, the badge lost the Austin name, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Leyland
British Leyland was a British automotive engineering and manufacturing Conglomerate (company), conglomerate formed in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC), following the merger of Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings. It was partly nationalised in 1975, when the British government created a holding company called British Leyland, later renamed BL in 1978. It incorporated much of the British-owned motor vehicle industry, which in 1968 had a 40% share of the UK car market, with its history going back to 1895. Despite containing profitable marques such as Jaguar Cars, Jaguar, Rover (marque), Rover, and Land Rover, as well as the best-selling Mini, BLMC had a troubled history, leading to its eventual collapse in 1975 and subsequent part-nationalisation. After much restructuring and divestment of subsidiary companies, BL was renamed the Rover Group in 1986, becoming a subsidiary of British Aerospace from 1988 to 1994, then was subsequently bought by BMW. The fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transatlantic Crossing
Transatlantic crossings are passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe or Africa and the Americas. The majority of passenger traffic is across the North Atlantic between Western Europe and North America. Centuries after the dwindling of sporadic Viking trade with Markland, a regular and lasting transatlantic trade route was established in 1566 with the Spanish Spanish treasure fleet, West Indies fleets, following the voyages of Christopher Columbus. By sea Prior to the 19th century, transatlantic crossings were undertaken in sailing ships, and the journeys were time-consuming and often perilous. The first trade route across the Atlantic was inaugurated by Spain a few decades after the European Discovery of the Americas, with the establishment of the Spanish treasure fleet, West Indies fleets in 1566, a convoy system that regularly linked its territories in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, Americas with Spain for over two centuries. Portugal created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vistafjord IMO 7214715 P Hamburg 07-1973 (2)
MS ''Vistafjord'' was an ocean liner that was built as a combined liner/cruise ship in 1973 by Swan Hunter, England for the Norwegian America Line. In 1983 she was sold to Cunard, retaining her original name until 1999 when she was renamed ''Caronia''. In 2004 she was sold to Saga and sailed as ''Saga Ruby'' until sold in 2014 for use as a floating hotel and renamed ''Oasia''. This never came to fruition. Her owners went bankrupt, and in April 2017 she arrived at Alang Ship Breaking Yard, India for scrapping. Concept and construction ''Vistafjord'' was ordered by Norwegian America Line (NAL) from Swan Hunter, Newcastle, England. She was based on the company's 1965-built , but with an enlarged hull, additional superstructure deck and improved interior layout. However, as the cost of building ''Sagafjord'' had put her builders, Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee, out of business, ''Vistafjord'' had to be built at a different shipyard. She was launched on 15 May 1972 and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
