Cruising ship SONG OF FLOWER, imo 7325629/ 124,6m/ 8.282gt/ l5kn/ pax 265; 26/04/1973 launched by Kristiansands M/V A/S, Kristiansand, as 12pax ro/ro cargo ship FERNHILL; 02/1974 completed by Kristiansands M/V A/S, Kristiansand, and named BEGONIA, 1.898gt, for Stoomvaart Mij. Oostzee (Curacao), Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles flag; 1985 sold together with sister-ship FERNBAY to Fearnley & Eger, Oslo; 1986 rebuilt by Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven to a cruising ship and named EXPLORER STARSHIP; 1989 SONG OF FLOWER, Skaugen Marine A/S, Oslo; 2003 LE DIAMANT, Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, (2012 CMA/CGM), Marseilles; 12/2011 laid up in London; 2012 refitting at Gdansk; 2012 OCEAN DIAMOND, Explorer Partners Ltd., Bahamas flag; 02/2013 still in service.
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