Portuguese pass/cargo liner INFANTE DOM HENRIQUE, imo 5160805/ 195,6m/ 23.306gt/ twin screw/ 20kn/ 1.018pax/ crew 318; 09/1961 completed by St? Anonyme John Cockerill-Ougr?e, Hoboken, Belgium, for Companhia Colonial de Navega??o, Lisbon, for its Angola and Mozambique via South Africa service; 1974 INFANTE DOM HENRIQUE, CTM- Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Maritimos, Lisbon, formed by amalgamation of CCN and EIN; 1976 liner services alternated with some cruises; 1977 INFANTE D. HENRIQUE, GAS - Gabinete da ?rea de Sines, Sines, to be used as a static accommodation ship for workers employed in the construction of a new port; 1986 VASCO DA GAMA, converted into a cruising ship in Perama shipyard; 1988 VASCO DA GAMA, Trans World Cruises (Lisbon-based Greek shipping owner George Potamianos), Panama; 1991 VASCO DA GAMA, Arcalia Shipping (Lisbon-based Greek shipping owner George Potamianos), Panama; 1991 VASCO DA GAMA, embarked on a series of Brazilian cruises, then took on the second name SEAWIND CROWN for charter to US-owned Seawind Cruises Lines for seven day Aruba-based cruising; 1995 SEAWIND CROWN, Cruise Corp., Ltd., Panama; 2000 SEAWIND CROWN, s/owner, arrested at Barcelona by port authority; 2003 BARCELONA, Premier Operations, Ltd, Georgia; 02/2004 arrived Guangzhou, China, for breaking up.
Author unknown ? owner?s post card ? my collection |
Rui Amaro
