Fred Olsen`s "Black Prince" on her final voyage for her owner, seen at L?beck-Travem?nde on the 28th September 2009. Being built at the Flender shipyard at L?beck in 1966, the employees of the defunct Flenderwerft were invited to visit "their" ship. She was sold afterwards and is trading now as "Ola Esmeralda"
Her details and history according to Miramar:
IMO: 6613328
Year: 1966
Name: BLACK PRINCE / VENUS
Flag: NOR
Type: Ferry (pax/RORO)
Keel: 11.65
Launch Date: 14.5.66
Date of completion: 12.10.66
Tons: 9499
DWT: 2995
Length overall: 141.6
LPP: 129.3
Beam: 20.3
Country of build: DEU
Builder: Flender
Location of yard: Lubeck-Siems
Yard No: 561
Number of
screws/Mchy/ 2D
Speed(kn): 22.5
Subsequent History:
[1987 cv to passenger/cruise ship, 11209gt] - renamed VENUS May to Sept annually - 87 VENUS - 87 BLACK PRINCE - 09 OLA ESMERALDA
Last report of Equasis:
Name of ship : OLA ESMERALDA (since 01/11/2009)
Call Sign : YYLS
MMSI : 775509000
Flag : Venezuela (since 01/02/2010)
Status of ship : To Be Broken Up (since 20/11/2012)
Last update : 27/11/2012
Her details and history according to Miramar:
IMO: 6613328
Year: 1966
Name: BLACK PRINCE / VENUS
Flag: NOR
Type: Ferry (pax/RORO)
Keel: 11.65
Launch Date: 14.5.66
Date of completion: 12.10.66
Tons: 9499
DWT: 2995
Length overall: 141.6
LPP: 129.3
Beam: 20.3
Country of build: DEU
Builder: Flender
Location of yard: Lubeck-Siems
Yard No: 561
Number of
screws/Mchy/ 2D
Speed(kn): 22.5
Subsequent History:
[1987 cv to passenger/cruise ship, 11209gt] - renamed VENUS May to Sept annually - 87 VENUS - 87 BLACK PRINCE - 09 OLA ESMERALDA
Last report of Equasis:
Name of ship : OLA ESMERALDA (since 01/11/2009)
Call Sign : YYLS
MMSI : 775509000
Flag : Venezuela (since 01/02/2010)
Status of ship : To Be Broken Up (since 20/11/2012)
Last update : 27/11/2012
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