f/b palladio
Photo from Commis’s
collection, Venice #5967
|
Ship |
Palladio (1989) |
Building Spec. |
Fincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani, Ancona, Italy,
1989 – N° 5864 |
|
Call Sign |
ICZE |
IMO Number |
8705694 |
|
GRT |
10.977 |
DWT |
2.300 |
|
Dimensions |
122 x 19,4 x 5,31 |
Engines |
2
Fiat-GMT 6c., 7.059 kW |
|
Speed |
15
knots (max 17 knots) |
Passengers |
1.100 |
|
Beds |
|
Cars |
276 |
|
Lane
Metres |
400 |
Sister
Ships |
|
|
Registry Port |
Venice |
Flag |
Italian |
|
Former Names/Own. |
|
||
|
New Names/Own. |
Palladio – Siremar
Sicilia Regionale Marittima 2004à Chartered to
Tirrenia divisione Adriatica 2004 |
||
|
Line |
|
||
Introduced in 1989, was the first of a pair of sisters, while later also
a third sister vessel joined the family. The ferry was designed under the
“economy” keyword: her internal spaces and furnishings have a quite low-quality
standards, recalling the poor design of some 1960s’s costructions, even if they
were sometimes appreciated; her mechanical standard was very poor: no
double-bottom hull, no stern thrusters, no bow thrusters and, above all, a
cruise speed of 15/16 knots, while the top speed was
Ship plan from
Jeanburlon’s collection #6448
Photo © Fleet File
Rotterdam, Split, 1989 #8170
Photo © Michele
Lulurgas, Corfu Island, 12/07/97 #24
Photo © Michele
Lulurgas, Patras Port, 01/09/97 #25

Photo © Gunnar Menzer
Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Ancona, 04/10/03 #5858
Photo © Erald Spahiu, Durres #8388
Photo © Erald Spahiu, Durres #8389
SIREMAR
F/B Palladio – Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Ancona, 24/11/04 # 1719
SIREMAR
F/B Palladio – Photo © Daniele Alletto, Porto Empedocle #4486