F/B Megistanas - Valletta

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F/B MEGISTANAS

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Ship	Megistanas (1996)	Building Spec.	VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock, East Germany, 1959 – N° 965
Call Sign		IMO Number	5314444
GRT	9.940	DWT	1.850
Dimensions	137,52 x 18,39 x 5,7	Engines	4 Halberstadt 9 cyl., 7.060 kW
Speed	18 knots	Passengers	1.400
Beds	428 in 101 cabins	Cars	240
Lane Metres	525	Sister ships
Registry Port	Valletta	Flag	Malta
Former Names/Own.	Sassnitz – Deutsche Reichsbahn 06/1959-09/1986 Silver Paloma – Afroessa Lines 09/1986-1990 Silver Paloma – Arkadia Lines 1990-06/1995
New Names/Owners	Scrapped at Alang (India) as “Megi” in August 2000
Line

Was owned by the Eastern Republic of Germany’s railways, employed on the routes from Sassnitz to Trelleborg and to Rønne. Was acquired by Afroessa Line in 1986, bearing the name “Silver Paloma”; after the refit was deployed to Piraeus - Rhodes - Limassol - Haifa Line, diverting to Heraklion on summer months. After the incorporation of Afroessa Lines in Arkadia Lines, the ferry was repainted in Arkadia Lines livery, maintaining the same name and the same line. In 1994 Arkadia left this market to Poseidon Lines and Salamis Lines, putting the ferry on Igoumenitsa - Bari line substituting the younger “Paloma”. Was still in service with her classic name and Greek flag in 1994, despite of her 37 years of age; in 1995 was renamed “Megistanas” and reflagged to Malta, still for the same owner and service. From 1997 was laid up in eleusis, left only in 2000 for the last voyage to India, destination a scrapping yard, at the very respectable age of 41.

DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN F/B Sassnitz - Photo by courtesy of Micke Asklander

DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN F/B Sassnitz - Photo © Richard Peter, licensed to Wikimedia Commons

AFROESSA LINES F/B Silver Paloma – Photo © Pavlos Protopapas, Piraeus #3774

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