Rochdale One

M/V Rochdale One was a cruise ship built by the French shipyard Ateliers et Chantiers Dubigeon-Normandie at Nantes in 1977 for the Soviet Union. As the Ayvasovskiy (Russian: Айвазовский) she was operated by the Danube Shipping Company, mainly in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. At around 7,600 GRT, with a length of 121.5 metres (399 ft) and a draught of 4.5 metres (15 ft), she was small for a cruise ship and carried only 328 passengers.[2]

As Rochdale One in Amsterdam
History
Cyprus
Name
  • Ayvasovskiy (Russian: Айвазовский) (1977-1997)
  • Carina (1997-2000)
  • Primexpress Island (2000-2004)
  • Rochdale One (2004-2013)
OperatorDanube Shipping Company
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes, France
Launched27 July 1976
IdentificationIMO number: 7411959
FateScrapped in 2013
General characteristics [1]
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage7,662 GRT
Length121.49 m (398 ft 7 in)
Beam17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Depth9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion2 × Pielstick 8PC2-5L-400 diesel engines, 7,650 kW (10,259 hp)
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Capacity328 passengers

In 1997, she was chartered by German company Phoenix Reisen, and renamed Carina. In 2000, she was sold and renamed Primexpress Island, sailing out of Cyprus as a floating casino. However, in 2001 the ship was arrested at the port of Limassol because of unpaid bills.[2]

Eventually the ship was acquired by three Dutch housing associations; Algemene Woningbouw Vereniging (AWV), DUWO, and Woningstichting Rochdale, who agreed to cooperate in order to alleviate the extreme shortage of student accommodation in Amsterdam.[3] The ship was towed to Greece to be converted into an accommodation vessel before sailing to Amsterdam, arriving there on 8 July 2004. Renamed Rochdale One, she was used at Amsterdam from 2004 until 2009 as a home for 194 students.[2][4] The ship was then laid up until August 2011, when she was towed to 's-Gravendeel, Netherlands,[5] before being sold to a Lebanese company. In February 2012, she was towed to Tripoli, Lebanon.[6]

In July 2013, after a failed attempt to sell the ship to Russian buyers,[7] she sailed to Aliağa, Turkey, to be scrapped.[8]

References
  1. "Rochdale One". havenkade.nl. 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. "Rochdale One". cruiseshipodyssey.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. "DUWO: Specialist in student housing". duwo.nl. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. van der Tol, Johan (16 September 2004). "Studentenhuisvesting is hot". www.nul20.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. "Neptun 9 towed former Russian passenger liner" (PDF). Tugs Towing & Offshore Newsletter. Hans van der Ster. 13 (8): 7–8. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  6. Oosterboer, Jan (20 February 2012). "Vertrek ROCHDALE ONE naar Tripoli". tugspotters.com. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. "ROCHDALE ONE Scrap". Cruise Travel - Cruise Talk. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. Knego, Peter (21 August 2013). ""The Love Boat's" Final Act Continues…". maritimematters.com. Retrieved 24 November 2013.


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