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Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Portuguese passenger ship (ex-Stockholm 1946-1960, Volkerfreundschaft 1960-1985, Fridtjof Nansen 1985-1993, Italia I 1993, Italia Prima 1993-2000, Valtur Prima 2000-2003, Caribe 2003-2005, Athena 2005-2013, Azores 2013-2016) Astoria 2016-

Rotterdam, Netherlands October 2018

Azores-flagged, IMO 5383304, MMSI 255801380 and call sign CQRV. A th Azores Madeira-flagged., owned and managed by SCMA, Lisbon, Portugal. Ordered in October 1944, launched by Gotaverken Cityvarvet, Gothenburg, Sweden on 9 September 1946, christened on 9 September 1946,  acquired on 7 February 1948. Ex-Stockholm 1948-1960 (Sweden-flagged homeport Gotenburgh), Volkerfreundschaft 1960-1985 (East Germany-flagged, homeport Rostock), Fridtjof Nansen 1985-1993 (Panama-flagged, homeport Panama City, since 1989 Italy-flagged homeport Naples), Italia I 1993, Italia Prima 1993-April 2000, Valtur Prima April 2000-November 2003, Caribe November 2003-January 2005 (Madeira/Portugal-flagged since 2004), Athena January 2005-September 2013 (after or in 2005 Cyprus-flagged)  and Azores renamed 2016. Arrived at Vlissingen-Oost, Netherlands on 1 November 2018 and laid up.