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CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 15_George Giannakis 18No95

Photo © George Giannakis, Piraeus, 18/11/95 #6176

 

Ship

Preveli (1994)

ΠΡΕΒΕΛH

Building Spec.

Imabari Zosen,

Imabari, Japan, 1980 – N° 396

Call Sign

SYDL

IMO Number

8020927

GRT

15.354

DWT

5.300

Dimensions

142,47 x 23,50 x 5,52

Engines

2 Ishikawajima-Pielstick 12PC2 – 5V 11.750 kW

Speed

18,5 knots (20 max)

Passengers

1.500

Beds

650

Cars

450

Lane Metres

650

Sister Ships

 

Registry Port

Rethimnon

Flag

Greek

Former Names/Own.

Ferry Orange No 2 – Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry 1980-94

New Names/Own.

PrevelisAnek Lines 2000à

Line

 

 

Delivered on December 1980, the “Ferry Orange” was part of a four-vessel service linking the two busiest Japanese ports, Osaka and Tokyo. Was built by Rethimniaky N.E. in 1994, aiming to offer a daily service between Piraeus and Rethimnon. Named “Preveli” after the well known Preveli Monastery, near to the river Preveli on Crete island, which was headquarter of the first Greek School (1831) and centre of many revolutionary events during the 1866 Revolution against the Turkish occupation. The ferry which arrives at Rethimnon in 1994 was clearly a freighter; anyway she departed for Perama, where she was converted in the last true Greek cruise-ferry, under the project of Arminio Lozzi, an Italian architect not known as De Jorio is, but very appreciated in Greece, where he designed various rebuildings of cruise-ships during 80’s and 90’s. When I speak of the last Greek cruise-ferry I mean a ferry with all the upper garage converted to cabins: in fact all the subsequent Japanese ferries (unfortunately few ones) which came to Greece maintained their upper garage in order to retain a big freight capacity, sometimes also cutting the passenger accommodations and facilities; anyway the “Kriti I and II”, “Ionian Victory”, “Superferry Hellas”, “Sophocles V.”, “Lefka Ori”, “Ionian King” and “Ionian Queen” were very different from the ferries we were used to know. Finally deployed between Piraeus and Rethimnon, was very appreciated, due to her internal spaces and her on board services. Her career in Cretan Ferries colours goes on till 2000, when she was repainted in ANEK colours, the new owners of the Rethimnon-based company.

 

SHIKOKU KAIHATSU FERRY F/B Ferry Orange No 2 – Photo from the book “History of Japanese Car Ferries”

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 02_Alessandro Bertolini collezione

First arrival at Rethimnon – Photo from Alessandro Bertolini’s collection

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 10_George Giannakis 26Se94

Rebuilding – Photo © George Giannakis, Perama, 26/09/1994 #6171

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 16_George Giannakis 26Se94

Rebuilding – Photo © George Giannakis, Perama, 26/09/1994 #6177

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 12_George Giannakis 03Di94

Rebuilding – Photo © George Giannakis, Perama, 03/12/1994 #6173

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 13_George Giannakis 03Di94

Rebuilding – Photo © George Giannakis, Perama, 03/12/1994 #6174

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 14_George Giannakis 18Di94

Rebuilding – Photo © George Giannakis, Perama, 18/12/1994 #6175

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 03_Fleet File Rotterdam

Photo © Fleet File Rotterdam, Rethimnon

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 04_Gunnar Menzer

Photo © Gunnar Menzer, Piraeus

 

CRETAN FERRIES FB Preveli 07_Pavlos Protopapas

Photo © Pavlos Protopapas, Piraeus #3775

 

ANEK LINES FB Prevelis 05_Gunnar Menzer

ANEK LINES F/B Prevelis – Photo © Gunnar Menzer

 

ANEK LINES FB Prevelis 19_Personale 28Mg06

ANEK LINES F/B Prevelis – Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Rethimnon, 28/05/06 #4085

 

ANEK LINES FB Prevelis 20_Personale 28Mg06

ANEK LINES F/B Prevelis – Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Rethimnon, 28/05/06 #4086

 

ANEK LINES FB Prevelis 26_Personale 10Ge07

ANEK LINES F/B Prevelis – Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Piraeus, 10/01/07 #5650

 

ANEK LINES FB Prevelis 27_Personale 10Ge07

ANEK LINES F/B Prevelis – Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Piraeus, 10/01/07 #5651

 

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