Black Watch (ship)
The Black Watch passed Cuxhaven
Royal Viking Star ( 1972-91 ) Westward ( 1991-94 ) Star Odyssey ( 1994-96 )
IMO no. 7108930
The Black Watch (German Ebon Watch ) is a cruise ship. Of the Norwegian- British shipping company Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is operated. It was built in 1972 for the Royal Viking Line and provided as Royal Viking Star in service. The present name dates back to the Black Watch 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
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History
Construction and commissioning
Today's Black Watch was established on 1 July 1970 as hull number 395 on the Wärtsilä shipyard in Helsinki on Kiel. After the launch on 12 May 1970 and the completion of the ship on June 26, 1972, provided for the shipping company Royal Viking Line with the name " Royal Viking Star" flag of Norway driving in service. At this time she was measured with 21,847 GRT and was used for cruises.
Use at Royal Viking Line and Royal Cruise Line
Between late August and mid-November 1981, the Royal Viking Star at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven by inserting a new fuselage section, which had been built by Schichau Seebeck, originally from 177.77 m to 205.46 m was extended and brought back into service.
In 1988 it was sold to the cruise line monastery Cruise (Nassau, Bahamas ), which renamed the ship in April 1991 in West Ward. After changing to Royal Cruise Line, the ship was used in 1994 under the name Star Odyssey for cruises in the Mediterranean.
Use at Fred. Olsen Cruise Line
In October 1996, Fred took over. Olsen Cruise Line ship and brought it from November 1996 under its current name Black Watch in motion. After more than 30 years under the Norwegian flag, she moved to the ship's registry of the Bahamas. Between mid- May and mid- June 2005, the Black Watch was subjected at Blohm Voss extensive restructuring, whereby the machinery was renewed. Starting from the base ports of Dover, Southampton, Sydney, Singapore and Callao it is used worldwide for cruises.
Machinery and drive
Originally the ship with four Wärtsilä - Sulzer nine-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines of the type 9ZH40/48 was equipped, which developed an output of 13,240 kW and worked through gears on two controllable pitch propellers. During the works at Blohm Voss, the engines were replaced by more powerful seven-cylinder four-stroke engines of MAN B & W 32/40 series. Thus, the travel speed and delays increased in the timetable could be better caught up.