SOME THINGS ARE NOT AS OLD AS THEY SEEM !!

" ARC GLORIA " A THREE-MASTED BARQUE MAY LOOK OLD BUT SHE WAS LAUNCHED 1968.

SHE IS A TRAINING SHIP FOR THE COLOMBIAN NAVY.

DISPLACEMENT 1,600 TONS . L.64.7m. X B.10.6m. SPEED 10 knots. BUILT IN SPAIN.

IMO. 8642555.

THE CATAMARAN IS : HSC MANANNAN A 96m. HIGH SPEED CAR FERRY BUILT IN TASMANIA.

NOW USED AS A ISLE OF MAN FERRY.

5,743 GT. L.95.47m. X B.26.16m. SPEED EMPTY 50 knots. LOADED 40-42 knots.

PASSENGERS 850. VEHICLES 200.

BUILT IN 1998. AT ONE TIME USED BY THE AMERICAN NAVY (2001-8) EVEN HAD A HELICOPTER LANDING DECK.!!

 

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