PiraeuShips
A blog about ships that arrive and depart from Piraeus,Greece
Kind of ships
- CONTAINERSHIPS
- CRUISE SHIPS
- WARSHIPS
- FERRIES
- TUGS
- MOTOR YACHTS
- VEHICLE CARRIERS
- TANKERS
- HELLENIC NAVY
- CATAMARANS
- PASSENGER ONLY SHIPS
- SAILING SHIPS
- DOUBLE ENDED FERRIES
- CARGO SHIPS
- HELLENIC COAST GUARD
- MONOHULLS
- LANDING CRAFT
- CEMENT CARRIER
- HYDROFOILS
- OFFSHORE VSLS
- PILOT BOAT
- Greek Fire Department
- RESEARCH VESSEL
- MUSEUM SHIP
- PALLETISED CARGO
Takis Mimis – IMO 8697237
TAKIS MIMIS
Type: Fishing vessel
Year built: 2002
Length overall: approx. 29 m
Beam: approx. 8 m
Gross tonnage (GT): ~161
Afovos II – IMO 8708567
AFOVOS II
Type: Trawler / Fishing vessel
Year built: around 1988
Length overall: approx. 28 m
Beam: 6.9–7 m
Gross tonnage (GT): ~108
Notes: Traditional Greek-built fishing vessel with standard design of the period
Stilianos F – IMO 8695875
STILIANOS F
Type: Fishing vessel (Greek flag)
Year built: 1998
Length overall: approx. 27 m
Beam: approx. 7 m
Draft: around 2.4 m
Notes: Active in Greek waters, registered as a standard trawler
Vasilios – IMO 8696178
VASILIOS
Type: Fishing vessel (Greek flag)
Year built: 1992
Length overall (LOA): approx. 29 m
Beam: approx. 7 m
Gross tonnage (GT): ~133
Notes: Typical Greek medium-sized fishing trawler of the early 1990s
Viking Vela – IMO 9852432
Type: Cruise ship
Flag: Norway
Year built: 2024
Length Overall (LOA): approx. 240 m
Beam (width): approx. 33 m
Deadweight (DWT): approx. 5,982 t
Gross Tonnage (GT): approx. 53,769 t
MMSI: 257 526 000
Call Sign: LATY8
Owner / Registered Owner: Viking Ocean Cruises Ship XI (operated by Viking Ocean Cruises)
Builder: Fincantieri, Ancona (Italy)
O'Madeleine - IMO 1042859
Type: Motor Yacht
Flag: Malta
Year Built: 2025
Length Overall (LOA): 60 m
Beam: 11–12 m
Draft: 3.05 m
Gross Tonnage (GT): ~1,247 (sometimes listed ~1,305)
Owner / Registered Owner: MADELEINE YACHTING PARTNERSHIP
Builder: Golden Yachts Ltd. (Greece)
Protug 100 - IMO 9506655
Type: Tug / Harbour craft
Flag: Greece
Year Built: 2009
Length Overall (LOA): approx. 35–38 m
Beam (Width): approx. 14.5–16 m
Gross Tonnage (GT): ~804
Deadweight (DWT): ~602 t
Call Sign: SVB3774
Status: Active
Owner / Operator: Promarine Innovations S.A.
Builder: Grandweld Shipyards, Dubai, U.A.E.
ArtExplorer - IMO 9995686
Type: Yacht / Leisure Vessel
Flag: France
Year Built: 2024
Length Overall (LOA): 47 m
Beam (Width): 17 m
Draft: 3.4 m
Gross Tonnage (GT): 497
MMSI: 228456700
Call Sign: FMXZ
Queen Anne - IMO 9839399
| Name | Queen Anne |
| Namesake | Anne, Queen of Great Britain |
| Owner | |
| Operator | |
| Port of registry | Hamilton, |
| Route | Various |
| Ordered | 2017 |
| Builder | Fincantieri Marghera Shipyard, Italy |
| Cost | US$600 million (approx.)[1] |
| Yard number | 6274[2] |
| Laid down | 5 October 2022 |
| Launched | 24 April 2023 |
| Completed | 3 May 2023 |
| Maiden voyage | 3 May 2024 |
| In service | 3 May 2024 |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class & type | Pinnacle series 4[2] cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 113,000 GT |
| Length | 322.51 m (1,058 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Beam | 35.60 m (116 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Installed power | 4 × Caterpillar-MaK 12V43C, each 16,896 hp (12,599 kW)[3] |
| Propulsion | 2 × ABB Azipods[3] |
| Capacity | 3,000 maximum passengers[2] |
Glykofilousa VIII - IMO 9856971
| Name | GLYKOFILOUSA VIII |
| Vessel type | Ferry |
| IMO | 9856971 |
| MMSI | 240191100 |
| Callsign | SVA9179 |
| Flag | Greece |
| Year built | 2019 |
| Draft (summer) | 2.8 meters |
| Deadweight (DWT) | 741 tonnes |
| Length overall (LOA) | 92 meters |
| Width (beam) | 17 meters |
Viking Vesta - IMO 9852444
| Name | Viking Vesta |
| Owner | Viking Ocean Cruises Ship II |
| Operator | Viking Ocean Cruises |
| Port of registry | |
| Ordered | 2022 |
| Builder | Fincantieri |
| Cost | US$ 446 million |
| Yard number | 6318 |
| Laid down | 2024 |
| Launched | July 2024 |
| Christened | 30 June 2025 |
| Completed | 30 June 2025[1] |
| Maiden voyage | 2 July 2025 |
| In service | 2025–present |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Beam | 101 ft (31 m) |
| Draught | 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m) |
| Decks | 14 |
| Ice class | 1C |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Azimuth thrusters |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum) |
| Capacity | 998 passengers in 499 cabins |
| Crew | 550 |
ITS Giovanni delle Bande Nere - P434
| Name | Giovanni delle Bande Nere |
| Namesake | Giovanni delle Bande Nere |
| Ordered | 2014 |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Muggiano |
| Cost | €3.9 billion |
| Laid down | 28 August 2019 |
| Launched | 12 February 2022 |
| Commissioned | 2 October 2024[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number: P434 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class & type | Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
| Depth | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 173 beds (+ 30 on modular rear zone) |
| Crew | PPA Full 120 crew; PPA Light+ + 90; PPA Light 90; (add 24 crew for two helos on board and other 89/59 beds for optional boarding team, marines team, maritime command staffs, etc.) |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | |
| Aviation facilities |
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Christos XLVI - IMO 9249659
2 Control Pitch Propeller, D2500mm (4 Blades) in nozzle
2 x Rudders, area:3.9m2, max angle 35°
1 x Bow Thruster, Kamewa Ulstein 90 TV-B driven by diesel engine CATERPILLAR 3408TA, 500 HP
2 X Tugger wch, Plimsol, 5tons, Capacity: 120m x 20mm
2 X Towing Pin, Ulstein type TP 300x600, SWL: 150tons
1 X Shark Jaw, Ulstein retractable tong, SWL: 440tons
1 X Foam In-line Inductor, type: PHF80
2 X Fire Monitor, JASON type: MM602HJF, Capacity Water/ Foam: 1200 / 300 m3/h
Thalassitis - IMO 8604711
| Name | THALASSITIS |
| Vessel type | RORO |
| IMO | 8604711 |
| MMSI | 212004000 |
| Callsign | P3TX6 |
| Flag | Cyprus |
| Year built | 1988 |
| Draft (summer) | 5.1 meters |
| Deadweight (DWT) | 5,583 tonnes |
| Length overall (LOA) | 155 meters |
| Width (beam) | 22 meters |
Gaia - IMO 1057919
Carnival Miracle - IMO 9237357
| Name | Carnival Miracle |
| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Carnival Cruise Line |
| Port of registry | Panama City, |
| Builder | |
| Cost | US $375 million |
| Yard number | 503 |
| Launched | June 5, 2003 |
| Sponsored by | Jessica Lynch |
| Christened | February 27, 2004 |
| Completed | 2004 |
| Maiden voyage | February 27, 2004 (Bahamas) |
| In service | 2004–present |
| Homeport | Long Beach, CA |
| Identification | |
| Status | in active service |
| Notes | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class & type | Spirit-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 88,500 GT |
| Length | 963 ft (294 m) |
| Beam | 105.7 ft (32.2 m) |
| Draft | 25.5 ft (7.8 m) |
| Decks | 12 decks |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two ABB Azipods (17.6 MW each) |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,124 passengers |
| Crew | 930 |
Allura - IMO 9876969
| Name | ALLURA |
| IMO | 9876969 |
| MMSI | 538011254 |
| Callsign | V7A6860 |
| Flag | Marshall Islands |
| Year built | 2025 |
| Deadweight (DWT) | 6,510 tonnes |
| Length overall (LOA) | 246 meters |
| Width (beam) | 32 meters |