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Year | 1964 |
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Size | 94×96 cm ~ 37×38 inch |
Description:-
Rare advertisement Israeli poster of “Somerfin Passenger Line Israel Car Ferries” The company included two ships Bilu & Nili that sailed around the world. #Zim#cruises#cruise#travel#turism#turistic#
v NILIYard Number 825, was named NILI when launched on Tuesday, 11/08/1964 by Fairfield Govan , for AS Somerfin Car Ferries Haifa .Her main engines were built by Sulzer Bros Winterthur , she was powered by 2 oil 2SA each 6cy 20 knotsOther names she bore were: HELSINKI EXPRESS (1965-66); JAMAICA QUEEN (1967) NILI (1969). Her last recorded name was ARION (1975)NILI was scrapped on 1983Ship Particulars:Built: 1965Ship Type: Passenger Car FerryTonnage: 7851 grt | 3937 nrt | 983 dwtLength: 449 feet 10Breadth: 62 feet 1Draught: 16 feet 6Owner History:AS Somerfin Car Ferries HaifaFinnlines Helsinki (charter 1965-66)Kavim Hevrat Oniyat B.M. Haifa (1967)Weston Shipping Co. Ltd. Haifa (1969)Maritime Company of Lesvos (NEL) Mytilene GreeceAdditional Information: Suffered serious fire at Haifa on 20 December 1981. Passengers were rescued safely. Later investigations revealled a bomb had caused the fire and the PLO was suspected. Scrapped in above year at Piraeus, Greece. Photo supplied by Paul StrathdeePrevious update by Paul StrathdeePrevious update by Colin Campbell