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MS Ocean Endeavour

Polish cruise ship built in 1981

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	2015-09-18 MS OCEAN ENDEAVOUR - IMO 7625811, at Qeqertarsuaq Island (Karrat Fjord), Greenland.jpg
image_caption	Expedition ship, MS Ocean Endeavour, at Qeqertarsuaq Island (Karrat Fjord), Greenland
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	*Konstantin Simonov (1982–1996)
owner	2010–2014: Achieva SF-One Ltd
operator	Kristina Cruises
builder	Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland
yard_number	492/03
launched	17 April 1981
acquired	1982
maiden_voyage	April 1982
registry	*1982: Vladivostok,
*1982–1987: Odessa,<ref>[http://www.infoflotforum.ru/index.php?showtopic	*8858 Второе пришествие Константина Симонова] Аркадий Гринберг. Моряк Украины № 24. 2002 г.
status
identification	*Call sign: CQEJ6
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	*Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry
tonnage
length	137.61 m
beam	21.01 m
draught	5.6 m
decks	9 total, 6 passenger decks
power	12,800kW
propulsion	Twin propellers
speed	15 kn
capacity	199 passengers
crew	90–100

Francesca (1996–2001)
The Iris (2001–2010)
Kristina Katarina (2010–2014)
Ocean Endeavour (2014–)
1982–1987: Odessa,
1987–1992: Leningrad,
1992–1996: Saint Petersburg, Russia
1996–2000: Limassol, Cyprus
2000–2010: Valletta, Malta
2010–2014: Kotka, Finland
2014–2015: Majuro, Marshall Islands
2015–2022: Nassau, Bahamas
2022 onwards: Madeira, Portugal
Cruise ship (since 1 December 2004) '*MS *Ocean Endeavour''''' is a cruise ship built in Poland in 1981.

History

The ship was built by Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego in Szczecin, Poland in 1981 and operated as Konstantin Simonov in the Baltic Sea from construction, undergoing a refit in 1988. From 1996 to 2001, the ship operated as Francesca in the Mediterranean Sea. Until 2010, the ship was owned by Israeli Mano Cruise (after a refit in 2001) and operated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea under the name The Iris, during which time she was registered in Malta.

The ship was refitted again and joined Kristina Cruises as Kristina Katarina in late 2010, taking over as flagship from the much smaller Kristina Regina. On 8 January 2014, the ship was sold and renamed Ocean Endeavour with a capacity of 199 passengers.

Operation activities

The vessel has operated in the northern summer season on the east coast of Canada, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic by Adventure Canada, and in the southern summer season to Antarctica from Ushuaia by a joint venture between Intrepid Travel and Chimu Adventures. Adventure Canada is an independent, family-owned expedition cruise company from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Chimu Adventures and Intrepid Travel are Australian-owned Adventure travel companies.

Wreck of the ''Erebus'' visit

On 5 September 2019, passengers of Adventure Canada on Ocean Endeavour were the first members of the public to visit the site of the wreck of HMS Erebus, one of the two ships of the ill-fated Franklin expedition which aimed to traverse the North-West Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

The wreck site is within the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site and is managed by Parks Canada, which does not normally permit public access to the site. The visit by Adventure Canada passengers was a trial by Parks Canada in creating a visitor experience for the wreck site.

Gallery

File:The Ocean Endeavour in Hamburg, the move into the dock of Blohm & Voss in June 2015.jpg|Ocean Endeavour in Hamburg, 2015 File:MS Ocean Endeavour moored off the coast of Jenny Lind Island, Canada, 2019.jpg|Ocean Endeavour off Jenny Lind Island, Canada, 2019

References

"Ocean Endeavour (ex. Konstantin Simonov), IMO 7625811".
"M/S KONSTANTIN SIMONOV (1982)".
(May 2017). ru Аркадий Гринберг. Моряк Украины № 24. 2002 г.
Equasis
"M/S Kristina Katarina / Specifications". [[Kristina Cruises]].
"Kristina Katarina". kreuzfahrt.bunge-web.com.
(18 December 2009). "Kristina Cruises shipping company to acquire a new flagship". Transport Weekly.
"M/S Kristina Katarina / Introduction". [[Kristina Cruises]].
(8 January 2014). "Kristina Cruises lays off 150, sells ship".
"Ocean Endeavour overview".
"Adventure Canada". Adventure Canada.
Bain, Jennifer. "Northwest Passage cruise stops to see Franklin's shipwrecked Erebus".
Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada. (2019-06-06). "Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site".

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