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MV Bremerhaven

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Stella-MarisII.jpg
image_caption	The Stella Maris II at sea.
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	1960-1965: MV Bremerhaven*
operator	*1960-1965: Argo Reedereis
builder	Adler Werft, Germany
launched	April 2, 1960
in_service	1961
out_of_service	2006
identification	*
fate	Scrapped, 2008
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
tonnage
length	289 feet
beam	43 feet
speed	12.5 knots
capacity	*171 (normal)

1965-1998: Stella Maris II
1998-2004: Viking Bordeaux
2004: Bordeaux
2005-2006: Madagascar
2006-2008: Razzmatazz
1965-1998: Sun Lines
1998-2004: Viking Cruises
2005-2006: Indian Ocean Cruises
2007-2008: Razzmatazz Ocean Cruises
212 (maximum)
93 (crew) The '*MV *Bremerhaven''''' was a cruise ship originally built in Germany in 1960 for ferry services. She served under different guises and owners until she was scrapped in 2008.

History

Bremerhaven was launched on April 2, 1960 for Bremen-Helgoland ferry route under the ownership of Argo Reederei. In 1965 Bremerhaven partially sank in shallow waters, subsequently being raised and made seaworthy. However, her original owners placed her on the market, selling her to the Sun Lines in 1965. Sun Lines had the newly renamed Stella Maris II heavily rebuilt, changing her superstructure practically entirely and replacing her tall, slim funnel that was placed amidships with a wider, shorter funnel placed aft. Throughout her long career with Sun Lines Stella Maris II served in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Amazon. In 1996 Sun Lines merged with the Epirotiki. After more than 30 years of service with Sun Lines Stella Maris II was sold to Viking Cruises in 1998. Under this new ownership she became the Viking Bordeaux. She operated under this name until 2004 when she was laid up. During her lay up in the Netherlands the ship was renamed Bordeaux. Shortly thereafter the ship was purchased by Indian Ocean Cruises, who expensively refitted and renamed her the Madagascar. After a very short amount of cruises from Durban this new venture failed as she was not fit for the rough waters of the area. Madagascar was docked in Durban uneventfully for three years. She was then purchased to become the Razzmatazz of Razzmatazz Ocean Cruises. This venture fell through, and the ship was towed to scrapyards at Alang in India and broken up in August 2008.

References

[http://www.shipparade.com/ Ship Parade Statistics]
"MV BREMERHAVEN".
[http://www.ssmaritime.com/stella-maris.htm SSMaritime]
[http://www.ssmaritime.com/stella-maris-refit.htm Refit]

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