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Scandavian Passenger Ships and Boats

Color Magic — Norwegian cruise ferry
The largest cruise ferry in the world. The ship operates between Oslo, Norway and Kiel, Germany. LAUNCHED: 2006, December 18 → FATE: Still in service.

Icon of the Seas — American cruise ship
Largest passenger ship ever constructed, accommodating 7600 guests and a gross tonnage of 250,800, surpassing Wonder of the Seas at 235,600.. At 1,198 feet (365 meters) in length, she is longer than the largest military ship ever built, the U.S. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier at 1,106 feet (337 meters). LAUNCHED: 2022, December 9 → FATE: Still in service.

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Kalmar Nyckel — Swedish full-rigged pinnace
The ship is famed for carrying Swedish settlers to North America in 1638 to establish the colony of New Sweden. A replica (as seen in "Another IMAGE) was launched in 1997. The Kalmar Nyckel made four successful round trips from Sweden to North America, a record unchallenged by any other colonial vessel. LAUNCHED: 1625 → FATE: The original ship was sunk in the North Sea by the Dutch in a war against the English in July of 1652. Replica is in service as a tourist attraction at Wilmington, Delware.

Kuru, SS — Finnish steamship
On September 7, 1929, she capsized and sank on lake Näsijärvi, in Tampere making it the worst maritime disaster in Finnish waters with the loss of 136 lives. The capsizing was mainly due to a high center of gravity when a third deck level was added in 1927. LAUNCHED: 1915 → FATE: The wreck was raised and repaired shortly afterwards and served until 1936.

Norge, SS — Norwegian, then Danish ocean liner
The biggest civilian maritime disaster in the Atlantic in the until the sinking of the Titanic. More than 635 people died during the sinking, among them 225 Norwegians. The disaster remains the worst in Danish maritime history. LAUNCHED: 1881, June 18 → FATE: Ran aground and sank June 28, 1904.

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Scandinavian Star, MS — Scandinavian ferry for cars and passengers
The ship was set on fire by an arsonist in 1990, killing 159 people. She had at various times the names of MS Massalia, Stena Baltica, Island Fiesta, Scandinavian Star, MS Candi, MS Regal Voyager, and finally MS Regal V. LAUNCHED: 1971, January 18 → FATE: As MS Regal V, she was broken up and scrapped May, 2004.

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Stockholm, MS — Swedish luxury cruise ship (ocean liner)
Collided with the SS Andrea Doria in heavy fog off the coast of Nantucket. She sailed under dozens of other names and is currently MS Athena. LAUNCHED: 1948 → FATE: Still in use.

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The World, MS — Swedish cruise ship
A ship serving as a residential community owned by its residents. She became the largest passenger ship to transit the Northwest Passage by sailing from Nome, Alaska to Nuuk, Greenland in 25 days, August-September, 2012. LAUNCHED: 2002, March → FATE: Still in service.

The number of Scandavian Passenger Ships and Boats listed is 8

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Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Icon of the Seas (American cruise ship)

Scandavian Passenger Ships and Boats
1.	Icon of the Seas American cruise ship
2.	Kalmar Nyckel Swedish full-rigged pinnace
3.	Kuru, SS Finnish steamship
4.	Norge, SS Norwegian, then Danish ocean liner
5.	Scandinavian Star, MS Scandinavian ferry
6.	Stockholm, MS Swedish luxury cruise ship
7.	The World, MS Swedish cruise ship

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