Famous Ships and Boats in History

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Scandavian Boats, Yachts, and Small Craft

Kon Tiki — Norwegian raft
Used by Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl to cross the Pacific. Heyerdahl used the craft in his 1947 expedition from South America to the Polynesian islands to show that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. LAUNCHED: 1947 → FATE: On display in the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway.

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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.

The number of Scandavian Boats, Yachts, and Small Craft listed is 2

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Scandinavian Star, MS (Scandinavian ferry)

Scandavian
Boats, Yachts, and Small Craft

Scandinavian Star, MS Scandinavian ferry

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There are more than 400 ships in this database, but the initial list is only for famous ships names that begin with letters "A-B". For other listings, use the country and type tabs.

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