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Minghua (ship)

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124: 729:(海上世界) by Deng Xiaoping, the PRC's paramount leader, during a stay on board the Minghua. Her new features included 253 hotel rooms, Chinese and Western restaurants, an English Bar, Bamboo Grove Bar, Music Dance Hall, swimming pool, health center, children's recreation center and the China Folk Customs Exhibition Center. Even though the ship was considered a building after becoming part of Sea World, she was not removed from the 106: 26: 485:, meaning "Spirit of China". As COSCO needed the ship as soon as possible, her final cruise returning from the carnival in Rio de Janeiro was terminated abruptly in Tenerife instead of Marseille and the passengers flown home. She sailed to Malta for a dry dock inspection and ownership passed to COSCO in April 1973. 765:
ship. Completed in December 2013 the ship now has a 110-room hotel, a Löwenburg Brauerei and Restaurant and a variety of other bars and restaurants, Western and Chinese. The interior of the ship and its décor is completely modern and no longer represents the interior as it was during her days afloat.
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The area around the ship was heavily damaged by floods in June 2007 which briefly surrounded the ship with water once again. In 2010 China Merchants embarked on a complete revamp of the Minghua and its surrounds. The lifeboats were removed and an ornamental lake built around the starboard side of the
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70M (US$ 8.45M) refurbishment of the ship began, completed in 2005. The complex surrounding and including the ship, now called Sea World Plaza. During the refurbishment larger windows were installed on the upper decks. The ship hosted a four-star hotel, Brazilian barbecue restaurant, numerous Western
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years under the banner "Minghua Friendship Cruises", whilst COSCO operated the ship. Most were out of Sydney and varied from short "Cruises to Nowhere" to two or three week cruises to New Zealand, the South Pacific and SE Asia and up to six week cruises to Asia, China, Japan and Hawaii. In Australia,
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When the ship arrived in Shekou, she was moored alongside a quay adjacent to what was to become the rest of the Sea World Complex; however, during the 1990s the area around her berth was reclaimed from the sea for a golf course and she became landlocked. The ship closed in 1998 due to management
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As built, she had three classes of accommodation, 171 first class, 342 second and 243 third class passengers. First and Second in cabins, Third class in 4 to 10 berth dormitories. All the Cabins and Dormitories were facing outside so all had portholes or windows. There were open and enclosed
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promenades, bars, restaurants, a smoking room, library, children's playroom, photo lab, laundry and theatre. There were also two swimming pools aft and a small one forward, although the latter was short-lived. She was fitted with anti rolling stabilizers and air conditioned throughout.
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On February 2, 1983, after a disagreement over money the joint venture partners announced the ship would be withdrawn with the final cruise commencing May 20 to Hong Kong arriving on June 9. The announcement was unexpected and cruises already scheduled for later in the year to
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between the Vietnamese and the ethnic Chinese who had settled there during colonial times caused a refugee crisis. Large numbers of the Chinese population attempted to flee to China. In June, the Chinese government dispatched the Minghua and one other ship from Canton (now
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and Hong Kong. In August 1981, she received yet another refit in Hong Kong and her capacity reduced to 450 passengers. By now she had become known by many as the "Friendship", well liked by its mostly Australian passengers for its informality.
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In July 1980 the ship sailed to Hong Kong for a major refit, the interiors refurbished and the light green hull painted white, returning to Sydney a much improved ship. Between May and July 1981 there were a series of cruises out of Darwin to
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Whilst in Hong Kong, she operated two further cruises to Japan. These were exclusively for the Japanese market. After these were completed she was sold to become a hotel and entertainment complex in the
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and the South Pacific. However mid cruise a dispute arose between Asian Pacific Cruises and COSCO resulting in the charter being cancelled. COSCO invited an established shipping line,
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In 1970 her ownership was transferred from Compagnie de Navigation Paquet to a sister company, Nouvelle Compagnie de Paquebots (NCP), but continued on her usual routes. In July 1970,
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On August 17, 1983, the ship arrived in Shekou, to be refitted as a tourist attraction and part of an entertainment complex that in 1984 was named
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to help improve relations between the two countries. The Minghua spent a month cruising around Japan, arriving first at the western port of
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problems after a fire. Throughout the time she was closed her exterior was kept well maintained, but her interiors were badly neglected.
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and China were cancelled. During her time sailing from Australia she had completed around 70 cruises, with 17,000 passengers over the
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and Casablanca again on the return, with sailings twice a month. She would occasionally make other stopovers en route at
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In May 1979 the Minghua took a Chinese Government goodwill delegation of 600 people led by General
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12-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines with a 620mm bore and 900mm stroke fitted with Brown-Boveri
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Members of the delegation met with senior Japanese politicians, including Prime Minister
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Her usual route was from Marseille to Dakar lasting 6 days in each direction, calling at
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near the Canary Islands. The MV Ancerville appears in two Senegalese films:
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in North-East France, the birthplace of Nicolas Paquet, the founder of CNP.
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In early 1973, due to competition from airlines, the ship was sold to the
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delta across from Hong Kong near Shenzhen, then being developed by the
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Cairns was a frequent port of call and there were occasional visits to
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under the management of COSCO to service the construction of the
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rescued all passengers and crew of the burning and sinking liner
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China's Relations with Japan, 1945-83: the role of Liao Chengzhi
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In 1979 a new company, 'Asian Pacific Cruises' was formed in
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and entered service 5 September 1962, with a cruise to the
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She was launched on 5 April 1962 by the French President,
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Burns Philp successfully organized cruises for the next
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Pioneers of Sino-Japanese Relations; Liao and Takasaki
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Nicolas Paquet. Originaire d'Ancerville dans la Meuse
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Appearances of Leading Chinese Officials During 1979
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as part of the Sea World Complex in Shenzhen, China
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Index


Marseilles
France
Guangzhou
China
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
IMO number
5015957
gross register tons
Burmeister & Wain
knots
simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
pinyin
Jyutping
French
liner
cruise ship
Sea World development
Shekou
Shenzhen
China
Compagnie de Navigation Paquet
Marseille
Dakar
Senegal
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
St Nazaire
Burmeister & Wain
turbochargers

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