![]() Silver Whisper docked in Sydney Harbour, 2010. | |
History | |
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Name | Silver Whisper |
Operator | Silversea Cruises |
Port of registry | Nassau, ![]() |
Builder | Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy |
Launched | 2 February 2000 |
Christened | June 18, 2001 [1] by Marzia Lefebvre D'Ovidio |
In service | 2001-present |
Refit | 2018 [2] |
Identification |
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Status | In Service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage | 28,258 GT |
Length | 610 ft (190 m) |
Beam | 81.8 ft (24.9 m) |
Draft | 19.6 ft (6.0 m) |
Decks | 10 |
Installed power | 2 × Wärtsilä 8R46 (2 × 7,850 kW ) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod propulsion units |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Capacity | 388 passengers |
Crew | 302 |
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