MV Asuka II
Ex Crystal Harmony
© Ian Collard
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1990 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan (Yard No 2100) as a Cruise/Passenger ship.
Technical Data
- Original Cost: $240 million
- Length: 960 m (overall) 211. 68 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth:84m
- Depth: 8.0 m
- Draught:50m
- Tonnage: 48621 gross/20289 net/ 8642 t deadweight
- Engines: Four 8-cylinder MAN-Mitsubishi 8L58/64 diesels
- Power: 24000 kW/HP
- Speed: 22 knots
- Capacity: 960 passengers
- Call Sign: C6IP2, 7JBI
- MMSI Number: 432545000
- IMO Number: 8806204
- Official Number: 140287
- Port of Registry: Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸, Yokohama/Japan 🇯🇵
Current AIS Location
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History
April 14th 1989: Keel laid.
September 30th 1989: Launched.
June 21st 1990: Completed.
July 1990: Delivered. Registered under the ownership of Crystal Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas.
© Brian Fisher
1990: Cruising from US ports.
© Ken Larwood (Left) © Marc Piché (Right)
January 4th 2006: Sailed into dry dock at Yokohama for repairs and re-modelling to meet the needs of the Japanese market. When she emerged for her new cruising schedule in the Spring she will have a new name, ASUKA II. Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), co-parent company to Crystal Cruises the vessel.
April 24th 2006: Sold to NYK Cruises Co Ltd, Yokohama, Japan and renamed ASUKA II.
May 28th 2006: Inaugural arrival at Dover as ASUKA II
© John Mavin
© Nigel Thornton
© Marko Stampehl
2020: Drydock in Singapore for a major refurbishment, including the addition of an exhaust gas cleaning system The drydock scheduled to take 60 days.
May 23rd 2024: Due at Dover.
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Ian Collard, Brian Fisher, Ken Larwood, John Mavin, Marc Piché and Marko Stampehl for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
