The Sea Cloud II is a large barque built as a cruise ship, and operated by Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH of Hamburg, Germany. A luxury vessel, she sails under the Maltese flag. The Roman suffix II indicates that she is the company's second ship. She is neither a sister to, nor the successor of, the Sea Cloud (ex Hussar II), but a separate vessel.
Name: Sea Cloud II
Operator: Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH
Port of registry: Valletta
Builder: Astilleros Gondn, S.A. (Spain)
Yard number: 405
Laid down: 24 June 1998
Launched: 18 March 1999
Sponsored by: Sabine Christiansen
Christened: 6 February 2001
Completed: 22 January 2001
Acquired: 29 December 2000
Identification:
Call sign: 9HUE6
IMO number: 9171292
Status: In service
Notes: [1]
General characteristics
Type: Barque, Cruise ship
Tonnage:
3,849 GT
1,154 NT
Length: 105.90 m (347 ft 5 in)
Beam: 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught: 5.70 m (18 ft 8 in) max
Decks: 5
Installed power: 2,480 kiloW (3,330 hp)
Propulsion:
23 sails (3,000 m area)
2 Krupp MaK 8 M 20 diesels
Sail plan: Barque
Speed: 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) max
Capacity:
96 passengers
379 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
Crew: 63