MV Akdeniz - Photo Page 2

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With Reuben Goossens

Maritime Historian

Turkish Maritime Lines

(Denizcilik Bankasi Turk Anonim Orakligi)

MS Akdeniz

Page Five

A series of photographs of Akdeniz berthed

PLEASE NOTE: All photographs on this page were taken by Dr. Ata Bilgili and they are © Copyright. None of these images

can be reproduced and published in any shape or form, or by any media, without the express permission from the owner!

MV Akdeniz is seen here berthed as a student accommodation vessel and is currently used for the University

Photograph by & © Dr. Ata Bilgili

When commenting on each photograph, I will be doing so on the basis as if from the days when the ship still had several classes, rather than being a one class ship. Thus I will commence with First Class and complete with Tourist Class.

First Class

A Deck

Forward Lobby & Information Desk – looking to starboard

Forward Lobby – The Shop – looking forward into the Main Lounge

Main Lounge – looking to port

Main Lounge – forward port

Main Lounge Bar – located mid aft wall between entrances

Library in the Main Lounge – located on the starboard aft wall

Passageway to cabins looking aft

First Class twin bedded cabin – starboard looking aft

Main Lobby Stairwell – looking up to Promenade Deck

Promenade Deck

Entrance to the Music Salon – looking forward

Music Salon – starboard looking aft

Music Salon – starboard looking forward

Music Salon – starboard looking aft

Promenade Deck – portside looking aft

Starboard Deluxe suite – the Lounge area – starboard looking forward

Starboard Deluxe suite – the Lounge – looking port to aft

Starboard Deluxe suite – bedroom – looking aft

Starboard Deluxe suite – bedroom – table at foot of bed

Starboard Deluxe suite – bedroom – entrance to wardrobes and barthroom

Starboard Deluxe suite – bathroom – looking aft

First Class twin bedded cabin

Boat Deck

The Bridge – looking starboard to aft

The original wheel, compass and telegraph – looking forward to port

Looking from the Bridge over her bow – only two of her original four forward electric cranes remain

Captains day room & office – starboard aft of the Bridge – looking forward

Captains day room & office –starboard aft of the Bridge – looking aft

Chart Room – Starboard aft of Bridge - looking to starboard

Chart Room – Starboard aft of Bridge – looking aft

Communications Room – located port aft of the Bridge – looking port to aft

Radio Room - located port aft further of the Bridge – looking forward

Officer’s Lounge – starboard aft on Boat Deck - looking aft

Officer’s panty – next to Officers Lounge

B Deck

Frosted Main Doors to the Dinning Room

Dinning Room

The Galley

Tourist Class

Outside three berth cabin on B Deck aft

Outside 4 berth cabin on C Deck

The Engine Room

Note the “A.G. Weser” builder’s plate

Her reliable M.A.N. Diesel Motors

Akdeniz like many of the famed has a stern anchor, but set to starboard

A fine stern photograph to conclude this set of photographs by Dr. Ata Bilgili!

“Save the MV Akdeniz Campaign”

Working together - Reuben Goossens founder - “SCLC” - “Save a Classic Liner Campaign”

And Dr. Ata Bilgili, Maritime Faculty, Istanbul Technical University Tuzla, Istanbul

ssMaritime in combination with the founder of the original “Save a Classic Liner Campaign” - Reuben Goossens, and Dr Ata Bilgili of Istanbul have now commenced a new campaign the “Save the MV Akdeniz Campaign” and we hope that this fine all original ship will receive your support and from around the world, I need genuine ship lovers to get behind her for this is indeed a remarkable ship! How many ships do you know that has not been modified or rebuilt in some way? MS Akdeniz is an original that proudly sailed under the Turkish flag for 42 years, and she has served the academic community for the past 12 years.

Peter Knego has told me that he will visit her next month when he is in Turkey and the author will visit her in September when in Turkey.

Although she is currently in fulltime use and there is certainly no indication that she is about to be sold. However, as we have experienced with other ships, it is preferable to be well prepared in advance. Without doubt, this ship is unique to any other classic ship that may come on the market at this time for the reason that she is an original and totally unspoilt! There are several possibilities that we could consider for her future:

1... Reclassification: This will mean that we could keep Akdeniz operational but with a crew of around 36, and use her locally or even internationally as an emergency accommodation and/or a hospital ship, should there be a need. For the rest of the time she can continue as a floating student Faculty in Turkey as well in overseas ports. But this will take a considerable investment.

2... Hotel & Maritime Museum: Akdeniz also has all the makings of a superb boutique Hotel and Maritime Museum in Turkey her homeland! However, I also believe that this genuinely classic ship would do Germany very proud considering that she is the ONLY and the LAST of the fine German passenger ships built of the mid fifties and still very much afloat and operational. In addition she is in an excellent interior condition. As a Classic Boutique Hotel & Maritime Museum in Bremen she would certainly make a fine tourist attraction in Germany, or Turkey for that matter!

If there are any further ideas or special interest in this fine ship - please email me for details.

She is a Fine Looking Classic Ship and this is the way we want her to stay!

I trust you have enjoyed reading about the Akdeniz and her sister the Karadeniz, as well as any of the fine Turkish ships you will find in the index below. If you have sailed on any of them I would like to hear from you, also if you have any photographs I would greatly appreciate some, especially those of the interiors and out on deck. Please email me!

INDEX

Page One … The history of MS Akdeniz and the early days of MS Karadeniz

Page Two … Interior photographs taken in June 2006 and other images

Page Three … Photographs by Peter Knego taken of Akdeniz in 1998

Page Four … Photographs and details of MS Karadeniz and MV Izmir, Ege & Marmara

Page Five ... NEW – A superb page packed full of photographs of the ships interiors taken by Dr.Ata Bilgili

whilst she has been at anchor as an accommodation vessel

New Page … Two fine Turkish ships SS Iskenderun and Samsun built in 1950/51

New Page … MS Pasabahce is a remarkable 1955 built Turkish all steel ferry and it is now in need of saving!

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