Society Adventurer - Hanseatic

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the cruise ship Hanseatic of 1991.

 

The Hanseatic Tours vessel Hanseatic (IV) was built in 1991 at Rauma Yards, Finland. She was ordered as the Society Adventurer, of Discoverer Rederei, but bought by Hanseatic Tours before delivery. The owner of Hanseatic Tours, Dirk Moldenhauer, was the final captain of the last German registered Hanseatic of Deutsche Atlantik Linie. He bought the rights to the Deutsche Atlantik Line logo and the name Hanseatic. Hapag-Lloyd took over Hanseatic Tours, and the Hanseatic in 1997, and Dick Moldenhauer became one of the chiefs of Hapag-Lloyd Seetouristik.

 

Dimensions:- Length: 122.8 m, Gross Tonnage: 8178 grt, Passengers: 188p, Engines: 2 x M.a.K of 7989 PS total, Speed 16 knots.

 

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Society Adventurer

The Hanseatic Tours vessel Hanseatic (IV) was built in 1991. She was ordered as the Society Adventurer, of Discoverer Rederei, but bought by Hanseatic Tours before delivery. The owner of Hanseatic Tours, Dirk Moldenhauer, was the final captain of the last German registered Hanseatic of Deutsche Atlantik Linie. He bought the rights to the Deutsche Atlantik Line logo and the name Hanseatic. Hapag-Lloyd took over Hanseatic Tours, and the Hanseatic in 1997, and Dick Moldenhauer became one of the chiefs of Hapag-Lloyd Seetouristik.

 

This is an artist's impression of the Discoverer Rederei Society Adventurer, which was bought prior to delivery by Hanseatic Tours and renamed Hanseatic (IV) . The painting is by Jochen Sachse.

 

 

 

Hanseatic (IV)

Hanseatic Tours issued a stream of superb postcards of the Hanseatic(IV) during their ownership, although none of the cards gives any details of location, photographer or serial number. Twelve of these cards are shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is an oversized Seven Seas Cruise Line of the Hanseatic(IV) presumably issued when they chartered her or marketed space - I do not have precise details of the connection.

 

Hanseatic Tours was bought by Hapag-Lloyd in 1997, although the colours of Hanseatic(IV) have remained unchanged. This is a Hapag-Lloyd Tours card of Hanseatic(IV), serial S12H.

 

Klaus Hartung postcard WPK59 of Hanseatic(IV) issued for the 100th Anniversary of the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (Kiel Canal) in 1995. Photo by Klaus Hartung.

 

 

World Ships postcard Nr.04 of Hanseatic(IV). Photo by D.Hasenpusch.

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M.N.W.Edwards postcard TdC15 of Hanseatic(IV). This is part of a series of postcards of ships which have visited Tristan da Cunha, although this photo is by Errol Cornish as she leaves Table Bay. Check this link to see if copies are still available from Simplon Postcards.

 

 

Hanseatic (IV) Photographs

The following pictures were taken by Marvin Jensen at San Francicso on 27th September 1994

 

 

 

The following pictures were taken by Marvin Jensen at San Francicso on 30th September 1997.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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