Coromuel
Puerto Vallarta
Azteca
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the three Mexican Meyer-built Papenburg sisters, delivered to Transbordadores for Gulf of Mexico services. They each carried 696 passengers (compared to 1200 on Viking Line), with 182 berths (222-410 on Viking Line). Unlike their Viking Line sisters, all had stabilizers from new. In 1989, ownership passed to SEMATUR. SEMATUR routes were drastically curtailed in 2001.
Azteca
was sold to the United Arab Emirates in April 2004, and was renamed
Ajman 1
. She was later resold for scrapping.
Coromuel
was sold to
Baja Ferries
in 2004 and was renamed
Sinaloa Star
. Only
Puerto Vallarta
remained in the Sematur fleet in 2005.
Two of the sisters plus Loreto at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Pages on each of the sisters have been created:-
1: Apollo
,
2: Viking 1
,
3: Viking 3
,
4: Diana
,
5: Viking 4
,
6: Viking 5
,
7: Mexican trio
Ships on this Page:-
Azteca
1975-2004
Coromuel
1973-2004
Puerto Vallarta
1974-
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Coromuel
(Sematur: 1973-2004)
Sinaloa Star
(Baja Ferries: 2004- )
Coromuel
was built in 1973 by Jos L Meyer Papenburg, Ems. She was owned by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos, (Transbordadores), and entered service between La Paz to Mazatlan. In 1989 she was registered to Grupo Sematur de California S.A, Mexico.
Coromuel
was sold to
Baja Ferries
in 2004 and was renamed
Sinaloa Star
.
Builders' photograph of
Puerto Vallart
a.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Builders' photograph of
Puerto Vallart
a.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Builders' photograph of
Puerto Vallart
a.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Cortez postcard serial LP-10 of
Coromuel
at La Paz.
Photo: A.Blanco.
Enlarged image from Cortez postcard serial LP-10 of
Coromuel
at La Paz.
Photo: A.Blanco.
Vistas Mazatlan postcard serial 10400 of
Coromuel
.
Picture of
Coromuel
taken from a SEMATUR brochure.
Picture of
Coromuel
and
Loreto
taken from a SEMATUR brochure.
Picture of
Coromuel
taken from a SEMATUR brochure.
Interior images from a SEMATUR brochure.
Photograph of
Coromuel.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
Sinaloa Star.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
Sinaloa Star.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Puerto Vallarta 1974-
Puerto Vallarta
was built in 1974 by Jos L Meyer Papenburg, Ems. She was owned by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos, (Transbordadores), and entered service between La Paz to Mazatlan. In 1987 she moved to a La Paz-Puerto Vallarta route. In 1989
Puerto Vallarta
was registered to Grupo Sematur de California S.A, Mexico. Only
Puerto Vallarta
remained in the Sematur fleet in 2005.
Meyer Werft photograph of
Puerto Vallart
a in Transbordadores colours.
Commercial postcard of
Puerto Vallarta
in Transbordadores colours.
Photograph of
Puerto Vallart
a.
Photo: ©
Frank Heine.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Puerto Vallart
a.
Photo: ©
Mikael Blomberg.
On board
Puerto Vallart
a
.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
On board
Puerto Vallart
a
.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
On board
Puerto Vallart
a
.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Azteca 1975-2004
Azteca
was built in 1975 by Jos L Meyer Papenburg, Ems. She was owned by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos, (Transbordadores), and entered service between San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta. In the early 1980s she also served Santa Rosalia-Guaymas, but reverted to La Paz-Mazatlan in 1984. In 1989
Azteca
was registered to Grupo Sematur de California S.A, Mexico.
Azteca
was sold to the United Arab Emirates in April 2004, and was renamed
Ajman 1
. She was then resold for breaking up Bangladesh.
Photograph of
Azteca
in Transbordadores colours.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Mex Sense postcard serial 9927 of
Azteca
at La Paz.
Photo: Claude Vogel.
Enlarged image from Mex Sense postcard serial 9927 of
Azteca
at La Paz.
Photo: Claude Vogel.
Photograph of
Azteca
.
Photo: ©
Frank Heine.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Azteca
.
Photo: ©
Mikael Blomberg.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Azteca.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
Azteca.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
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