Le Diamant (cruise ship)
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Le Diamant is a small cruise ship operated by Compagnie du Ponant
, of France. She was previously named Song of Flower, and Explorer Starship.
In addition to her lifeboat
s, she carries a ship to shore shuttle launch
on davit
s across her stern
Compagnie du Ponant
Compagnie du Ponant is a French cruise line company. It launched the first French cruise ship. It was founded in April 1988 by Philippe Videau and Jean-Emmanuel Saved, and other officers of the French Merchant Navy...
, of France. She was previously named Song of Flower, and Explorer Starship.
In addition to her lifeboat
Lifeboat (shipboard)
A lifeboat is a small, rigid or inflatable watercraft carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard ship. In the military, a lifeboat may be referred to as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig. The ship's tenders of cruise ships often double as lifeboats. Recreational sailors sometimes...
s, she carries a ship to shore shuttle launch
Launch (boat)
A launch in contemporary usage refers to a large motorboat. The name originally referred to the largest boat carried by a warship. The etymology of the word is given as Portuguese lancha "barge", from Malay lancha, lancharan, "boat," from lanchar "velocity without effort," "action of gliding...
on davit
Davit
A davit is a structure, usually made of steel, which is used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship....
s across her stern
Stern
The stern is the rear or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite of the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Originally, the term only referred to the aft port section...
External links
- Ship Spotting World base article source under GFDL including additional pictures and videos
- Official Ponant web site