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Lisboa à Vista "Rio Tejo Segundo" – Ostseewerft

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Floating restaurant operated by Lisboa à Vista seen in Baía do Seixal, at Cais da Mundet, in March 2026. This floating restaurant is the result of the recovery and conversion of the former ferry  "Rio Tejo Segundo". It currently displays the registration number LX-210-AL and is permanently berthed at Cais da Mundet. It is originally a passenger ship built in Germany by Ostseewerft ( Stettin - Frauendorf )  ¹ , completed in 1925, yard number 10, and delivered to Stettiner Reederei Emil R. Retzlaff (Stettin) under the name " Nymphe ". Hull in steel. It had an overall length of 102.9 ft and could accommodate up to 600 passengers. It used a 118 kW (160 hp) Sulzer Diesel main engine and a fixed-pitch propeller. The maximum speed was 10 knots. In 1948, it reportedly received a new Burmeister & Wain main engine. In service with Transtejo , its last regular service operator, it displayed the name "Rio Tejo Segundo" and the registration number LX-2265-TL. It...

Marinha Portuguesa UAM 913 "Zêzere" – Arsenal do Alfeite

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Auxiliary ship operated by Marinha Portuguesa seen on the Tejo River arriving in Lisboa in April 2024. This auxiliary ship of the monohull type, more specifically a vessel for transporting personnel, identified as UAM 913 "Zêzere"  ¹ , is built in Portugal by Arsenal do Alfeite   ²  and completed in 1983 with yard number C124. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 111.5 ft. It is equipped with two main engines. Service speed is 12 knots. With an illustrious history spanning over seven hundred years, the Portuguese Navy is the naval branch of the Armed Forces. Here, greeted by the morning sun, we see the UAM 913 "Zêzere" arriving in Lisboa. Presumably, the name "Zêzere" pays tribute to this tributary of the Tejo River. ● Navio auxiliar operado pela Marinha Portuguesa visto no Rio Tejo a chegar a Lisboa em Abril de 2024. Este navio auxiliar do tipo monocasco, mais especificamente uma vedeta para transporte de pessoal, identificado...

Lisboat "MH 2 Luar" – Navaltagus TB1204

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Tour boat operated by  Lisboat  seen on the Tejo River in front of Cais da Ribeira das Naus in October 2019. This tour boat of the monohull type, named "MH 2 Luar" and registered LX-488-AL, is a Navaltagus ¹ TB1204, built in Portugal and completed in 2017. Steel hull. It has an overall length of 41 ft and can accommodate up to 54 passengers (54+2). It is equipped with two 101 kW (137 hp) Yanmar engines and fixed pitch propellers. Top speed is 11 knots. The "MH 2 Luar" is included in a series of four vessels delivered in 2017–2018 – "MH 1 Marujo" (sailor), "MH 2 Luar" (moonlight), "MH 3 Fadista" ( fadista  or fado singer) and "MH 4 Aurora" (dawn). " MH " comes from " M iracle  H orizon". Possibly, in the Navaltagus nomenclature, " TB1204 " indicates a " T our  B oat" with a length and beam of approximately " 12 " and " 04 " m. Established in 2016 and based in  Lisboa ...

Lisboat "MH 4 Aurora" – Navaltagus TB1204

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Tour boat operated by  Lisboat  seen on the Tejo River in September 2019. This tour boat of the monohull type, named "MH 4 Aurora" and registered LX-492-AL, is a Navaltagus ¹ TB1204, built in Portugal and completed in 2018. Steel hull. It has an overall length of 41 ft and can accommodate up to 54 passengers (54+2). It is equipped with two 101 kW (137 hp) Yanmar engines and fixed pitch propellers. Top speed is 11 knots. The "MH 4 Aurora" is included in a series of four vessels delivered in 2017–2018 – "MH 1 Marujo" (sailor), "MH 2 Luar" (moonlight), "MH 3 Fadista" ( fadista  or fado singer) and "MH 4 Aurora" (dawn). " MH " comes from " M iracle  H orizon". Possibly, in the Navaltagus nomenclature, " TB1204 " indicates a " T our  B oat" with a length and beam of approximately " 12 " and " 04 " m. Established in 2016 and based in  Lisboa , Lisboat ² proposes sightseei...