Apollon XI

Cruise-ship Apollon XI at the port of Lagos, Nigeria, 1972
Career
Name: 1952: Irish Coast
1968: Orpheus
1969: Semiramis II
1969: Achilleus
1969: Apollon XI
1980: Apollo 11
1981: Regency
Owner: 1952: Coast Lines Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland
1968: Epirotiki Lines
1981: Corporacion Naviera Intercontinental de Panama S.A.
Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Launched: 8 May 1952
Completed: 16 Oktober 1952
Out of service: 11 October 1989
Identification: IMO number: 5163120
Fate: Ran aground in Batangas, was demolished in Manila
General characteristics
Tonnage:3813 GRT
Length:103.54 m (339.7 ft)
Beam:15.73 m (51.6 ft)
Depth:4.81 m (15.78 ft)
Speed:16 knots
Capacity:1200 passengers (as Irish Coast), 350 passengers (as Apollon XI)

Apollon XI was an Epirotiki Lines cruise ship, which was named after both the Greek sun god Apollo and the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the Moon.

Initially it was built as a passenger ship under the name Irish Coast for Coast Lines Ltd, Glasgow. She was chartered by Burns & Laird Lines Ltd. for the service between Belfast and Liverpool, also from Cork to Fishguard, Dublin to Liverpool and for the service Glasgow - Dublin - Liverpool.

In 1968 she was acquired by Epirotiki and changed several names until she took the final name Apollon XI (or Apollon 11) and was rebuilt as a cruise ship. She was used for cruises in the Aegean Sea, in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Antilles (Caribbean Sea) and in Africa. In 1982 she was renamed to Regency. On Oct 11, 1989, she ran aground due to the typhoon Dan and was subsequently towed to Manila (Philippines) for demolition.

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