Princess Daphne

This article is about the cruise ship. For the fictional character, see Princess Daphne (character).
Princess Daphne in Port of Kiel, in 2009
Career
Name: Port Sydney (1954-1972)
Akrotiri Express (197?-197?)
Daphne (1975-1997)
Switzerland (1997-2003)
Ocean Monarch (2003-2005)
Hellenic Aid (2005)
Ocean Monarch (2005-2008)
Princess Daphne (2008-Present)[1]
Owner: Golden Laurel Maritime[2]
Operator: Port Line (1954-1972)
Delian Cruises (1975-1978)
Lauro Lines (1978-1979)
Costa Cruises (1979-1990)
Prestige Cruises (1990-199?)
Leisure Cruises (1997-2001)
Majestic International Cruises (200?-200?)
Page & Moy (200?-200?)
Majestic International Cruises (200?-2007)
Monarch Classic Cruises (2007-2008)
Classic International Cruises (2008-2012)[3][4]
Port of registry: 2006-2008: Piraeus,  Greece
2008-2012: Madeira,  Portugal
Yard number: 1827[5]
Completed: 1955
Homeport: Lisbon
Identification: Call sign: CQSD
IMO number: 5282627
MMSI number: 255718000
Status: Awaiting to be cleared for scrapping.[6]
General characteristics
Length:162.3 meters[7]
Beam:21.34m[7]
Decks:10 (7 for passenger use)[7]
Capacity:530 passengers[8] in 231 cabins[7]

Princess Daphne (formerly Ocean Monarch, Ocean Odyssey, Switzerland, Daphne, Akrotiri Express, Port Sydney)[2] is a medium-sized cruise ship currently in service in the Mediterranean.[2] Her sister ship is Lisboa, built as the Port Melbourne.

History

She was built in 1955 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, in Newcastle, UK as a freighter. Between 1972 and 1974, she was converted into a cruise ship at Chalkis Shipyard, Piraeus, Greece.[9]

Uniquely, she was the first cruise in service between New Orleans and Cuba in 1977, then served as a hospital ship in Sri Lanka in 2005.[9]

It was announced on June 14, 2014 that the Princess Daphne had arrived in Alang under the name Daphne for scrapping, following a voyage from the Cretan port of Souda, where she has been laid up since the September 2012, scrapping is expected to start in July.[10]

External links

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/ItalyDaphne.html#anchor65811
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Princess Daphne". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/ItalyDaphne.html#anchor65811
  4. ↑ http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=4995
  5. ↑ Asklander, Micke. "M/S PORT SYDNEY (1955)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  6. ↑ http://maritimematters.com/2014/06/demolishing-daphne/
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "The cruise vessel Ocean Monarch". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Themelis, Michalis. "PASSENGER SHIP 530 PAX 162m". M.T.Y. Ships & Yachts Brokerage. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Asklander, Micke. "M/S PORT SYDNEY.". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  10. ↑ http://maritimematters.com/2014/06/demolishing-daphne/