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Princess Daphne (ship)

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The MS Princess Daphne, formerly Ocean Monarch, Ocean Odyssey, Switzerland, Daphne, Akrotiri Express.[2] was a medium-sized cruise ship. She had originally been the refrigerated cargo ship Port Sydney. Her sister ship was Princess Danae, which was built as Port Melbourne.

Name
  • Port Sydney (1954–1972)
  • Akrotiri Express (1972–1974)
  • Daphne (1974–1997)
  • Switzerland (1997–2002)
  • Ocean Monarch (2002–2005)
  • Hellenic Aid (2005–2005)
  • Ocean Monarch (2005–2008)
  • Princess Daphne (2008–2014)
  • Daphne (2014–2014)[1]
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
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Princess Daphne at Tallinn on 14 July 2012
History
Name
  • Port Sydney (1954–1972)
  • Akrotiri Express (1972–1974)
  • Daphne (1974–1997)
  • Switzerland (1997–2002)
  • Ocean Monarch (2002–2005)
  • Hellenic Aid (2005–2005)
  • Ocean Monarch (2005–2008)
  • Princess Daphne (2008–2014)
  • Daphne (2014–2014)[1]
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
Yard number1827[3]
Launched29 October 1954
Completed1955
Acquired1955
Maiden voyage1955
In service1955
Out of service2012
Identification
FateScrapped at Alang, India in 2014
NotesSister ship to MS Princess Danae
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • As Port Sydney: 10,166 GRT, 5,585 NRT, 10,950 DWT
  • After 1975 conversion: 15,833 GRT
Length162.3 m (532.5 ft)[4]
Beam21.34 m (70.0 ft)[4]
Decks10 (7 for passenger use)[4]
Installed power13,200 bhp
Propulsion
Capacity530 passengers[5] in 231 cabins[4]
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History

Port Sydney
Daphne in Amsterdam, 1976

Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson built her in Wallsend, England as a refrigerated cargo ship for Port Line. She was launched on 29 October 1954 and completed in March 1955.[6]

Between 1972 and 1974, she was converted into a cruise ship at Chalkis Shipyard, Piraeus, Greece.[7]

Daphne in 1990 or 1992
Daphne in 1993. Estonia can be seen in the back.

She served as a hospital ship in Sri Lanka in 2005.[7]

It was announced on 14 June 2014 that the Princess Daphne had arrived in Alang, India under the name Daphne for scrapping, following a voyage from the Cretan port of Souda, where she was laid up in September 2012. She was given back to the Patimanios brothers by the bank following the sale of the assets of Classic International Cruises' fleet in 2013. In early 2014, rumors began to circulate saying she was to return to service under the "Classic International Cruises" banner. These rumors were proven false when it was announced that she was sold to Indian scrap merchants. She was beached at Alang by 1 July 2014 and scrapping commenced soon after.[8][9]

Ocean Monarch laid up in Elefsis, 2002
Ocean Monarch in Kiel, 2008

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