MS Sea
ClassCruise Ship | Flag state- |
Maiden Voyage Date1957 | Cruise Age68 |
Cruise LineUnited States American Cruise Line | Category- |
Ship statistics
Gross Tonnage- | Deck Levels- | Crew-to-Passenger Ratio- |
Length192.41m/631.3ft | Decks with cabins- | Passengers-to-space ratio- |
Width24.95m/81.9ft | Cabins- | Ice Class- |
Passengers760 | Displacement- | Inflatable boat- |
Introduction to the cruise
History
Owner
Swedish American Line (1957-1975)
Karageorgis Lines (1975-1984)
Regency Cruises (1984-1997)
United States American Cruise Line (1997-2001)
Route: Gothenburg – New York City
Builder: Ansaldo Shipyard
Cost: £7,000,000
Christened: by Princess Margarethe
Completed: 1957
Maiden voyage: 14 May 1957
In service: 2 April 1957
Out of service: 1997-2001
Fate: Sold for scrap in 2001, sunk on the way to the scrapyard, 12 July 2001
General characteristics
Tonnage: 23,150 gt
Length: 192.41 m (631.3 ft)
Beam: 24.95 m (81.9 ft)
Draft: 8.49 m (27.9 ft)
Decks: 8
Installed power: 12,085 kW (16,206 hp)
Propulsion: 2 Gotaverken 9-cyl diesels
Speed: 18 kn (33 km/h)
Capacity: 760
Crew: 365
MS Gripsholm was a combined ocean liner/cruise ship, built in 1957 by Ansaldo Shipyard, Genoa, Italy for the Swedish American Line for use in transatlantic traffic from Gothenburg to New York as well as long-distance cruising.
Gripsholm at Stockholm in 1958
In 1971 she was laid up for 3 months in Göteborg, being converted into a pure cruise ship, thus ending her Transatlantic career.
In 1975 she was sold to the Karageorgis Lines, who named her MS Navarino and used her on Mediterranean routes until 1981, when she was damaged in a grounding off Patmos.
Gripsholm at Kiel Canal
Gripsholm as Regent Sea at San Diego
After some repair difficulties, in 1984 the vessel became the first ship of the newly formed Regency Cruises, and was named MS Regent Sea. In 1995, Regency went bankrupt, and Regent Sea was auctioned off to United States American Cruise Line, who started on a conversion to a casino ship, but which was never completed due to bankruptcy of the new owner.
In early 2001 the ship was sold for scrap and began a journey under tow to breakers in India. A Swedish plan to turn her into a hotelship in Stockholm ran into resistance from residents, and in the meantime (June) the ship was looted by pirates while at Dakar. On 12 July of the same year, the hulk sank in heavy seas off Algoa Bay in South Africa.
External links
The Great Ocean Liners: Gripsholm (II)
A Tribute to the Swedish American Line: Gripsholm 1957-1975
(in Swedish) Fakta om Fartyg: MS Gripsholm (1957)
Svenska Amerika Linien
Owner
Swedish American Line (1957-1975)
Karageorgis Lines (1975-1984)
Regency Cruises (1984-1997)
United States American Cruise Line (1997-2001)
Route: Gothenburg – New York City
Builder: Ansaldo Shipyard
Cost: £7,000,000
Christened: by Princess Margarethe
Completed: 1957
Maiden voyage: 14 May 1957
In service: 2 April 1957
Out of service: 1997-2001
Fate: Sold for scrap in 2001, sunk on the way to the scrapyard, 12 July 2001
General characteristics
Tonnage: 23,150 gt
Length: 192.41 m (631.3 ft)
Beam: 24.95 m (81.9 ft)
Draft: 8.49 m (27.9 ft)
Decks: 8
Installed power: 12,085 kW (16,206 hp)
Propulsion: 2 Gotaverken 9-cyl diesels
Speed: 18 kn (33 km/h)
Capacity: 760
Crew: 365
MS Gripsholm was a combined ocean liner/cruise ship, built in 1957 by Ansaldo Shipyard, Genoa, Italy for the Swedish American Line for use in transatlantic traffic from Gothenburg to New York as well as long-distance cruising.
Gripsholm at Stockholm in 1958
In 1971 she was laid up for 3 months in Göteborg, being converted into a pure cruise ship, thus ending her Transatlantic career.
In 1975 she was sold to the Karageorgis Lines, who named her MS Navarino and used her on Mediterranean routes until 1981, when she was damaged in a grounding off Patmos.
Gripsholm at Kiel Canal
Gripsholm as Regent Sea at San Diego
After some repair difficulties, in 1984 the vessel became the first ship of the newly formed Regency Cruises, and was named MS Regent Sea. In 1995, Regency went bankrupt, and Regent Sea was auctioned off to United States American Cruise Line, who started on a conversion to a casino ship, but which was never completed due to bankruptcy of the new owner.
In early 2001 the ship was sold for scrap and began a journey under tow to breakers in India. A Swedish plan to turn her into a hotelship in Stockholm ran into resistance from residents, and in the meantime (June) the ship was looted by pirates while at Dakar. On 12 July of the same year, the hulk sank in heavy seas off Algoa Bay in South Africa.
External links
The Great Ocean Liners: Gripsholm (II)
A Tribute to the Swedish American Line: Gripsholm 1957-1975
(in Swedish) Fakta om Fartyg: MS Gripsholm (1957)
Svenska Amerika Linien