Princess Daphne
ClassCruise Ship | Flag state- |
Maiden Voyage Date1954 | Cruise Age71 |
Cruise LineClassic International Cruises | Category- |
Ship statistics
Gross Tonnage- | Deck Levels- | Crew-to-Passenger Ratio- |
Length162.3m/532.5ft | Decks with cabins- | Passengers-to-space ratio- |
Width21.34m/70ft | Cabins231 | Ice Class- |
Passengers530 | Displacement- | Inflatable boat- |
Current position
Call signYDGV3 | Draught of a vessel3.8 | Bow heading46 |
IMO9365489 | Lat3°46'58.1"N | Lon98°42'05.7"E |
MMSI255718000 | Nav statusUnderway (Engine Driven) | |
Introduction to the cruise
History
Owner
1954–72 Port Line
2008–2014 Golden Laurel Maritime
Operator
Port Line (1954–1972)
Delian Cruises (1975–1978)
Lauro Lines (1978–1979)
Costa Cruises (1979–1990)
Prestige Cruises (1990-1995)
Costa Cruises (1995–1997)
Leisure Cruises (1997–2001)
Majestic International Cruises (200?–0?)
Page & Moy (200?–200?)
Majestic International Cruises (200?–2007)
Monarch Classic Cruises (2007–2008)
Classic International Cruises (2008–2012)
Port of registry
1955–1972 London
1972–1984 Piraeus
1984–1990 Panama
1990–1996 Monrovia
2006–2008: Piraeus
2008–2012: Madeira
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
Yard number: 1827
Launched: 29 October 1954
Completed: 1955
Identification
Call sign: CQSD
IMO number: 5282627
MMSI number: 255718000
Fate: Scrapped at Alang, India in 2014.
General characteristics
Tonnage
As Port Sydney: 10,166 GRT, 5,585 NRT, 10,950 DWT
After 1975 conversion: 15,833 GRT
Length: 162.3 m (532.5 ft)
Beam: 21.34 m (70.0 ft)
Decks: 10 (7 for passenger use)
Installed power: 13,200 bhp
Propulsion
2 × screws
2 × Doxford diesel engines
Capacity: 530 passengers in 231 cabins
The MS Princess Daphne, formerly Ocean Monarch, Ocean Odyssey, Switzerland, Daphne, Akrotiri Express. 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.
History
Port Sydney
Daphne at Amsterdam on 28 May 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.
Daphné in 1992
Between 1972 and 1974, she was converted into a cruise ship at Chalkis Shipyard, Piraeus, Greece.
She served as a hospital ship in Sri Lanka in 2005.
Ocean Monarch in Kiel in 2008
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, India, by 1 July 2014 and scrapping commenced soon after.
Princess Daphne
Owner
1954–72 Port Line
2008–2014 Golden Laurel Maritime
Operator
Port Line (1954–1972)
Delian Cruises (1975–1978)
Lauro Lines (1978–1979)
Costa Cruises (1979–1990)
Prestige Cruises (1990-1995)
Costa Cruises (1995–1997)
Leisure Cruises (1997–2001)
Majestic International Cruises (200?–0?)
Page & Moy (200?–200?)
Majestic International Cruises (200?–2007)
Monarch Classic Cruises (2007–2008)
Classic International Cruises (2008–2012)
Port of registry
1955–1972 London
1972–1984 Piraeus
1984–1990 Panama
1990–1996 Monrovia
2006–2008: Piraeus
2008–2012: Madeira
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
Yard number: 1827
Launched: 29 October 1954
Completed: 1955
Identification
Call sign: CQSD
IMO number: 5282627
MMSI number: 255718000
Fate: Scrapped at Alang, India in 2014.
General characteristics
Tonnage
As Port Sydney: 10,166 GRT, 5,585 NRT, 10,950 DWT
After 1975 conversion: 15,833 GRT
Length: 162.3 m (532.5 ft)
Beam: 21.34 m (70.0 ft)
Decks: 10 (7 for passenger use)
Installed power: 13,200 bhp
Propulsion
2 × screws
2 × Doxford diesel engines
Capacity: 530 passengers in 231 cabins
The MS Princess Daphne, formerly Ocean Monarch, Ocean Odyssey, Switzerland, Daphne, Akrotiri Express. 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.
History
Port Sydney
Daphne at Amsterdam on 28 May 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.
Daphné in 1992
Between 1972 and 1974, she was converted into a cruise ship at Chalkis Shipyard, Piraeus, Greece.
She served as a hospital ship in Sri Lanka in 2005.
Ocean Monarch in Kiel in 2008
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, India, by 1 July 2014 and scrapping commenced soon after.
Princess Daphne