MV Jupiter (1961)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Israel | |
| Name | Moledet |
| Owner | ZIM Israel Navigation Company Ltd. |
| Port of registry | Haifa |
| Route | Haifa–Marseille |
| Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes, France |
| Launched | 19 February 1961 |
| Identification | Call sign: 4XXN |
| Fate | Sold 28 September 1970 |
| Greece | |
| Name | Jupiter |
| Namesake | Jupiter |
| Owner | Epirotiki Line |
| Acquired | 28 September 1970 |
| In service | 7 May 1971 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5239022 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision 21 October 1988 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Passenger-cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 126.65 m (415 ft 6 in) o/a |
| Beam | 19.89 m (65 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
MV Jupiter was a Greek-registered cruise ship that sank on 21 October 1988, within 40 minutes of leaving the Greek port of Piraeus. On board were 391 British schoolchildren and 84 adults on a study cruise and 110 crew. The disaster claimed the lives of one pupil, one teacher and two Greek crew members.