Princess Daphne (ship)

	Princess Daphne at Tallinn on 14 July 2012
History
Name	Port Sydney (1954–1972); Akrotiri Express (1972–1974); Daphne (1974–1997); Switzerland (1997–2003); Ocean Monarch (2003–2005); Hellenic Aid (2005–2005); Ocean Monarch (2005–2008); Princess Daphne (2008–2014); Daphne (2014–2014);
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
Princess Daphne at Tallinn on 14 July 2012
Name	Port Sydney (1954–1972) Akrotiri Express (1972–1974) Daphne (1974–1997) Switzerland (1997–2003) Ocean Monarch (2003–2005) Hellenic Aid (2005–2005) Ocean Monarch (2005–2008) Princess Daphne (2008–2014) Daphne (2014–2014)
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