RMS Carinthia (1955)
Postcard of the RMS Carinthia | |
| History | |
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| Ordered | 1955 |
| Builder | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland |
| Laid down | 1955 |
| Launched | 14 December 1955 |
| Completed | 1956 |
| Maiden voyage | June 1956 |
| Out of service | 2003 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5063629 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Alang, India, 2005 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Saxonia class ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 185.40 m (608 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 24.39 m (80 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two propellers |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 868 passengers |
| Crew | 461 |
| General characteristics (after 1970 refit) | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Capacity | 884 passengers |
| Notes | Otherwise the same as built |
| General characteristics (after 1984 refit) | |
| Capacity | 906 passengers |
| Notes | Otherwise the same as built |
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RMS Carinthia was an ocean liner built in 1956 as one of the four Saxonia-class ships. She sailed for Cunard Line from her completion until 1968 when she was sold to Sitmar Line, rebuilt into a full-time cruise ship and renamed SS Fairsea. She sailed with Sitmar until 1988, when Sitmar was sold to P&O. She was renamed SS Fair Princess and sailed for Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises until 2000. She was then sold to China Sea Cruises and renamed SS China Sea Discovery. In 2005 or 2006 she was scrapped at Alang, India.