SS Reina del Mar (1955)
SS Reina del Mar (1955) – Union Castle livery | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Reina del Mar (1955–75) |
| Owner |
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| Route | As a passenger liner, United Kingdom to the western coast of South America. Then, more broadly as a cruise liner |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Cost | £5,000,000 |
| Launched | 7 June 1955 |
| Maiden voyage | 3 May 1956 |
| Out of service | April 1975 |
| Homeport |
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| Identification | IMO number: 5292402 |
| Nickname(s) | Queen of the Sea |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 20,334 GRT |
| Length | 601 feet (183 m) |
| Beam | 78 feet (24 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine – twin-screw |
| Speed | 18 knots |
| Notes | |
Reina del Mar was a 20,334 GRT liner which was built by Harland & Wolff in 1955 for Pacific Steam Navigation Company (PSNC). It operated as a passenger liner from the United Kingdom to the western coast of South America until the early 1960s. The Reina del Mar was then a cruise liner that operated out of Southampton during the summer months and out of South Africa during the winter months. It was scrapped in 1975.