TSS Amsterdam was a passenger vessel built for the British Railways in 1950.[1]
 TSS Fiorita in Venice, October 1972.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | John Brown, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 659 |
| Launched | 19 January 1950 |
| Completed | 1950 |
| Maiden voyage | 1950 |
| In service | 1950 |
| Out of service | 27 January 1987 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5015440 |
| Fate | Foundered 27 January 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,092 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 377.1 feet (114.9 m) |
| Beam | 54.5 feet (16.6 m) |
| Draught | 15.2 feet (4.6 m) |
| Installed power | 12,000 shp |
| Propulsion | 4 steam turbines |
History edit
The ship was built by John Brown on Clydebank and launched on 19 January 1950. After a career as a passenger ferry for British Railways she was converted as a cruise ship for Chandris Line and renamed Fiorita. She sank in a storm in waters near Turkey and was later raised and used from 1973 as an accommodation ship. In 1980 she was renamed Ariane II. She capsized and sank in a storm at Fethiye, Turkey, on 27 January 1987.[2]
References edit
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "Chandris Line / Charlton Steam Shipping Company / Celebrity Cruises". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.