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SS Amsterdam (1950)

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TSS Fiorita in Venice, October 1972.
History
Name
  • 1950–1970: TSS Amsterdam
  • 1970–1980: TSS Fiorita
  • 1980–1987: TSS Ariane II
Operator
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
BuilderJohn Brown, Clydebank
Yard number659
Launched19 January 1950
Completed1950
Maiden voyage1950
In service1950
Out of service27 January 1987
IdentificationIMO number5015440
FateFoundered 27 January 1987
General characteristics
Tonnage5,092 gross register tons (GRT)
Length377.1 feet (114.9 m)
Beam54.5 feet (16.6 m)
Draught15.2 feet (4.6 m)
Installed power12,000 shp
Propulsion4 steam turbines

TSS Amsterdam was a passenger vessel built for the British Railways in 1950.[1]

History

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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

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  1. ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
  2. ^ "Chandris Line / Charlton Steam Shipping Company / Celebrity Cruises". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.