Princess Daphne (ship)

The MS Princess Daphne, formerly Ocean Monarch, Ocean Odyssey, Switzerland, Daphne, Akrotiri Express.[2] 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.

Princess Daphne at Tallinn on July 14, 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)[1]
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
Yard number1827[3]
Launched29 October 1954
Completed1955
Identification
FateScrapped 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
Length162.3 m (532.5 ft)[4]
Beam21.34 m (70.0 ft)[4]
Decks10 (7 for passenger use)[4]
Installed power13,200 bhp
Propulsion
Capacity530 passengers[5] in 231 cabins[4]

History
Port Sydney
Daphne at Amsterdam on May 28, 1976.

Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson built her in Wallsend, England as a refrigerated cargo ship for Port Line. She was launched on 29 October 1954 and completed in March 1955.[6]

Daphné in 1992

Between 1972 and 1974, she was converted into a cruise ship at Chalkis Shipyard, Piraeus, Greece.[7]

She served as a hospital ship in Sri Lanka in 2005.[7]

Ocean Monarch in Kiel in 2008

It was announced on June 14, 2014 that the Princess Daphne had arrived in Alang India under the name Daphne for scrapping, following a voyage from the Cretan port of Souda, where she was laid up in September 2012. She was given back to the Patimanios brothers by the bank following the sale of the assets of Classic International Cruises' fleet in 2013. In early 2014, rumors began to circulate saying she was to return to service under the "Classic International Cruises" banner. These rumors were proven false when it was announced that she was sold to Indian scrap merchants. She was beached at Alang, India by July 1, 2014 and scrapping commenced soon after.[8]

Princess Daphne

References
  1. "Port Sydney - Akrotiri Express - Daphne - Switzerland - (Ocean Odyssey?) - Ocean Monarch - Hellenic Aid - Ocean Monarch".
  2. "Princess Daphne". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. Asklander, Micke. "M/S PORT SYDNEY (1955)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  4. "The cruise vessel Ocean Monarch". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. Themelis, Michalis. "PASSENGER SHIP 530 PAX 162m". M.T.Y. Ships & Yachts Brokerage. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. "Port Sydney". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. Asklander, Micke. "M/S PORT SYDNEY". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  8. "Daphne". maritimematters.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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