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Historical
Statistics:
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Builder:
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John
Brown & Co. (Clydebank) Ltd, Clydebank, Glasgow,
Scotland,
UK
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Yard Number:
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Date of Build:
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1956
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Vessel Name:
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RMS
Sylvania
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Other Names:
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Fairwind (1968
- 1988)
Sitmar Fairwind (1988)
Dawn Princess (1988 - 1993)
Albatros (1993 - 2003)
Genoa (2003 - 2004)
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Type of Vessel:
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Passenger
ocean liner
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Date Launched:
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22nd
November 1956 |
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Launched by:
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Mrs
Norman A. Robertson (wife of the Canadian High Commissioner in London)
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Maiden Voyage:
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27th
June 1956
Greenock
to Quebec & Montreal
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Final Commercial Voyage:
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?
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Final Voyage:
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21st December 2003
Genoa
to Alang, India
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Location Scrapped:
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Alang, India 2004
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Flag:
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British
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Port of Registry:
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Liverpool, England,
UK
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Original Owners / Operators:
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Cunard
Line, Liverpool, England, UK
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Technical
Statistics:
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Length:
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608.3
ft
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Breadth:
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80 ft
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Draft:
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?
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Gross Registered Tonnage
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22,017
tons
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Power:
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steam
turbines driving two propellers
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Propulsion:
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two
propellers
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Maximum Speed:
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?
knots
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Service Speed:
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20
knots
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Passengers & Crew:
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154
First class, 724 Tourist class and 461 crew
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