MV Kungsholm (1965)

Kungsholm at Hamburg, West Germany in 1973
History
Name
  • 1966–1979: Kungsholm
  • 1979–1995: Sea Princess
  • 1995–2002: Victoria
  • 2002–2007: Mona Lisa
  • 2007–2008: Oceanic II
  • 2008–2010: Mona Lisa
  • 2010–2016: Veronica
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland[2]
Yard number728[2]
Laid downJanuary 1964
Launched14 April 1965 by Mrs. Annabella Broström[3]
CompletedNovember 1965
Maiden voyage22 April 1966[3]
Out of serviceSeptember 2010
Identification
FateScrapped at Alang, India in 2016
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • As built: 26,678 GRT
  • 1975: 18,174 GRT
  • 1978: 27,670 GRT
  • as of 2008: 28,891 GT[4]
Length201.33 m (660 ft 6 in)
Beam26.57 m (87 ft 2 in)
Draught8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)
Installed power25,200 SHP
PropulsionTwo Gotaverken diesels, twin screw
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (service)
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (maximum)
Capacity
  • 108 1st class, 605 tourist class (Transatlantic service)
  • 450 (cruising as built)
  • 782 (as of 2008)
Crew417

MV Kungsholm was built in 1964/5 by the John Brown & Company shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland as a combined ocean liner / cruise ship for the Swedish American Line.[3] She was later rebuilt as a full-time cruise ship sailing under the names Sea Princess, Victoria, Oceanic II and Mona Lisa. In September 2010 she was retired from service as she did not fulfill requirements to SOLAS 2010, becoming the floating hotel Veronica, before being scrapped in 2016.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Asklander was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Clydesite was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Othfors, Daniel. "Kungsholm (IV)/Sea Princess (I)/Victoria (II)/Mona Lisa". The Great Ocean Liners. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Mona Lisa (6512354)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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