Carinthia (1956)


Status Laid up
IMO number 5063629
Type Passenger liner, later cruise ship
Propulsion Steam turbine ship
Built 1956, John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Scotland, #699
GRT

1956: 21,947

2004: 24,799

Length 185.40 m (608' 3")
Beam 24.49 m (80' 4")
Draught 8.90 m (28' 6")
Max Psgr Capy 2001: 1100
Berth Capy 1997: 1050 (double occupancy)
No. of Cabins 1997: 525
History

1956-11-22: Launched.

1957-06: Delivered to Cunard Steamship Co., Liverpool, England.

1956-06-27: Maiden voyage, from Greenock to Montreal.

1957-06-26: Entered regular service on the Liverpool - Montreal route. In winter, served on the Liverpool - New York route.

196x: Moved to the Liverpool-New York route year-round to replace Britannic.

1965: Rebuilt for cruising.

1965-02-10: Entered service as a cruise ship.

1967-10: Made Cunard's last Liverpool-Montréal sailing.

1967-11: Laid up.

1968-02-02: Sold to Sitmar Line, Monrovia, Liberia for Southampton-Australia emigrant service; renamed Fairland and laid up in Southampton.

1970-02-21: Arrived at the Arsenale Triestino San Marco shipyard in Trieste, Italy for rebuild. This rebuild altered the forward superstructure significantly.

1971: Renamed Fairsea.

1971-11-02: Left the shipyard.

1971-12: Sailed her maiden cruise for Sitmar.

1984: Refit.

1988-09-01: Acquired by P&O Lines, Monrovia, Liberia when P&O Princess purchased Sitmar.

1988-09-09: Renamed Fair Princess.

1995: Sale to Regency Cruises had been arranged when Regency went bankrupt. She was to be renamed Regent Isle.

1996: Transferred to P&O Holidays Australia.

1996-1997: Upgraded and refurbished at both Southwest Marino in San Diego and at Garden Island in Sydney.

1997-02-07: Departed on her maiden cruise for P&O Holidays Australia.

2000-11: Replaced by Pacific Sky (ex. Sky Princess and Fairsky).

2000-12: Delivered to new owners in Hong Kong.

2000-12-20: Renamed China Sea Discovery.

2000-12 to 2001-01: Converted to a casino ship.

2001: Ran aground twice on her maiden voyage.

2003-05-21: Laid up in Kaohsiung.

2003-11: Reportedly acquired by KokomoShips, USA, as accommodation for international workers in Iraq.



Sister Ships
Saxonia, Ivernia, Sylvania

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