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Langeland Farm| Status |
Broken up |
| IMO number |
|
| Type |
Passenger liner,
built as all
first class, converted to multiple-class in 1949 |
| Propulsion |
Steam ship |
| Built |
1926, William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, #509 |
| GRT |
1926: 17,232 1937: 17,226 1949: 15,602 1952: 20,553 1956: 21,239 1966: 16,435 |
| Length |
582 ft |
| Beam |
83.2 ft |
| Draught |
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| Max Psgr Capy |
1926: 693 1937: 637 1949: 1178 (source 1); 1242 (source 2) 1952: 1179 1955: 1240 1956: ? |
| Berth Capy |
1926: 693, all 1st
class 1937: 637, all 1st class 1949: 349 1st class, 203 cabin class, 626 tourist class (source 1); 283 1st class, 224 cabin class, 735 tourist class (source 2) 1952: 174 1st class, 1005 tourist class 1955: 132 1st class, 116 cabin class, 931 tourist class (source 1); 190 1st class, 250 cabin class, 800 tourist class (source 2) 1956: 1st class and tourist class only |
| No. of Cabins |
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| History |
1926-06-26: Launched. 1927-05-25: While on sea trials off Nantucket, collided with the Norwegian freighter Jacob Christensen. Repaired in New York. 1927-11: Delivered to American Matson Line. 1927-11-16: Departed on her maiden voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu. 1937: Refitted and renamed Matsonia. 1938-01-14: Re-entered San Francisco-Honolulu service. 1941-11: Requisitioned by the U.S. Navy and refitted to carry over 3000 troops. 1941-12-16: Left San Francisco for Honolulu with 3277 troops and supplies. 1946-04: Returned to Matson Lines and refitted. 1946-05-22: Returned to service for Matson Lines. 1948-04: Replaced by Lurline on the San Francisco-Honolulu service and laid up at Alameda, California. 1948: Sold to Mediterranean Lines (a subsidiary of Home Lines) and renamed Atlantic. 1949: Refitted at Ansaldo, Genoa. 1949-05-14: Entered service on various Genoa-New York routes with a Genoa-Naples-Barcelona-New York trip. 1951-11-21: Began her last Genoa-New York trip (Alexandria-Haifa-Beirut-Naples-Genoa-Cannes-Barcelona-Halifax-New York). 1952: Rebuilt. 1952-02: Sailed one Genoa-Halifax-Southampton trip to transfer to a new route. 1952-02-29: First departure from Southampton en route to Le Havre and Halifax (soon changed to Quebec). 1953: Transferred to Home Lines. 1954-05-10: My mother's family, immigrating to Canada from France, arrived in Quebec City aboard this ship. 1954-11-18: Departed New York for Halifax, Napes, and Genoa, then made a final Genoa-New York trip. 1954-12: Transferred to National Hellenic American Line and renamed Vasilessa Freideriki. She was marketed as Queen Frederica (the English translation of her official name) and even carried that name on her bow. 1954-12 to 1955-01: Refitted. 1955-01-29: Maiden voyage for National Hellenic American Line (Piraeus-Naples-Palermo-Halifax-New York). 1956-01: Refitted. 1960 to 1961: Extensive refit in Genoa; moved to the Cuxhaven to Canada route. 1965-11: Renamed Queen Frederica when National Hellenic American Line was acquired by Chandris. 1966-03: Entered service on the Piraeus-Messina-Palermo-Naples-Halifax-New York route. 1967-10-12: Started her last voyage on the above-mentioned route. 1967-10-24: Departed New York for Le Havre and Southampton. 1967-11-16: Departed Rotterdam on a single round trip to Southampton, Cape Town, Australia and New Zealand. 1968 to 1971: Used by Sovereign Cruises for Mediterranean cruises. 1971-09-22: Laid up in Dartmouth. 1972-06: Moved to Piraeus. 1973: Used on Mediterranean cruises, followed by a brief charter to Blue Seas Cruisers. 1973-11: Laid up in Piraeus. 1977 to 1978: Broken up at Eleusis, Greece. 1978-02-01: Caught fire at the breakers'. |
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