Sidi Bel Abbès (1948)


Status
Broken up
IMO number

Type
Passenger ferry
Propulsion
Steam turbine ship


Built
1948, Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Newcastle, England.
GRT
1948: 5226
1964: 5324
Length
122.50 m
Beam
16.20 m
Draught
6.00 m
Max Psgr Capy
1948: 606
1964: 476
Berth Capy
1948: 406
No. of Cabins

No. of Cars
1948: 50


History

1948: Delivered to Cie. Generale Transmediterranée, Marseilles, France.

1963: Sold to Hellenic Mediterranean Lines Co. Ltd., Piraeus, Greece  and renamed Apollonia.

1964: Rebuilt.

1964: Entered service on the route Venice - Piraeus - Haifa.

1980-07-02: Laid up in Chalkis.

1988: Sold via a third party to shipbreakers Arya Steel Ltd. in Alang, India and renamed Precious.

1988-09-09: Arrived at Alang.



Sister Ships
Président de Cazalet

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