MS Sovereign

For other ships of this name, see Sovereign of the Seas and Sovereign (ship).

Sovereign of the Seas in Nassau, Bahamas, 2004
History
Name
  • 1988-2008: Sovereign of the Seas
  • 2008-2020: Sovereign
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
Builder
Yard numberA29[2]
Laid downJune 10, 1986[1]
LaunchedApril 4, 1987[1]
Sponsored byRosalynn Carter[3]
ChristenedJanuary 15, 1988
CompletedDecember 18, 1987[1]
Maiden voyage
  • January 16, 1988 as Sovereign of the Seas
  • March 23, 2009 as Sovereign
In service1988–2020
Out of service2020
Identification
FateScrapped in Aliağa in 2020
General characteristics
Class and typeSovereign-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length268.32 m (880 ft 4 in)[1]
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)[1]
Draft7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)[1]
Installed power
  • Four 9-cylinder Pielstick-Alsthom diesel engines
  • 21,844 kW (combined)
Propulsion
Speed21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity2,850 passengers

MS Sovereign (formerly Sovereign of the Seas) was one of three large cruise ships of the Sovereign class operated by Pullmantur Cruises and formerly by Royal Caribbean International. When she was completed in 1987, Sovereign of the Seas was the world's largest passenger ship.[4] On 24 June 2020, due to economic losses caused by COVID-19 pandemic, Sovereign arrived and was beached at Aliağa, Turkey, where she was dismantled.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sovereign (G107405)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "sovereign". Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
  3. ^ Borcover, Alfred (January 17, 1988). "The Sovereign". Chicago Tribune. Miami. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Brian J. Cudahy (2001). Royal Caribbean International. Cornell Maritime Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-87033-529-7.