MV Discovery

Island Princess at Station Pier, Melbourne in 1986
History
Name	1971–1972: Island Venture 1972–1999: Island Princess 1999–2001: Hyundai Pungak 2001–2002: Platinum 2002–2014: Discovery 2014: Amen
Operator	1971–1974: Flagship Cruises[1] 1972–1999: Princess Cruises 1999–2001: Hyundai Merchant Marine 2001–2002: Fiducia Shipping 2002–2013: Voyages of Discovery 2013–2014: Cruise & Maritime Voyages
Port of registry	1971–1974: Oslo  Norway 1974–1999: London,  UK 1999–2002: Panama,  Panama 2002–2014: Hamilton,  Bermuda 2014: Basseterre,  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cost	$25 million[2]
Laid down	1971
Launched	3 March 1971
Christened	14 December 1971
Completed	1972
Maiden voyage	1972
In service	1972
Out of service	2014
Identification	IMO number: 7108514 Call sign: ZCDG2 MMSI number: 310382000
Fate	Scrapped at Alang, India in 2014.
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	20,216 GT
Length	168.74 m[2]
Beam	24.64 m
Draught	7.49 m[2]
Decks	8 decks passenger accessible
Propulsion	Three 10-cylinder, One 8 cylinder, GMT-Fiat diesel engines[2]
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service)
Capacity	698 passengers
Crew	350[2]

The MV Discovery (formerly Island Venture, Island Princess, Hyundai Pungak and Platinum) was a cruise ship, which was formerly operated by Voyages of Discovery and was last in service for Cruise & Maritime Voyages. She was scrapped in Alang, India as Amen in 2014.