MV Kungsholm (1965)

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Kungsholm.

Kungsholm at Hamburg, West Germany in 1973
History
Name
  • 1966–1979: Kungsholm
  • 1979–1995: Sea Princess
  • 1995–2002: Victoria
  • 2002–2007: Mona Lisa
  • 2007–2008: Oceanic II
  • 2008–2010: Mona Lisa
  • 2010–2016: Veronica
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland[3]
Yard number728[3]
Laid downJanuary 1964
Launched14 April 1965 by Mrs. Annabella Broström[2]
CompletedNovember 1965
Maiden voyage22 April 1966[2]
In service1966
Out of serviceSeptember 2010
Identification
FateScrapped at Alang, India in 2016
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • As built, 26,678 GRT
  • 1975, 18,174 GRT
  • 1978, 27,670 GRT
  • 28,891 GT (as of 2008)[6]
Length201.33 m (660 ft 6 in)
Beam26.57 m (87 ft 2 in)
Draught8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)
Installed power25,200 SHP
PropulsionTwo Gotaverken diesels, twin screw
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (service)
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (maximum)
Capacity
  • 108 1st class, 605 tourist class (transatlantic service)
  • 450 (cruising as built)
  • 782 (as of 2008)
Crew417

MV Kungsholm was built in 1966 by the John Brown & Company shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland as a combined ocean liner / cruise ship for the Swedish American Line.[2] She was later rebuilt as a full-time cruise ship sailing under the names MV Sea Princess, MV Victoria, MV Oceanic II.[5] and MV Mona Lisa.[7] In September 2010 she was retired from service as she did not fulfill requirements to SOLAS 2010, becoming the floating hotel Veronica, before being scrapped in 2016.[8]

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  2. ^ a b c Othfors, Daniel. "Kungsholm (IV)/Sea Princess (I)/Victoria (II)/Mona Lisa". The Great Ocean Liners. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Clydesite was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference news was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Boyle, Ian. "Kungsholm". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Mona Lisa (6512354)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Kungsholm to Gothenburg". A Tribute to the Swedish American Line (in English and Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  8. ^ Salship Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine