SS Lurline (1932)

SS Lurline at Honolulu in the 1930s.
History
United States
Name	Lurline
Namesake	Lurline Matson Roth
Owner	Matson Lines Chandris Lines
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	1931
Launched	18 July 1932
Christened	Lurline, 12 July 1932 Ellinis, September 1963
Maiden voyage	12 January 1933
In service	1933
Out of service	1987
Identification	IMO number: 5423790
Fate	Scrapped in Taiwan in 1987.
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	18,163 GRT
Length	632 ft (193 m)
Beam	79 ft (24 m)
Decks	5 [1]
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (service) 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (maximum)
Capacity	715 passengers (475 first class, 240 tourist class)
Crew	359

SS Lurline was the third Matson Lines vessel to hold that name and the last of four fast and luxurious ocean liners that Matson built for the Hawaii and Australasia runs from the West Coast of the United States. Lurline's sister ships were SS Malolo, SS Mariposa and SS Monterey. Lurline served as a troopship in World War II operated by War Shipping Administration agents serving Army troop transport requirements.^[2] Bought by the Chandris Lines in 1963 as the RHMS Ellinis the ship became one of the most important luxury cruise ships on the Australian and New Zealand services. She operated in Australasia and Oceania until 1980.