SS Mona's Queen (1946)

Mona's Queen on 31 August 1961 at Douglas
History
Isle of Man
Name
  • 1946: Mona's Queen
  • 1962: Barrow Queen
  • Carissima
  • Carina
  • 1964: Fiesta
Owner
Operator
  • 1946–1962: IOMSPCo
  • 1962–1981: Chandris Line
Port of registryDouglas, Isle of Man
Route
  • 1946–1962: Isle of Man
  • 1963–mid '70s: Mediterranean cruises
BuilderCammell Laird
Cost£411,241
Yard number1170[1]
Launched5 February 1946
Maiden voyage26 June 1946
In service1946
Out of service1962
Identification
FateSold for scrap, September, 1981
General characteristics
Class and typeKing Orry-class Passenger Ship
TypePassenger Steamer (converted to small cruise ship).
Tonnage3,659 GRT
Length325 feet (99 m)
Beam47 feet (14 m)
Draught18 feet (5.5 m)
Decks5 passenger decks[3]
Installed powerSteam Turbine 8,500 i.h.p.
PropulsionTwin-screw
Speed21 knots
Capacity
  • 2163 as Mona’s Queen
  • 340 as Fiesta
Crew68

TSS (RMS) Mona’s Queen (IV) was a passenger vessel operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from 1946 to 1962. Sold to the Chandris group in 1962, she was adapted for cruising and operated as Carina and, from 1964 Fiesta until scrapped in Greece in 1981.

  1. ^ "1946 to 1962 - Mona's Queen". Transports of Delight. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.72
  3. ^ "Deck Plan". HHVFerry. Retrieved 1 September 2013.