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	1946–1962: IOMSPCo 1962–1981: Chandris Line
Operator	1946–1962: IOMSPCo 1962–1981: Chandris Line
Port of registry	Douglas, Isle of Man
Route	1946–1962: Isle of Man 1963–mid '70s: Mediterranean cruises
Builder	Cammell Laird
Cost	£411,241
Yard number	1170[1]
Launched	5 February 1946
Maiden voyage	26 June 1946
In service	1946
Out of service	1962
Identification	IMO number: 5415224 Code Letters G M J R [2]
Fate	Sold for scrap, September, 1981
General characteristics
Class and type	King Orry-class Passenger Ship
Type	Passenger Steamer (converted to small cruise ship).
Tonnage	3,659 GRT
Length	325 feet (99 m)
Beam	47 feet (14 m)
Draught	18 feet (5.5 m)
Decks	5 passenger decks[3]
Installed power	Steam Turbine 8,500 i.h.p.
Propulsion	Twin-screw
Speed	21 knots
Capacity	2163 as Mona’s Queen 340 as Fiesta
Crew	68

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.