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Name | 1956–1975: Duke of Argyll |
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Port of registry | Lancaster, United Kingdom |
Route | 1956–1975: Heysham - Belfast |
Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 1541 |
Launched | 12 January 1956 |
Maiden voyage | 27 September 1956 |
Out of service | 1975 |
Identification | IMO number: 5094460 |
Fate | Sold to Greece, 1975 |
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Out of service | 1987 |
Fate | Sold to Hong Kong, 1994 |
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Owner | 1994–1995: Hong Kong |
Operator | 1994–1995: Hong Kong |
Out of service | 1995 |
Fate | Caught fire, scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Type | Turbine steam ship |
Tonnage | 4,797 GT |
Length | 114.63 m (376 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 17.46 m (57 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 4.54 m (14 ft 11 in) |
Installed power | 2 x Parmetrada steam turbines |
Propulsion | Twin screw |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Capacity | 1800 passengers |
TSS Duke of Argyll was a railway steamer passenger ship that operated in Europe from 1956 to 1975. Out of all three built, it was the longest serving ship and most modified of its type.