Statistics


       
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                   S/S OLYMPIA 1953


 

Historical Statistics:

 

 

Builder:

Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Yard Number:

 636

Date of Build:

1953

Vessel Name:

Other Names:

Olympia

Caribe, Caribe I, Regal Empress

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

16th April 1953

Launched by:

 

Maiden Voyage:

20th October 1953

Southampton to New York, USA

Final Commercial Voyage:


Final Voyage:


Fate:


 

 

Flag:

Greek

Port of Registry:

Piraeus, Greece

Original Owners / Operators:

Greek Line

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

Length:

611 ft

Breadth:

79 ft

Draft:

28 ft 1 inch

Gross Registered Tonnage:

22, 979 tons

Power:

Two Pametrada geared steam turbines driving twin screws and developing 26,000 shaft horsepower

Propulsion:

 Two propellors

Maximum Speed:

 

Service Speed:

21 knots

Passengers & Crew:

50 - 196 First Class passengers,
1,160 - 1,306 Tourist Class passengers
(146 interchangeable cabins)

 

 

 












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