Cunard Line
RMS Carinthia
Ocean liner
History
RMS Carinthia was an ocean liner built in 1956 as one of the four Saxonia-class ships. She sailed for Cunard Line from her completion until 1968 when she was sold to Sitmar Line, rebuilt into a full-time cruise ship and renamed SS Fairsea. She sailed with Sitmar until 1988, when Sitmar was sold to P&O. She was renamed SS Fair Princess and sailed for Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises until 2000. She was then sold to China Sea Cruises and renamed SS China Sea Discovery. In 2005 or 2006 she was scrapped at Alang, India.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Carinthia (1955), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
21,946 GRT
Length
185.4 m
Beam
24.39 m
Draught
8.7 m
Speed
19.5 knots service speed
Passengers
868 passengers
Crew
461
Builder
John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland
Launched
14 December 1955
Maiden voyage
June 1956
Out of service
2003
Owner
1956–1968: Cunard Line; 1968–1988: Sitmar Cruises
Port of registry
1956–1968: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Propulsion
Two propellers
Fate
Scrapped at Alang, India, 2005
Also Known As
- 1956–1968: RMS Carinthia
- 1968–1971: Fairland
- 1971–1988: Fairsea
- 1988–2000: Fair Princess
- 2000–2005: China Sea Discovery
