RMS Caronia — historic photograph

Cunard Line

RMS Caronia

The Green Goddess — The Ship That Invented World Cruising

1949 John Brown & Company, Clydebank 34,183 GRT 217.9 m Shipwreck
34,183GRT
Tonnage
217.9m
Length
27.8m
Beam
22knots
Speed
932passengers
Passengers

RMS Caronia was a 34,183 GRT passenger ship of the Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line). Launched on 30 October 1947, she served with Cunard until 1967. She was nicknamed the "Green Goddess" after her light green hull livery. She was one of the first "dual-purpose" ships, built both for 2-class transatlantic crossings and all 1st-class cruising. After leaving Cunard she was briefly Caribia in 1969, after which she was laid up in New York until 1974, when she was sold for scrap. While being towed to Taiwan for scrapping, she was caught in a storm on 12 August. After her tow lines were cut, she repeatedly crashed on the rocky breakwater outside Apra Harbor, Guam and broke into three sections.

Text: Wikipedia — RMS Caronia (1947), CC BY-SA 4.0

Tonnage
34,183 GRT
Length
715 ft
Beam
91 ft 6 in
Speed
22 knots
Passengers
932
Nickname
The Green Goddess
Maiden Voyage
Jan 4, 1949
Status
Scrapped 1974
  • 1948–1968: Caronia
  • 1968: Columbia
  • 1968–74: Caribia
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