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SS Oceanic (Home Lines)
Italian cruise ship built 1963-65
History
SS Oceanic was a cruise ship built in 1963 by Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy for Home Lines. Between 1985 and 2000, she sailed for Premier Cruise Line under the names Starship Oceanic and Big Red Boat I, before being sold to Pullmantur Cruises and reverting to her original name. In 2009 was sold to a new owner-operator, Peace Boat, which kept her until 2012. She was broken up in China later that year.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Oceanic (1963), CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
39,241 GRT (British measurement)
Length
238.44 m
Beam
29.42 m
Draught
8.6 m
Speed
26.5 knots service speed
Passengers
1,600 passengers (maximum)
Crew
560
Builder
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy
Yard number
1876
Launched
15 January 1963
Maiden voyage
31 March 1965
In service
31 March 1965
Out of service
2012
Owner
1965–1985: Home Lines; 1985–1996: Premier Cruise Line
Port of registry
1965–1990: Panama City, Panama
Propulsion
Two propellers
Fate
Scrapped at Zhoushan, China in 2012
Also Known As
- 1965–1985: Oceanic
- 1985–2000: StarShip Oceanic
- 2000: Big Red Boat I
- 2001–2009: Oceanic
- 2009–2012: The Oceanic
