MS Cunard Princess
MS Golden Iris in Rhodes, 2011 | |
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| Cost | £12 million |
| Yard number | 859 |
| Launched | 12 December 1974 |
| Completed | 14 March 1977 |
| Maiden voyage | March 1977 |
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| Fate | Scrapped in 2022 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Cunard Countess-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 163.56 m (536 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 22.80 m (74 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 8.30 m (27 ft 3 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 propellers |
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| Capacity | 947 passengers |
| General characteristics (as rebuilt, 1997) | |
| Tonnage | 16,852 GT |
| Length | 164.90 m (541 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 23.20 m (76 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Decks | 8 |
| Capacity | 959 passengers |
| Crew | 350 |
| Notes | Otherwise the same as built |
MS Cunard Princess was a cruise ship, previously owned an operated by the Israel-based Mano Maritime. She was built 1975 by the Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen, Denmark, for Cunard Line as MS Cunard Conquest, but her interior fittings were subsequently installed at the Navali Mechaniche Affini in La Spezia, Italy. Following re-delivery from Navali Mechaniche Affini in 1977 the ship was renamed MS Cunard Princess. In 1995, the ship entered service with StarLauro Cruises (later rebranded MSC Cruises), briefly retaining her previous name before being renamed MS Rhapsody. In 2009 she was sold to Mano Maritime and sailed as Golden Iris until 2018, when she was laid up at Chalkis Shipyard, Greece. In 2021 she was renamed Gold Club. After four years lay-up, she was sold in 2022 to Turkish shipbreakers and beached at Aliağa for recycling.