MV Reina del Pacifico

Reina del Pacifico's bell
in the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
History
United Kingdom
NameReina del Pacifico
NamesakeSpanish for "Queen of the Pacific"
OwnerPacific Steam Navigation Co
Port of registry Liverpool
RouteLiverpool – Bermuda – Caribbean – Panama CanalValparaíso
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number852
Launched23 September 1930
Completed24 March 1931
Maiden voyage9 April 1931
Out of service27 April 1958
Identification
FateScrapped 1958
General characteristics
Tonnage17,707 GRT
Length
  • 551.3 ft (168.0 m) p/p
  • 580 ft (180 m) o/a
Beam76.3 ft (23.3 m)
Draught31 feet 2+34 inches (9.52 m)
Depth37.8 ft (11.5 m)
Installed power
Propulsion4-stroke diesel engines; 4 screws
Speed19 knots (35 km/h)
Capacity880 passengers (as built)
Sensors &
processing systems

MV Reina del Pacifico was a 17,707 GRT ocean liner of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. She was built in Northern Ireland in 1930–31 and sailed between Liverpool and the Pacific coast of South America until 1939. She served as a troop ship from 1939 until 1946. She returned to her civilian route in 1948 and was scrapped in 1958.