MS Mediterranean Sky

	City of York in London, 1967
History
Name	City of York (1953–1971); Mediterranean Sky (1971–2003);
Namesake	York, England (original)
Port of registry	London (1953–1982); Greece (1982–2003);
Builder	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness
Yard number	122
Launched	30 March 1953
Maiden voyage	17 November 1953
Identification	IMO number: 5074226; Call sign: SXMA;
Fate	Capsized in 2003
Notes	Location 38.024673,23.489579
General characteristics
Tonnage	16,533 GRT; 11,582 DWT;
Length	164.8 m (540 ft 8 in)
Beam	21.7 m (71 ft 2 in)
Decks	4
Propulsion	Twin-screw with 2 × six-cylinder, two-stroke, opposed-piston Hawthorn-Leslie-Doxford 67LB6 of 12,850 bhp (9,580 kW) (total) at 115 rpm.
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Capacity	107 passengers (originally) ; 850 passengers (post 1972);

MS Mediterranean Sky was a combination-passenger liner built in 1953 for Ellerman Lines' service between London and South Africa. Originally named MS City of York, she was sold in 1971 to Karageorgis Lines, converted to a cruiseferry and renamed.

History
City of York in London, 1967
Name	City of York (1953–1971) Mediterranean Sky (1971–2003)
Namesake	York, England (original)
Port of registry	London (1953–1982) Greece (1982–2003)
Builder	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness
Yard number	122
Launched	30 March 1953
Maiden voyage	17 November 1953
Identification	IMO number: 5074226 Call sign: SXMA
Fate	Capsized in 2003
Notes	Location 38.024673,23.489579
General characteristics
Tonnage	16,533 GRT 11,582 DWT
Length	164.8 m (540 ft 8 in)
Beam	21.7 m (71 ft 2 in)
Decks	4
Propulsion	Twin-screw with 2 × six-cylinder, two-stroke, opposed-piston Hawthorn-Leslie-Doxford 67LB6 of 12,850 bhp (9,580 kW) (total) at 115 rpm.
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Capacity	107 passengers (originally) 850 passengers (post 1972)