RMS Sylvania

	Fairwind and Fairsea laid up at Southampton in August 1969
History
Name	1957–1968: Sylvania; 1968–1988: Fairwind; 1988: Sitmar Fairwind; 1988–1993: Dawn Princess; 1993–2003: Albatros; 2003–2004: Genoa;
Owner	1957–1968: Cunard; 1968–1988: Sitmar Line; 1988–1993: P&O; 1993–2003: V-Ships;
Operator	1957–1968: Cunard; 1968–1970: laid up; 1970–1988: Sitmar Line; 1988–1993: Princess Cruises; 1993–2003: Phoenix Reisen;
Port of registry	1957–1968: Liverpool, United Kingdom; 1968–1993: Monrovia, Liberia; 1993–2003: Nassau, Bahamas;
Builder	John Brown & Company, Glasgow, Scotland
Yard number	700
Launched	22 November 1956
Acquired	June 1957
Maiden voyage	5 June 1957
In service	5 June 1957
Out of service	December 2003
Identification	IMO number: 5347245
Fate	Scrapped at Alang, India, 2004
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Saxonia class ocean liner
Tonnage	21,989 GRT; 8,500 DWT;
Length	185.40 m (608 ft 3 in)
Beam	24.49 m (80 ft 4 in)
Draught	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Installed power	4 × John Brown steam turbines, combined 18277 kW
Propulsion	Two propellers
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) service speed
Capacity	878 passengers (154 first class, 724 tourist class)
General characteristics (after 1971 refit)
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	24,724 GRT
Decks	11
Capacity	925 passengers
Crew	330

RMS Sylvania was an ocean liner built in 1957 by John Brown & Company, in Glasgow, Scotland for Cunard. She was the last Cunard vessel built specifically for transatlantic crossings. The ship was later heavily rebuilt as a cruise ship, and sailed under the names SS Fairwind, SS Sitmar Fairwind, SS Dawn Princess and SS Albatros before being scrapped in 2004. She was renamed SS Genoa for her last voyage.

History
Fairwind and Fairsea laid up at Southampton in August 1969
Name	1957–1968: Sylvania 1968–1988: Fairwind 1988: Sitmar Fairwind 1988–1993: Dawn Princess 1993–2003: Albatros 2003–2004: Genoa
Owner	1957–1968: Cunard 1968–1988: Sitmar Line 1988–1993: P&O 1993–2003: V-Ships
Operator	1957–1968: Cunard 1968–1970: laid up 1970–1988: Sitmar Line 1988–1993: Princess Cruises 1993–2003: Phoenix Reisen
Port of registry	1957–1968: Liverpool, United Kingdom 1968–1993: Monrovia, Liberia 1993–2003: Nassau, Bahamas
Builder	John Brown & Company, Glasgow, Scotland
Yard number	700
Launched	22 November 1956
Acquired	June 1957
Maiden voyage	5 June 1957
In service	5 June 1957
Out of service	December 2003
Identification	IMO number: 5347245
Fate	Scrapped at Alang, India, 2004
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Saxonia class ocean liner
Tonnage	21,989 GRT 8,500 DWT
Length	185.40 m (608 ft 3 in)
Beam	24.49 m (80 ft 4 in)
Draught	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Installed power	4 × John Brown steam turbines, combined 18277 kW
Propulsion	Two propellers
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) service speed
Capacity	878 passengers (154 first class, 724 tourist class)
General characteristics (after 1971 refit)
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	24,724 GRT
Decks	11
Capacity	925 passengers
Crew	330