SS Oceanic (1963)
Oceanic in Helsinki, June 2009 | |
| History | |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy |
| Cost | $40 million |
| Yard number | 1876 |
| Launched | 15 January 1963 |
| Completed | 1965 |
| Acquired | March 1965 |
| Maiden voyage | 1965 |
| In service | 31 March 1965 |
| Out of service | 2012 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5260679 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Zhoushan, China in 2012 |
| Notes | Sold for scrap in June 2012 |
| General characteristics (as built, 1965) | |
| Type | cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 238.44 m (782 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 29.42 m (96 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two propellers |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 1,600 passengers (maximum) |
| Crew | 560 |
| General characteristics (as rebuilt, 2000) | |
| Tonnage | 38,772 GT |
| Decks | 10 (passenger accessible) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) service speed |
| Capacity | 1,800 passengers (maximum) |
| Crew | 565 |
| Notes | Otherwise the same as built |
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.