MS The Calypso
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This article is about the cruise ship The Calypso. For Jacques-Yves Cousteau's ship, see RV Calypso.
The Calypso was a cruise liner owned by Louis Cruises, and was under charter to Thomson Cruises, part of TUI Travel at one time. Earlier names of the ship were Canguro Verde, Durr, Ionian Harmony, Sun Fiesta, Regent Jewel, Calypso and The Calypso. In April 2013, it was beached in Alang, India, for scrapping.[1]
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The Calypso at Rhodes in 2008 | |
History | |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy |
Yard number | 645[1] |
Launched | 23 April 1967[1] |
Completed | 1967 |
Maiden voyage | 1967 |
In service | 1967 |
Out of service | 2013 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped in Alang, India, 2013 |
General characteristics (after 1992 rebuild) | |
Tonnage | 11,162 GT[2] |
Length | 135.4 m (444 ft 3 in)[2] |
Beam | 19.2 m (63 ft 0 in)[2] |
Draught | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)[2] |
Decks | 8 |
Installed power | Two Fiat diesel engines[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[1] |
Capacity | 596 passengers |
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