Completed 16 Oktober 1952 Identification IMO number 5163120 Length 104 m | Out of service 11 October 1989 Launched 8 May 1952 Builder Harland and Wolff | |
 | ||
Name 1952 Irish Coast
1968 Orpheus
1969 Semiramis II
1969 Achilleus
1969 Apollon XI
1979 Apollo XI
1980 Apollo 11
1981 Regency Owner 1952 Coast Lines Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland
1968 Epirotiki Lines
1981 Corporacion Naviera Intercontinental de Panama S.A. Fate Ran aground in Batangas, was demolished in Manila | ||
Apollon XI was an Epirotiki Lines cruise ship, which was named after both the Greek sun god Apollo and the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the Moon.
Initially it was built as a passenger ship under the name Irish Coast for Coast Lines Ltd, Glasgow. She was chartered by Burns & Laird Lines Ltd. for the service between Belfast and Liverpool, also from Cork to Fishguard, Dublin to Liverpool and for the service Glasgow - Dublin - Liverpool.
In 1968 she was acquired by Epirotiki and changed several names until she took the final name Apollon XI (or Apollon 11) and was rebuilt as a cruise ship. She was used for cruises in the Aegean Sea, in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Antilles (Caribbean Sea) and in Africa. In 1982 she was renamed to Regency. On Oct 11, 1989, she ran aground due to the typhoon Dan and was subsequently towed to Manila (Philippines) for demolition.