Builder John Brown, Clydebank Out of service 27 January 1987 Launched 19 January 1950 Draft 4.63 m | Yard number 659 Fate Sank Length 115 m Beam 17 m | |
Name 1950-1970 TSS Amsterdam
1970-1980 TSS Fiorita
1980-1987 TSS Ariane II Operator 1950-1967 British Railways
1969-1980 Chandris Line | ||
TSS Amsterdam was a passenger vessel built for the British Railways in 1950.
History
The ship was built by John Brown on Clydebank and launched on 19 January 1950. After a career as a passenger ferry for British Railways she was converted as a cruise ship for Chandris Line and renamed Fiorita. She sank in a storm in waters near Turkey and was later raised and used from 1973 as an accommodation ship. In 1980 she was renamed Ariane II. She capsized and sank in a storm at Fethiye, Turkey, on 27 January 1987.
References
SS Amsterdam (1950) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA