SS Amsterdam (1950) explained

TSS Amsterdam was a passenger vessel built for the British Railways in 1950.[1]

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Duckworth . Christian Leslie Dyce . Langmuir . Graham Easton . 1968 . Railway and other Steamers . en . Prescot, Lancashire . T. Stephenson and Sons .
  2. Web site: Chandris Line / Charlton Steam Shipping Company / Celebrity Cruises . The Ships List . 28 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629153202/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/chandris.htm . 29 June 2011 . dmy-all .