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 (Orpheus in 1968, then Semiramis II and Achilleus in 1969) 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 11 October 1989, she ran aground due to the typhoon Dan and was subsequently towed to Manila (Philippines) for demolition.
The Apollon XI and another Epirotiki ship, the MTS Oceanos, were featured in the 1986 film Hardbodies 2.
External linksedit
M/S Irish Coast, on Micke Asklander's ship data website (in Swedish)
Ship data on the Wreck Site
Irish Coast in Geoff Topp's postcard collection
Apollo official Epirotiki postcard on the website of Simplon Postcards
Apollon 11 around 1970.
May 02, 2024
apollon, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, april, 2020, learn, when, remove, t. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Apollon XI Cruise ship Apollon II at the port of Rhodos 1972History Owner1952 Coast Lines Ltd Glasgow Scotland 1968 Epirotiki Lines 1981 Corporacion Naviera Intercontinental de Panama S A BuilderHarland and Wolff Belfast Northern Ireland Launched8 May 1952 Completed16 Oktober 1952 Out of service11 October 1989 IdentificationIMO number 5163120 FateRan aground in Batangas was demolished in Manila General characteristics Tonnage3813 GRT Length103 54 m 339 7 ft Beam15 73 m 51 6 ft Depth4 81 m 15 78 ft Speed16 knots Capacity1200 passengers as Irish Coast 350 passengers as Apollon XI Initially it was built as a passenger ship under the name Irish Coast for Coast Lines Ltd Glasgow She was chartered by Burns amp 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 Orpheus in 1968 then Semiramis II and Achilleus in 1969 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 11 October 1989 she ran aground due to the typhoon Dan and was subsequently towed to Manila Philippines for demolition The Apollon XI and another Epirotiki ship the MTS Oceanos were featured in the 1986 film Hardbodies 2 External links editM S Irish Coast on Micke Asklander s ship data website in Swedish Ship data on the Wreck Site Irish Coast in Geoff Topp s postcard collection Apollo official Epirotiki postcard on the website of Simplon Postcards Apollon 11 around 1970 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apollon XI amp oldid 1011735453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
