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RMS Ivernia

RMS Ivernia was a Saxonia class ocean liner, built in 1955 by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland for Cunard Line, for their transatlantic passenger service between the UK and Canada. In 1963 she was rebuilt as a cruise ship and renamed RMS Franconia, after the famous pre-war liner RMS Franconia. She continued to sail for Cunard until being withdrawn from service and laid up in 1971. In 1973 she was sold to the Soviet Union's Far Eastern Shipping Company and, renamed SS Fedor Shalyapin, cruised around Australia and the far East. In 1980 she was transferred to the Black Sea Shipping Company fleet, and for a time returned to cruising in the Mediterranean and around Europe. In 1989 she was transferred again, to the Odessa Cruise Company, and continued her career as a cruise ship until 1994. She was then laid up at Illichivsk, a Black Sea port 40 km southwest of Odesa, until 2004 when, as the Salona, she sailed to Alang, India, where she was scrapped.[2][3]

A postcard of the RMS Ivernia.
History
Name
  • 1955–1963: RMS Ivernia
  • 1963–1973: RMS Franconia
  • 1973–2004: SS Fedor Shalyapin
  • 2004: SS Salona[1]
Owner
Operator
  • 1955–1973: Cunard Line
  • 1973–1980: Far Eastern Shipping Company
  • 1980–1989: Black Sea Shipping Company
  • 1989–2004: Odessa Cruise Company
Port of registry
Ordered1951
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank
Yard number693
Laid downDecember 1951
Launched14 December 1954
Christened1955
Completed1955
Maiden voyage1 July 1955
Out of service1995
Identification
FateScrapped in Alang, India, in 2004
General characteristics
Tonnage21,717 GRT
Length608 ft 3 in (185.39 m)
Beam80 ft 4 in (24.49 m)
Draught28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Installed power4 steam turbines, 24,500 shp
PropulsionTwo propellers
Speed
  • 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph),
  • 25 kn (46 km/h) During Sea Trials.
Capacity929 Passengers
Crew461

"Saxonia" quartet edit

Near the end of 1951 Cunard Line announced their intention to build two new ships for the LiverpoolMontreal route. Not long afterwards, the plans were extended to build four ships rather than two: RMS Saxonia, RMS Ivernia, RMS Carinthia and RMS Sylvania. They were designed to be the largest ships operated until then by Cunard on their service between the United Kingdom and Canada, while still being able to navigate the St Lawrence River to Montreal. The contracts for building all four ships were awarded to John Brown & Company, in Clydebank.[3]

Career edit

 
Franconia and Carmania laid up in Southampton.

RMS Ivernia was launched at Clydebank on 14 December 1954 by Mrs C D Howe, the wife of the then Canadian Minister of Trade. Completed six months later, she underwent sea trials, and then prepared for her maiden voyage. The original plan had been for her to set off from Liverpool on 26 June 1955, but industrial action forced a change of plan, and instead, she departed from Greenock on 1 July 1955, carrying 900 passengers and crew, on her maiden voyage to Quebec and Montreal. She arrived safely in Montreal on 6 July 1955.[3]

For the first year of operation, Saxonia and Ivernia shared the Canada route with the older Cunard ships RMS Franconia (1922), RMS Ascania (1923) and RMS Scythia. As the third and fourth Saxonia class ships entered service, however, the older ships were withdrawn, and by mid-1957 the Saxonia sisters were the only Cunard ships sailing the UK-Canada route.[3]

In 1959 she made a small appearance in the Peter Sellers film The Mouse That Roared in which she is attacked by the Grand Fenwickian army through the use of bows and arrows

By 1962, the increasing popularity and availability of air travel was having a distinct impact on the profitability of transatlantic shipping services, and Cunard decided to refit the Ivernia for cruising. At the same time, they decided to change her name to Franconia, the older ship of that name having been withdrawn from service several years earlier. Ivernia arrived at John Brown's Clydebank shipyard on 11 October 1962 for a major refit, and emerged as the new Franconia on 25 May 1963 in "Caronia green" colours (see RMS Caronia).[3][4]

 
Franconia and Carmania Laid up on the River Fal.

From 1963 until 1967, Franconia continued to operate a reduced passenger service between the UK and Canada during the summer months, and spent the winter months cruising the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas. In 1967 the decision was made to withdraw her completely from transatlantic passenger service, and after a refit (during which she was painted white, instead of Caronia green), she switched to permanent cruising service, alternating between the Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Atlantic isles (Madeira, The Azores and the Canary Islands) and north Africa.[3]

In 1971, Cunard was taken over by Trafalgar House. During the subsequent re-organisation, it was decided that, with new ships in construction, it would not be worth the cost to refit and upgrade the Franconia. She was withdrawn from service and laid up, initially at Southampton, and then in the River Fal, Cornwall, while a new owner was sought. In 1973, she was purchased by the Far Eastern Shipping Company and started a new career cruising around Australia and the Far East. She was also given a new name: SS Fedor Shalyapin.[3][5] In the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was withdrawn from the Australian cruise routes, and for a few years sailed on routes such as Odesa to Cuba.[3]

 
Fedor Shalyapin Laid up in Illichivsk.

In 1980 she was transferred to the Black Sea Shipping Company.[3][5] For several years in the early to mid-1980s she was chartered by a German company, Jahn Reisen GmbH, and resumed cruising in the Mediterranean and the far East.[3] In 1992, the ship was transferred to the Odessa Cruise Company, a company registered in Malta. She continued to operate out of Odesa, however.[2][3] In the summer of 1994, she made an extended cruise from St Petersburg, calling at 20 ports around Europe and in the Mediterranean ending at Odesa. It was her last cruise, and in 1995 she was laid up at Ilichevsk, a Black Sea port 40 km southwest of Odesa.[3] She remained there until February 2004, when, as the Salona, she sailed to Alang in India, and was scrapped.[3][6] Her three sister ships also ended their careers in Alang – Saxonia in 1999,[2] Sylvania in January 2004,[6] and Carinthia in November 2005.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Asklander, Micke. "S/S Ivernia (1955)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c . Clydebuilt Ships Database. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m . The Cunarders. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Carinthia/Franconia/Ivernia/Saxonia". The Late Great Ocean Liners. Archived from the original on 17 March 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Ivernia". Chris' Cunard Page. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Eisele, Peter T (January–February 2006). . Cruise Travel. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

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This article is about the ship known as RMS Franconia from 1963 1973 For other ships with the same name see RMS Franconia RMS Ivernia was a Saxonia class ocean liner built in 1955 by John Brown amp Company in Clydebank Scotland for Cunard Line for their transatlantic passenger service between the UK and Canada In 1963 she was rebuilt as a cruise ship and renamed RMS Franconia after the famous pre war liner RMS Franconia She continued to sail for Cunard until being withdrawn from service and laid up in 1971 In 1973 she was sold to the Soviet Union s Far Eastern Shipping Company and renamed SS Fedor Shalyapin cruised around Australia and the far East In 1980 she was transferred to the Black Sea Shipping Company fleet and for a time returned to cruising in the Mediterranean and around Europe In 1989 she was transferred again to the Odessa Cruise Company and continued her career as a cruise ship until 1994 She was then laid up at Illichivsk a Black Sea port 40 km southwest of Odesa until 2004 when as the Salona she sailed to Alang India where she was scrapped 2 3 A postcard of the RMS Ivernia History Name1955 1963 RMS Ivernia 1963 1973 RMS Franconia 1973 2004 SS Fedor Shalyapin 2004 SS Salona 1 Owner1955 1973 Cunard Line 1973 1980 Far Eastern Shipping Company 1980 1989 Black Sea Shipping Company 1989 2004 Odessa Cruise Company Operator1955 1973 Cunard Line 1973 1980 Far Eastern Shipping Company 1980 1989 Black Sea Shipping Company 1989 2004 Odessa Cruise Company Port of registrySouthampton United Kingdom 1973 1980 Vladivostok Soviet Union 1980 1991 Odesa Soviet Union 1991 2001 Valletta Malta 2001 2004 Odesa Ukraine 2004 Kingstown Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ordered1951 BuilderJohn Brown amp Company Clydebank Yard number693 Laid downDecember 1951 Launched14 December 1954 Christened1955 Completed1955 Maiden voyage1 July 1955 Out of service1995 IdentificationCall sign GTKX IMO number 5119765 FateScrapped in Alang India in 2004 General characteristics Tonnage21 717 GRT Length608 ft 3 in 185 39 m Beam80 ft 4 in 24 49 m Draught28 ft 6 in 8 69 m Installed power4 steam turbines 24 500 shp PropulsionTwo propellers Speed20 kn 37 km h 23 mph 25 kn 46 km h During Sea Trials Capacity929 Passengers Crew461 Saxonia quartet editNear the end of 1951 Cunard Line announced their intention to build two new ships for the Liverpool Montreal route Not long afterwards the plans were extended to build four ships rather than two RMS Saxonia RMS Ivernia RMS Carinthia and RMS Sylvania They were designed to be the largest ships operated until then by Cunard on their service between the United Kingdom and Canada while still being able to navigate the St Lawrence River to Montreal The contracts for building all four ships were awarded to John Brown amp Company in Clydebank 3 Career edit nbsp Franconia and Carmania laid up in Southampton RMS Ivernia was launched at Clydebank on 14 December 1954 by Mrs C D Howe the wife of the then Canadian Minister of Trade Completed six months later she underwent sea trials and then prepared for her maiden voyage The original plan had been for her to set off from Liverpool on 26 June 1955 but industrial action forced a change of plan and instead she departed from Greenock on 1 July 1955 carrying 900 passengers and crew on her maiden voyage to Quebec and Montreal She arrived safely in Montreal on 6 July 1955 3 For the first year of operation Saxonia and Ivernia shared the Canada route with the older Cunard ships RMS Franconia 1922 RMS Ascania 1923 and RMS Scythia As the third and fourth Saxonia class ships entered service however the older ships were withdrawn and by mid 1957 the Saxonia sisters were the only Cunard ships sailing the UK Canada route 3 In 1959 she made a small appearance in the Peter Sellers film The Mouse That Roared in which she is attacked by the Grand Fenwickian army through the use of bows and arrowsBy 1962 the increasing popularity and availability of air travel was having a distinct impact on the profitability of transatlantic shipping services and Cunard decided to refit the Ivernia for cruising At the same time they decided to change her name to Franconia the older ship of that name having been withdrawn from service several years earlier Ivernia arrived at John Brown s Clydebank shipyard on 11 October 1962 for a major refit and emerged as the new Franconia on 25 May 1963 in Caronia green colours see RMS Caronia 3 4 nbsp Franconia and Carmania Laid up on the River Fal From 1963 until 1967 Franconia continued to operate a reduced passenger service between the UK and Canada during the summer months and spent the winter months cruising the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas In 1967 the decision was made to withdraw her completely from transatlantic passenger service and after a refit during which she was painted white instead of Caronia green she switched to permanent cruising service alternating between the Caribbean Bermuda and the Atlantic isles Madeira The Azores and the Canary Islands and north Africa 3 In 1971 Cunard was taken over by Trafalgar House During the subsequent re organisation it was decided that with new ships in construction it would not be worth the cost to refit and upgrade the Franconia She was withdrawn from service and laid up initially at Southampton and then in the River Fal Cornwall while a new owner was sought In 1973 she was purchased by the Far Eastern Shipping Company and started a new career cruising around Australia and the Far East She was also given a new name SS Fedor Shalyapin 3 5 In the late 1970s and early 1980s she was withdrawn from the Australian cruise routes and for a few years sailed on routes such as Odesa to Cuba 3 nbsp Fedor Shalyapin Laid up in Illichivsk In 1980 she was transferred to the Black Sea Shipping Company 3 5 For several years in the early to mid 1980s she was chartered by a German company Jahn Reisen GmbH and resumed cruising in the Mediterranean and the far East 3 In 1992 the ship was transferred to the Odessa Cruise Company a company registered in Malta She continued to operate out of Odesa however 2 3 In the summer of 1994 she made an extended cruise from St Petersburg calling at 20 ports around Europe and in the Mediterranean ending at Odesa It was her last cruise and in 1995 she was laid up at Ilichevsk a Black Sea port 40 km southwest of Odesa 3 She remained there until February 2004 when as the Salona she sailed to Alang in India and was scrapped 3 6 Her three sister ships also ended their careers in Alang Saxonia in 1999 2 Sylvania in January 2004 6 and Carinthia in November 2005 6 References edit Asklander Micke S S Ivernia 1955 Fakta om Fartyg in Swedish Retrieved 28 February 2016 a b c TSS Ivernia Clydebuilt Ships Database Archived from the original on 20 September 2004 Retrieved 17 February 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b c d e f g h i j k l m RMS Ivernia Ship History The Cunarders Archived from the original on 21 November 2008 Retrieved 17 February 2010 Carinthia Franconia Ivernia Saxonia The Late Great Ocean Liners Archived from the original on 17 March 2006 Retrieved 17 February 2010 a b Ivernia Chris Cunard Page Retrieved 17 February 2010 a b c Eisele Peter T January February 2006 Cruise Ship Guide an up to date reference with vital statistics on virtually every passenger vessel afloat Cruise Travel Archived from the original on 15 May 2006 Retrieved 17 February 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RMS Ivernia amp oldid 1212345242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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