TSS Stefan Batory
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The TS/S Stefan Batory was an ocean liner built in the Netherlands in 1952. It was operated by Holland America Lines and later Polish Ocean Lines. It remained in service until 1988 and was scrapped in 2000 in Turkey.
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For the predecessor of the ship in Poland, see MS Batory.
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TSS Stefan Batory | |
History | |
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Netherlands | |
Name | 1951–1968: TSS Maasdam IV |
Owner | Holland America Lines |
Port of registry | Netherlands |
Ordered | 1950 |
Builder | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam |
Yard number | 733 |
Laid down | 19 December 1950 |
Launched | 5 April 1952 by Mrs. Adriaan Gips |
Maiden voyage | 11 August 1952 Rotterdam—Southampton—Le Havre—Montreal—New York City |
In service | 1952–1968. MAASDAM's last cruise with Holland-America Line was in the Caribbean Sea starting 12 January 1968. |
Out of service | May 1968 |
Identification | 5216147 |
Poland | |
Name | 1968–1990: TSS Stefan Batory |
Operator |
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Port of registry | Gdynia, Poland |
Route | 1968–1988: Gdynia—Montreal |
In service | 1968–1990 |
Bahamas | |
Name | 1990–2000 TSS Stefan |
Owner | Stena AB |
In service | 1990–1992 as accommodation for asylum seekers in Gothenburg, Sweden |
Out of service | 1992–2000. Arrived in Greece shortly before 3 July 1992 and laid up. |
Identification | IMO number: 5216147 |
Fate | Scrapped Aliağa, Turkey by Kalkavanlar AS and beached 24 March 2000 |
Notes | Temporarily renamed La Delicias for filming in 1991 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 15015 GRT |
Length | 153.4 m (503 ft) |
Beam | 21.1 m (69 ft) |
Draught | 8.8 m (29 ft) |
Decks | 10 |
Installed power | 6256 kW |
Speed | 17 knots |
Capacity |
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Crew | 336 |
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