Knowledge (XXG)

MS Mediterranean Sky

Source 📝

26: 344: 453: 340:, Greece. The abandoned ship was then towed to shallow water where she was beached on 26 November 2002. She capsized and sank by January 2003 with the half-submerged wreck still visible in 2024. 529: 257: 86: 475: 534: 544: 524: 195:
Twin-screw with 2 x six-cylinder, two-stroke, opposed-piston Hawthorn-Leslie-Doxford 67LB6 of 12,850 bhp (total) at 115 rpm.
549: 299: 269: 25: 457: 161: 539: 519: 281: 275: 237: 424: 514: 307: 167: 124: 311: 261: 119: 317:
In 1971, she was sold, along with her three sister ships, to Karageorgis Lines. Along with
464: 343: 295: 221: 508: 229: 399: 265: 241: 217: 287: 115: 490: 477: 336:
sailed for the last time in 1996. She started listing after being laid up in
291: 452: 337: 374: 303: 225: 70: 342: 322: 425:"Photo search - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker" 314:, making passage between London and Cape Town in 15 days. 400:"City of York - Mediterranean Sky Cabin Plan" 8: 286:, she operated on the route between London, 264:in the United Kingdom. Along with her three 361: 20: 7: 369: 367: 365: 258:Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering 87:Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering 530:Cruise ships of the United Kingdom 14: 451: 24: 1: 145:Location 38.024673,23.489579 321:, she was converted into a 218:combination-passenger liner 566: 535:Maritime incidents in 2003 236:, she was sold in 1971 to 545:Passenger ships of Greece 149: 38: 23: 150:General characteristics 525:Cruise ships of Greece 375:"The Ellerman Quartet" 352: 271:City of Port Elizabeth 232:. Originally named MS 460:at Wikimedia Commons 346: 550:Shipwrecks of Greece 491:38.0244°N 23.4892°E 487: /  166:11,582 t  89:, Barrow-in-Furness 16:Shipwreck in Greece 353: 224:' service between 220:built in 1953 for 76:Greece (1982-2003) 466:Mediterranean Sky 456:Media related to 349:Mediterranean Sky 334:Mediterranean Sky 327:Mediterranean Sky 262:Barrow-in-Furness 240:, converted to a 238:Karageorgis Lines 213:Mediterranean Sky 207: 206: 56:Mediterranean Sky 557: 502: 501: 499: 498: 497: 496:38.0244; 23.4892 492: 488: 485: 484: 483: 480: 455: 440: 439: 437: 435: 429:shipspotting.com 421: 415: 414: 412: 410: 396: 390: 389: 387: 385: 371: 308:Lourenço Marques 137:Capsized in 2003 65:Port of registry 28: 21: 565: 564: 560: 559: 558: 556: 555: 554: 505: 504: 495: 493: 489: 486: 481: 478: 476: 474: 473: 449: 444: 443: 433: 431: 423: 422: 418: 408: 406: 398: 397: 393: 383: 381: 373: 372: 363: 358: 250: 34: 33:in London, 1967 17: 12: 11: 5: 563: 561: 553: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 507: 506: 471: 470: 448: 447:External links 445: 442: 441: 416: 404:ssmaritime.com 391: 379:ssmaritime.com 360: 359: 357: 354: 319:City of Exeter 296:Port Elizabeth 283:City of Durban 277:City of Exeter 249: 246: 244:and renamed. 222:Ellerman Lines 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 187:21.7m – 71.2ft 185: 181: 180: 179:164.8m - 541ft 177: 173: 172: 171: 170: 164: 156: 152: 151: 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 129: 128: 122: 111: 110:Identification 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 84: 80: 79: 78: 77: 74: 66: 62: 61: 60: 59: 53: 45: 41: 40: 36: 35: 29: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 562: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 512: 510: 503: 500: 469: 467: 463: 462: 461: 459: 454: 446: 430: 426: 420: 417: 405: 401: 395: 392: 380: 376: 370: 368: 366: 362: 355: 350: 345: 341: 339: 335: 330: 328: 324: 320: 315: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 284: 279: 278: 273: 272: 267: 263: 259: 256:was built by 255: 247: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 214: 202: 199: 198: 194: 191: 190: 186: 183: 182: 178: 175: 174: 169: 165: 163: 159: 158: 157: 154: 153: 148: 144: 141: 140: 136: 133: 132: 126: 123: 121: 117: 114: 113: 112: 109: 108: 105:30 March 1953 104: 101: 100: 96: 93: 92: 88: 85: 82: 81: 75: 72: 69: 68: 67: 64: 63: 57: 54: 51: 48: 47: 46: 43: 42: 37: 32: 27: 22: 19: 540:Ocean liners 520:Cruise ships 472: 465: 450: 432:. Retrieved 428: 419: 407:. Retrieved 403: 394: 382:. Retrieved 378: 348: 333: 331: 326: 325:and renamed 318: 316: 282: 276: 270: 266:sister ships 254:City of York 253: 251: 234:City of York 233: 230:South Africa 212: 210: 208: 160:16,533  55: 50:City of York 49: 31:City of York 30: 18: 494: / 468:wreck photo 458:IMO 5074226 338:Eleusis Bay 300:East London 242:cruiseferry 94:Yard number 73:(1953-1982) 58:(1971-2003) 52:(1953-1971) 515:1953 ships 509:Categories 482:23°29′21″E 479:38°01′28″N 356:References 288:Las Palmas 203:16.5 knots 192:Propulsion 116:IMO number 347:Wreck of 292:Cape Town 125:Call sign 102:Launched 248:History 155:Tonnage 120:5074226 118::  83:Builder 39:History 434:27 May 409:27 May 384:27 May 351:, 2011 304:Durban 268:, the 226:London 216:was a 176:Length 127:: SXMA 71:London 323:ferry 312:Beira 200:Speed 142:Notes 436:2019 411:2019 386:2019 332:The 310:and 280:and 252:The 228:and 209:The 184:Beam 134:Fate 44:Name 260:of 211:MS 168:DWT 162:GRT 97:122 511:: 427:. 402:. 377:. 364:^ 329:. 306:, 302:, 298:, 294:, 290:, 274:, 438:. 413:. 388:.

Index


London
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
IMO number
5074226
Call sign
GRT
DWT
combination-passenger liner
Ellerman Lines
London
South Africa
Karageorgis Lines
cruiseferry
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
sister ships
City of Port Elizabeth
City of Exeter
City of Durban
Las Palmas
Cape Town
Port Elizabeth
East London
Durban
Lourenço Marques
Beira
ferry
Eleusis Bay

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.