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MV Munster (1947)

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35: 142: 412:. Epirotiki overhauled the ship for two years to bring it in line with market conditions, reducing its capacity for passengers from 1,500 to 372 while increasing passenger comfort, adding a pool and redesigning the cabins. 508: 418:
was relocated to the Americas where it sailed in Alaska, Mexico, and Panama for about one year. It was then relocated to Greece and operated in the Mediterranean.
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was very popular with British passengers, but by the mid-1980s it became difficult for the ship to hide its age. Swan Hellenic replaced it with
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By 1967, the ship, onto which cars were loaded by crane, began to look dated compared to newer ships of the
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was a cruise ship launched on 25 March 1947 and completed on 17 January 1948 by the shipyard
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for about a year before being given its final name,
59:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 456: 439:was decommissioned in 1998 and scrapped in 2000. 8: 150:docked at Prince Rupert, B.C in October 1970 509:Merchant ships of the Republic of Ireland 119:Learn how and when to remove this message 16:For other ships with the same name, see 448: 130: 425:chartered the ship. Despite its age, 390:, built in 1938, which sank in 1940. 7: 57:adding citations to reliable sources 14: 397:variety. It was sold in 1969 to 140: 33: 44:needs additional citations for 238:Transferred to Epirotiki Lines 1: 201:Commissioned by B&I Line 317:Decommissioned and Scrapped 530: 386:. It replaced the earlier 15: 421:In 1974, the cruise line 321: 155: 139: 514:Merchant ships of Greece 338:110 metres (360 ft) 322:General characteristics 499:Ships built in Belfast 68:"MV Munster" 1947 53:improve this article 176:Harland & Wolff 136: 467:Miramar Ship Index 131: 376:Harland and Wolff 366: 365: 354:1,500; later, 372 129: 128: 121: 103: 22:MV Munster (1937) 521: 478: 477: 475: 473: 464: 453: 395:roll-on/roll-off 330:5,078 tonnes GRT 144: 137: 124: 117: 113: 110: 104: 102: 61: 37: 29: 529: 528: 524: 523: 522: 520: 519: 518: 484: 483: 482: 481: 471: 469: 455: 454: 450: 445: 404:It was renamed 399:Epirotiki Lines 258:Epirotiki Lines 193:17 January 1948 151: 125: 114: 108: 105: 62: 60: 50: 38: 25: 12: 11: 5: 527: 525: 517: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 486: 485: 480: 479: 447: 446: 444: 441: 378:in Belfast as 364: 363: 360: 356: 355: 352: 348: 347: 344: 340: 339: 336: 332: 331: 328: 324: 323: 319: 318: 315: 311: 310: 301: 300:Identification 297: 296: 293: 289: 288: 281: 277: 276: 273: 272:Decommissioned 269: 268: 265: 261: 260: 255: 251: 250: 244: 240: 239: 236: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 218: 214: 213: 207: 203: 202: 199: 195: 194: 191: 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 173: 169: 168: 162: 158: 157: 153: 152: 145: 127: 126: 41: 39: 32: 18:Orpheus (ship) 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 526: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 491: 489: 468: 463: 461: 452: 449: 442: 440: 438: 434: 433: 428: 424: 423:Swan Hellenic 419: 417: 413: 411: 407: 402: 400: 396: 391: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 372: 361: 358: 357: 353: 350: 349: 345: 342: 341: 337: 334: 333: 329: 326: 325: 320: 316: 313: 312: 309: 305: 302: 299: 298: 294: 291: 290: 286: 282: 279: 278: 274: 271: 270: 266: 263: 262: 259: 256: 253: 252: 249: 245: 242: 241: 237: 234: 233: 229: 226: 225: 222: 219: 216: 215: 212: 208: 205: 204: 200: 197: 196: 192: 189: 188: 185:25 March 1947 184: 181: 180: 177: 174: 171: 170: 167: 163: 160: 159: 154: 149: 143: 138: 135: 123: 120: 112: 109:December 2015 101: 98: 94: 91: 87: 84: 80: 77: 73: 70: –  69: 65: 64:Find sources: 58: 54: 48: 47: 42:This article 40: 36: 31: 30: 27: 23: 19: 504:Cruise ships 470:. Retrieved 459: 451: 436: 430: 426: 420: 415: 414: 409: 405: 403: 392: 387: 384:B&I Line 379: 370: 368: 367: 284: 247: 221:B&I Line 210: 165: 147: 133: 115: 106: 96: 89: 82: 75: 63: 51:Please help 46:verification 43: 26: 494:1947 ships 488:Categories 472:9 December 462:(5243762)" 443:References 304:IMO number 79:newspapers 190:Completed 351:Capacity 346:15 knots 292:Stricken 287:(c.1970) 264:Acquired 227:Acquired 182:Launched 460:Orpheus 437:Orpheus 432:Minerva 427:Orpheus 416:Orpheus 410:Orpheus 406:Theseus 388:Munster 380:Munster 371:Orpheus 327:Tonnage 308:5243762 306::  285:Orpheus 280:Renamed 248:Theseus 211:Munster 172:Builder 166:Munster 156:History 148:Orpheus 134:Orpheus 93:scholar 335:Length 95:  88:  81:  74:  66:  343:Speed 254:Owner 217:Owner 100:JSTOR 86:books 474:2015 382:for 359:Crew 314:Fate 295:2000 275:1998 267:1969 243:Name 235:Fate 230:1948 206:Name 198:Fate 161:Name 72:news 20:and 369:MV 362:105 283:MV 246:MV 209:MV 164:MV 146:MV 132:MV 55:by 490:: 465:. 435:. 401:. 476:. 458:" 122:) 116:( 111:) 107:( 97:· 90:· 83:· 76:· 49:. 24:.

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Orpheus (ship)
MV Munster (1937)

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Harland & Wolff
B&I Line
Epirotiki Lines
IMO number
5243762
Harland and Wolff
B&I Line
roll-on/roll-off
Epirotiki Lines
Swan Hellenic
Minerva
"Orpheus (5243762)"
Miramar Ship Index
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1947 ships
Ships built in Belfast

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