Name: | UNKNOWN |
Type: | Cruise Liner |
Launched: | |
Completed: | |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 2024 |
Dimensions: | 7080grt |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, Sulzer type RD44 |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 19.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
Bergen Line, Bergen | |
18/04/1966 | Cancelled |
Comments: | 17/03/1966: Ordered by Bergen Line, subject to finance arrangements |
Accommodation for 205 x passengers | |
Estimated cost £4million | |
Engines to have been manufactured by Adriatico of Trieste | |
Wallsend Slipway did not have time to re-tool for these smaller engines | |
18/04/1966: Order cancelled due to failure to agree financial details |
Above image of the proposed cruise ship by LW Thomson is courtesy of Ian Rae