RMS Amazon (1959)

For other ships with the same name, see RMS Amazon.

RMS Amazon was a British ocean liner built by Harland & Wolff for the Royal Mail Lines that could Transport 488 passengers and cargo to and from South America. In 1968, the ship was sold to the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line and was renamed Akaroa. In 1971 she was sold to a Norwegian company, Ugland, for conversion as a car carrier, and in January 1982 she was scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^[2][3]

History
United Kingdom
Name	Amazon (1961-68) Akaroa (1968-71) Akarita (1971-82)
Namesake	Amazon River
Owner	Royal Mail Lines (1961-68) Shaw, Savill & Albion Line (1968-71) J. J. Ugland (1971-82)
Builder	Harland and Wolff
Launched	7 July 1959
Completed	31 December 1959[1]
Acquired	31 December 1959
In service	1961
Out of service	1982
Identification	UK official number 301039[1] IMO Number 5013648
Fate	Broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1982
General characteristics
Type	Ocean Liner
Tonnage	20,348 GRT
Length	540 ft (160 m)
Beam	78.25 ft (23.85 m)
Draft	28 ft 10 in (8.8 m)
Depth	41 ft (12 m)
Propulsion	twin steam turbine engines
Capacity	464 passengers