SS Amsterdam (1950)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Amsterdam.

TSS Amsterdam was a passenger vessel built for the British Railways in 1950.^[1]

TSS Fiorita in Venice, October 1972.
History
Name	1950–1970: TSS Amsterdam 1970–1980: TSS Fiorita 1980–1987: TSS Ariane II
Operator	1950–1967: British Railways 1969–1980: Chandris Line 1980–1987: laid up
Port of registry
Builder	John Brown, Clydebank
Yard number	659
Launched	19 January 1950
Completed	1950
Maiden voyage	1950
In service	1950
Out of service	27 January 1987
Identification	IMO number: 5015440
Fate	Foundered 27 January 1987
General characteristics
Tonnage	5,092 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	377.1 feet (114.9 m)
Beam	54.5 feet (16.6 m)
Draught	15.2 feet (4.6 m)
Installed power	12,000 shp
Propulsion	4 steam turbines

History

The ship was built by John Brown on Clydebank and launched on 19 January 1950. After a career as a passenger ferry for British Railways she was converted as a cruise ship for Chandris Line and renamed Fiorita. She sank in a storm in waters near Turkey and was later raised and used from 1973 as an accommodation ship. In 1980 she was renamed Ariane II. She capsized and sank in a storm at Fethiye, Turkey, on 27 January 1987.^[2]

References

1. Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
2. "Chandris Line / Charlton Steam Shipping Company / Celebrity Cruises". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.