MS Tor Hollandia

As Ariadne, at Piraeus in 1984.
History
Sweden
Name
  • Tor Hollandia (1966–1975)
  • Ariadne (1975–1999)
  • Ouranos (1999–2007)
  • F. Diamond (2007–2010)
  • Diamond (2010)
Owner
Port of registry
BuilderLübecker Flender-Werke Lübeck, Germany
Yard number559
Laid downJune 1966
Launched12 November 1966
In service17 April 1967
Out of serviceJanuary 2001
IdentificationIMO number6704402
FateScrapped at Aliağa, Turkey in 2010
General characteristics
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage
  • 7,748 GRT, 2,251 NRT, 3,076 DWT (1966–91)
  • 11,621 GT, 2,250 DWT (1991–2010)
Length138.00 metres (452 ft 9 in)
Beam21.50 metres (70 ft 6 in)
Draught5.50 metres (18 ft 1 in)
Installed powerPielstick 12PC2V-400 diesel engine 18,390 kilowatts (24,660 hp)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity
  • 980 passengers, 472 cabins, 300 cars (1966–91)
  • 1,620 passengers, 550 cabins, 280 cars (1991–2010)

MS Tor Hollandia was built in 1966 and launched and christened by Godother Huck Van Rietscoten. She was introduced on the Tor Line service from Immingham to Amsterdam and Gothenburg. She was operated under three additional names (Ariadne, Ouranos, and F Diamond), before being sold for scrap in 2010.[1]

  1. ^ Martin Cox (20 September 2010). "TOR Sisters Scrapped". maritimematters.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

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