RMS Carinthia (1955)

Postcard of the RMS Carinthia
History
Name	1956–1968: RMS Carinthia 1968–1971: SS Fairland 1971–1988: SS Fairsea 1988–2000: SS Fair Princess 2000–2005: SS China Sea Discovery 2005: Sea Discovery[1]
Owner	1956–1968: Cunard Line 1968–1988: Sitmar Cruises[1] 1988–2000: P&O Cruises[3] 2000–2002: Emerald Sea Cruises 2002–2005: China Sea Cruises[1]
Operator	1956–1968: Cunard Line 1968-1971: laid up 1971–1988: Sitmar Cruises[1] 1988–1995: Princess Cruises[3] 1997–2000: P&O Cruises[4] 2000: Emerald Sea Cruises 2002–2003: China Sea Cruises[1]
Port of registry	1956–1968: Liverpool,  United Kingdom 1968–2005: Monrovia,  Liberia[1]
Ordered	1955[citation needed]
Builder	John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland[1]
Laid down	1955[citation needed]
Launched	14 December 1955[1]
Completed	1956[2]
Maiden voyage	June 1956[1]
Out of service	2003[1]
Identification	IMO number: 5063629[1]
Fate	Scrapped at Alang, India, 2005[1]
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and type	Saxonia class ocean liner
Tonnage	21,946 GRT 8,500 DWT
Length	185.40 m (608 ft 3 in)
Beam	24.39 m (80 ft 0 in)
Draught	8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
Installed power	4 × John Brown steam turbines combined 18,277 kW
Propulsion	Two propellers[3]
Speed	19.5 knots (36.11 km/h; 22.44 mph) service speed[3] 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) maximum[citation needed]
Capacity	868 passengers
Crew	461[citation needed]
General characteristics (after 1970 refit)[1]
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	16,627 GRT 9,509 t DWT
Capacity	884 passengers
Notes	Otherwise the same as built
General characteristics (after 1984 refit)[1]
Capacity	906 passengers
Notes	Otherwise the same as built

RMS Carinthia was an ocean liner built in 1956 as one of the four Saxonia class ships.^[2] She sailed for Cunard Line from her completion until 1968 when she was sold to Sitmar Line, rebuilt into a full-time cruise ship and renamed SS Fairsea. She sailed with Sitmar until 1988, when Sitmar was sold to P&O. She was renamed SS Fair Princess and sailed for Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises until 2000. She was then sold to China Sea Cruises and renamed SS China Sea Discovery. In 2005 or 2006 she was scrapped in Alang, India.^[1][2]