Rms Andes Cruise Ship

The designation dates back to 1840.

Rms andes cruise ship. The vessel also cruised the Caribbean. Sud Atlantique who were planning a new liner of their own measuring. Sunk by enemy action.

She was conveted to a cruise ship in 1959. Andes could compete with Cunards famous Caronia of 1949 in terms of luxury and service. While Andes and Caronia catered for the ultra de luxe market the third notable British cruise ship at the time was the Reina del Mar which served in the middle class market as a tourist-style vessel.

Of over 60 commissioned AMCs employed on patrol and later convoy. She later served as a hospital ship during World War II and ended her career transporting British emigrants to Australia and New Zealand before being scrapped in 1952. HISTORY -- One of three contemporary well known British cruise ships Andes Caronia and Reina del Mar Andes can be regarded as one of the finest passenger ships of her time.

Cruise ship Cargo liner Navy ships. 1939-1945 troopship 1959 converted to cruise ship 1971 scrapped. She was the second Royal Mail ship to be named after the South American Andes mountain range.

Photo courtesy of PWHobday. RMS Andes was sold for scrap in 1971 to a firm in Belgium. Read more Woman Fell Off Cruise Ship 2018.

Armed Merchant Cruiser Mercantile Conversion. Scrapped after becoming the Atlantis cruise ship. Originally she had been built to the highest standards as Royal Mail intended.