Princess Danae
MS Princess Danae in Corfu harbor, 2008.
History
Name
  • Port Melbourne (1955-1972)
  • Therisos Express (1972–1975)
  • Danae (1975–1992)
  • Starlight Express (1992–1994)
  • Baltica (1994–1996)
  • Princess Danae (1996–2013)
  • Lisboa (2013–2015) [1]
NamesakeLisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese)
OwnerPortuscale Cruises
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderHarland and Wolff
Launched10 March 1955
Christened1955
Completed1955
Maiden voyage1955
In service1955
Out of service2015
Identification
FateScrapped at Aliağa, Turkey in 2015.
General characteristics
Tonnage16531 t
Length162.30 m
Beam21.34 m
Draught7.65 m
Decks8
Installed power9708 kw
Propulsion2 × Wallsend-Doxford 6 cylinder Diesel
Speed15.5 kn
Capacity670 passengers
Port Melbourne
Costa Danae

The MS Princess Danae was a cruise liner. The ship was designed by Harland & Wolff as a freighter in Belfast built and ran in 1954 as Port Melbourne, a fast cargo liner for Port Line's UK-Australia express service. She was planned to be rebuilt as a car ferry, the Therisos Express, but instead became the cruise ship Danae. In later years, she was named Starlight Express, Baltica, and then Princess Danae.[1]

Costa Danae in 1982

From 1994 until 2012, the ship was operated by Classic International Cruises as the Princess Danae. In late summer of 2012, the ship was detained in Dublin, Ireland for the non-payment of a fuel bill.[3] Early in 2013, she was bought by the recently created Portuguese cruise company Portuscale Cruises and renamed Lisboa. She was scrapped at Aliağa on 24 July 2015.[4]

Her sister ship was the Princess Daphne, built as Port Sydney.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Danae". Simplon. Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Is Portuscale Cruises in Trouble? (Updated 13/3/2014)". travelswithanthony. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Coulter, Adam (5 October 2012). "Fourth Ship from Classic International Fleet Arrested". Cruise Critic. The Independent Traveller Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lisboa (5282483)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 December 2018.


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