RMS Andes II - Royal Mail Line - Small cruise footage
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RMS Andes was a 26,689
RMS Andes was a 26,689 GRT steam turbine Royal Mail Ship, ocean liner, cruise ship, and the flagship of the Royal Mail Lines fleet. She was the second Royal Mail ship to be named after the South American Andes mountain range.
The Andes was built in Belfast in 1937–39 and completed at the outbreak of the Second World War. The Admiralty almost immediately requisitioned her as a troop ship and had her converted to carry about 4,000 troops. In troop service she broke three speed records for long-distance voyages.
Andes was converted back into a civilian liner in 1947. She entered civilian service in 1948 on RMSP's premier liner route between Southampton, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. For seven years she worked the route full-time, but from 1955 the frequency of her liner voyages decreased and she spent an increasing proportion of her time cruising. In 1959–60 she was converted at Flushing, Netherlands into a full-time cruise ship. She was scrapped at Ghent in 1971.
Tonnage: 26,689 GRT
Length: 643.3 ft (196.1 m)
Beam: 83.5 ft (25.5 m)
Draught: 29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)
Depth: 43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Speed: 24 knots
Capacity: 607 passengers
The Andes was built in Belfast in 1937–39 and completed at the outbreak of the Second World War. The Admiralty almost immediately requisitioned her as a troop ship and had her converted to carry about 4,000 troops. In troop service she broke three speed records for long-distance voyages.
Andes was converted back into a civilian liner in 1947. She entered civilian service in 1948 on RMSP's premier liner route between Southampton, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. For seven years she worked the route full-time, but from 1955 the frequency of her liner voyages decreased and she spent an increasing proportion of her time cruising. In 1959–60 she was converted at Flushing, Netherlands into a full-time cruise ship. She was scrapped at Ghent in 1971.
Tonnage: 26,689 GRT
Length: 643.3 ft (196.1 m)
Beam: 83.5 ft (25.5 m)
Draught: 29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)
Depth: 43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Speed: 24 knots
Capacity: 607 passengers
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