She is in or just left South Africa.

It was to be expected, but still sad and a pity, as she was of the last (and rather original) fifties medium liner, and very elegant.

I fear no resurrection for the Anastasis....

She was a hero's ship on a mission to give people a new life where she came she was the bringer of hope to the poor around the world. In that she must be the most legendary passenger liner ever.

I (We) shall mis here.

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Ben.

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She reminds me of a K-Lines ship - was she ever one? It kind of looks like Constellation...am not really familiar w/ this one...

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She was never a K-Lines ship to my knowledge. She was built as the VICTORIA for Lloyd Triestino and entered service in 1953, one of several identical or near-identical ships in their fleet. 11,695 GRT, 520 feet long, 467 pax in two classes. She sailed the Far East route from Italy to Hong Kong.

I believe in the 1970s she was acquired by Mercy Ships as their first hospital vessel, and has been in their service until recently.

Post card image from 1953.

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I also find it ironic that this same ship, who brought medical relief to thousands through the years is now being sent, apparently, to an area of the world that has the reputation of abusing its workers.

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She reminds me of a K-Lines ship - was she ever one? It kind of looks like Constellation...am not really familiar w/ this one...

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As Linerrich states, she was built for Lloyd Triestino (renamed Italia Marittima in 2006). There were 3 other ships in her class: Africa, Europa and Asia. The first 2 entered the Italy to South Africa service in 1952 while Asia and Victoria entered the Italy to India and Hong Kong service in 1953

After the Suez Canal was closed by the 6-day war in 1967. Asia and Victoria travelled around the Cape of Good Hope as far as India.

Victoria was transferred from Lloyd Triestino to Adriatica in 1974 and was used in Mediterranean service with Ausonia until the autumn of 1977 when she was sold to Mercy ships and became Anastasis.

Asia was sold by Lloyd Triestino in 1975, was renamed Persia and converted to a livestock carrier. She was scrapped a few years later.

Africa was laid up in January 1976 and renamed Protea later in the year, but never saw service after that. She was scrapped in 1980.

Europa was laid up later in 1976, sold to Arab interests for use as a pilgrim ship and renamed Blue Sea. In November 1976 while on her first voyage as Blue Sea she caught fire and sank while at anchor at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Anastasis ex-Victoria was the last survivior of the 9 liners built for Lloyd Triestino after World War II. The other 5 were all built for the Australia service: Australia, Neptunia and Oceania in 1951 and their replacements Galileo Galilei and Guglielmo Marconi in 1963.

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I also find it ironic that this same ship, who brought medical relief to thousands through the years is now being sent, apparently, to an area of the world that has the reputation of abusing its workers.

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Re Alang and ship breaking the Gujarat Maritime Board website, which lists most of the Indian ports, shows Alang as having 70 ships of various types being broken at present and another 32 including Blue Lady, ex ss France / Norway, waiting to be broken up.

It does not appear that they are short of work.

I think the gist of my previous comment was misunderstood. I wasn't saying that Anatasis should be banned from India....I'll leave that discussion to those smarter than myself. Given the fact that this ship has rendered medical aid to the impoverished thoughout the world, it is ironic that she would now be broken up, apparently, by an impoverished people and, along the way, possibly inflict some medical maladies on them in the process.

Further, I thought it somewhat contradictory that Mercy Ships, who had said the ship would be broken by an "environmentally sensitive" group would choose Alang. I guess it all depends upon how you define "environmentally sensitive".

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Sad news -

The Gujarat Martime Board list of ports shows the mv ' Anastasis ' as arriving at Alang on the 18th August 2007.