MV Hibernia (1949)
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| Route: | 1949-1976: Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire |
| Builder: | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number: | 1367 |
| Launched: | 1948 |
| Maiden voyage: | 14 April 1949 |
| Out of service: | 1980 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 5150111 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in India |
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| Tonnage: | 4,972 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 379.5 ft (115.7 m) |
| Beam: | 54.2 ft (16.5 m) |
| Draught: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
MV Hibernia was a twin screw motor vessel operated by the British Transport Commission from 1948 to 1962 and British Rail from 1962 to 1976.[1]
History
She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast, launched in 1948 for the British Transport Commission and started service in 1949. She replaced a 1920 vessel of the same name, the twin screw steamer Hibernia.
In 1951 she was fitted with Denny-Brown stabilisers. In 1964-65 they were refurbished with airline style seating. Some cabins and staterooms were removed and replaced with second-class lounges, and a cafeteria. The screened areas were extended to provide further covered seating, and the first and second class smokerooms were converted into a tea lounge.
She was sold in 1976 to the Agapitos Brothers in Greece and became the Express ApollonBue never traded in Greece. She remained laid-up at Salamina, and was sold to Indian breakers in 1980. She arrived in Darukhana, India in 1980 for scrapping by Ankom Solid Steel Traders, and had been demolished by 1981.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962