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Cunard's Caronia of 1948 Each image links to a larger copy which opens in a new window/tab |
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RMS Caronia was a 34,183
gross register tons (GRT) passenger ship of the Cunard Line (then Cunard
White Star Line). Launched on 30 October 1947, she served with Cunard
until 1967. She was nicknamed the "Green Goddess" . She is credited as
one of the first dual-purpose ships: suited to cruising, but also
capable of transatlantic crossings. After leaving Cunard she briefly
served as SS Caribia in 1969, after which she was laid up in New York
until 1974 when she was sold for scrap. While being towed to Taiwan for
scrapping, she was caught in a storm on 12 August. After her tow lines
were cut, she repeatedly crashed on the rocky breakwater outside Apra
Harbour, Guam subsequently breaking into three.
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