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Patricia
Patricia - Ariadne - Freeport II - Bon Vivant - Ariane
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Swedish Lloyd ferry Patricia of 1952.
 
Patricia was built in England in 1951 for Swedish Lloyd for use on the London (Tilbury)-Gothenburg services, plus winter Caribbean cruising from New York. However, she proved to be too large for the route, and was sold to Hamburg America Line in 1957. Refitted as a luxury cruise ship, she was renamed Ariadne, and used around the world. In 1961, Ariadne was sold to Eastern Steamship Line, who retained her name Ariadne and used her on Caribbean cruises. In 1972, Ariadne was sold to Chandris Line as part of an exchange-sale agreement which saw the Atlantis passed to Eastern. She was chartered out as Freeport II from 1973-74. When returned to Chandris in 1974, she was renamed Bon Vivant and placed on Mediterranean cruising. In 1978, she was renamed Ariane, though destined not to serve under this name according to Bill Miller's The Chandris Liners. Ambrose Greenway however, in A Century of North Sea Passenger Steamers, suggests that Ariane ran short cruises out of Piraeus during the summer of 1979. After a lengthy lay-up, she went to the Far East to work out of Singapore. She was renamed Empress Katerina in 1989, then Empress 65 in 1997, but was scrapped that year.
 
 
Ship Names on this Page:-
Patricia - Swedish Lloyd 1951-57
Ariadne - HAPAG 1957-61
Ariadne - Eastern Steamship Lines 1961-73
Freeport II - Chandris Lines (chartered out) 1973-74
Bon Vivant - Chandris Lines 1974-78
Ariane - Chandris Lines 1978-89
 
Brochure Archive:-
1951 Brochure - 6Mb PDF file
1951 Deckplan - Britannia/Suecia (1929) - 6Mb PDF file
1951 Deckplan - Saga (1946) - 6Mb PDF file
1951 Deckplan - Patricia (1951) - 9Mb PDF file
 
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Patricia
(Swedish Lloyd: 1951-57)
 
Patricia was built by Swan Hunter, Newcastle in 1951 for Swedish Lloyd for use on the London (Tilbury)-Gothenburg services, plus winter Caribbean cruising from New York. However, she proved to be too large for the route, and was sold to Hamburg America Line in 1957 as the Ariadne.
 
 
Swedish Lloyd deck plan of Patricia
Scan: Roger Dunford
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Swedish Lloyd deck plan of Patricia - Download larger file (800 KB)
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A Swedish Lloyd official card of Patricia. Printed in Sweden.
 
 
A Swedish Lloyd official card of Patricia. Printed in Sweden.
 
 
A Bridge House card, serial no.S20528, of Patricia. Printed in England.
 
 
Jolln A.Wilkersen postcard of Patricia at Gothenburg.
 
 
Jolln A.Wilkersen postcard of Patricia at Gothenburg with the Stockholm (4) of Swedish America.
 
 
Swedish Lloyd official art postcard of Patricia for when cruising.
 
 
Swedish Lloyd poster of Patricia.
Photographed and scanned: Carl De Boulloche.
 
 
 
 
 
Ariadne
(HAPAG: 1957-61)
 
Patricia was built in England in 1951 for Swedish Lloyd for use on the London (Tilbury)-Gothenburg services, plus winter Caribbean cruising from New York. However, she proved to be too large for the route, and was sold to Hamburg America Line in 1957. Refitted as a luxury cruise ship, she was renamed Ariadne, and used around the world. In 1961, Ariadne was sold to Eastern Steamship Line, who retained her name Ariadne and used her on Caribbean cruises.
 
 
A J.P.Exel postcard of Ariadne in HAPAG colours.
 
 
 
 
 
Ariadne
(Eastern Steamship Lines: 1961-72)
 
In 1961, HAPAG's Ariadne was sold to Eastern Steamship Line, who retained her name Ariadne and used her on Caribbean cruises. In 1972, Ariadne was sold to Chandris Line as part of an exchange-sale agreement which saw the Atlantis passed to Eastern. She was chartered out as Freeport II from 1973-74. When returned to Chandris in 1974, she was renamed Bon Vivant and placed on Mediterranean cruising.
 
 
An Eastern Steamship Corp. official card of Ariadne.
 
 
Another Eastern Cruise Lines postcard of Ariadne with original funnel.
" The only luxury ship for Caribbean Cruises from downtown Miami."
 
 
A later Eastern Steamship Corp. official card of Ariadne, with new funnel.
 
 
 
 
 
Freeport II
(chartered from Chandris Lines: 1973-74)
 
Photograph of Freeport II in 1973 at Nassau
Photo: © Peter Stafford
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I have no official postcards of Freeport II.
If you can help, please email: simplon@simplon.co.uk
 
 
 
 
 
Bon Vivant
(Chandris Lines: 1974-78)
 
In 1972, Ariadne was sold to Chandris Line as part of an exchange-sale agreement which saw the Atlantis passed to Eastern. She was chartered out as Freeport II from 1973-74. When returned to Chandris in 1974, she was renamed Bon Vivant and placed on Mediterranean cruising. In 1978, she was renamed Ariane, though destined not to serve under this name according to Bill Miller's The Chandris Liners. After a lengthy lay-up, she went to the Far East to work out of Singapore.
 
 
An official Chandris Lines card of Bon Vivant, printed in UK.
Obviously a retouched version of the Eastern postcard above. I do not believe Bon Vivant sailed from Florida in Chandris days.
 
 
An official Chandris card of Bon Vivant, printed in England.
 
 
 
 
 
Ariane
(Chandris Lines: 1978-89)
 
In 1978, Chandris renamed the Bon Vivant as Ariane, although destined not to serve under this name according to Bill Miller's The Chandris Liners. Ambrose Greenway however, in A Century of North Sea Passenger Steamers, suggests that Ariane ran short cruises out of Piraeus during the summer of 1979. After a lengthy lay-up, she went to the Far East to work out of Singapore. She was renamed Empress Katerina in 1989, then Empress 65 in 1997, but was scrapped that year.
 
 
A reissue of the same official Chandris card now named as Ariane, printed in England.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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