Sylvania
Sylvania - Fairwind - Sitmar Fairwind - Dawn Princess - Albatros
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Cunard
liner
Sylvania
, which had a long subsequent career with
Sitmar Line
and
Princess Cruises
. She was one of four sisterships built by Cunard between 1954-57:-
Saxonia
-
Ivernia
-
Carinthia
-
Sylvania
Sylvania
was built for
Cunard Line
in 1957, for secondary North Atlantic services.
Sylvania
was sold to
Sitmar Line
and became their
Fairwind
in 1968 after rebuilding. She was briefly renamed
Sitmar Fairwind
in 1988, before becoming the
Dawn Princess
when
Princess Cruises
acquired Sitmar. Princess sold her back to the Vlasov Group V-Ships (ie: the previous owners of Sitmar) in 1993, and Phoenix operated her under charter as
Albatros (1)
until 2004, when she was sold for scrap. She was replaced by
Albatros (2)
originally the
Royal Viking Sea
.
Ship Names on this Page:-
Sylvania
- Cunard Line: 1956-68
Fairwind
- Sitmar: 1968-88
Sitmar Fairwind
- Sitmar: 1988
Dawn Princess
- Princess Cruises: 1988-93
Albatros (1)
- Phoenix Reisen (Chartered): 1993-2004
Associated Pages:-
Cunard Line
P&O Princess Cruises - Page 1
P&O Princess Cruises - Page 2
Sitmar Line
Ferry Postcards
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
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Sylvania
(Cunard Line: 1956-68)
21900 tons, 608ft long, 860 passengers
1: Rotterdam-Southampton-Le Havre-Quebec-Montreal service
2: Liverpool-Greenock-Quebec-Montreal service, also cruises
A Cunard Line official card of
Sylvania.
A Cunard Line official card of
Sylvania.
(serial numbers B.1648 & B.2280 available on this card)
Photo Precision postcard 11436 of
Sylvania
at Liverpool.
Valentine's postcard R.P.152 of
Sylvania
.
Dennis Productions postcard L0710 of
Sylvania
at Liverpool.
Dennis Productions postcard L0710 of
Sylvania
at Liverpool.
Colour variation on the card above.
In later years
Sylvania
was used primarily for cruising, although she did not receive the major conversions to cruising of sisters
Carmania
and
Franconia
. From 22 February 1967 until 10 May, British Hovercraft Corporation 024 was chartered to the Cunard Line. She was carried on the deck of the
Sylvania
and supplemented the cruise by running trips from the ship to Athens, Beirut, Istanbul, Tripoli and Lisbon. The experiment was not repeated. A more complete history of this hovercraft will be added later.
Scan:
www.hovercraft-museum.org
Harold Jordan postcard S.A.10 of
Sylvania
.
Fairwind - Sitmar Fairwind
(Sitmar Line: 1971-88)
Fairwind
and
Fairland
at Southampton before conversion.
Publisher: J.Arthur Dixon L1/8860/Hants.
Fairwind
and
Fairland
at Southampton.
Enlarged imege from the card above.
Fairwind
and
Fairland
at Southampton.
Publisher: J.Arthur Dixon PHA/21473/Hants.
Sitmar Cruises official postcard of
Fairwind
.
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S96 of
Fairwind
.
Photo: Frank Kalinowsky.
Commercial postcard of either
Fairsea
. or
Fairwind
at Cabo San Lucas (Mexico).
Photo: © F.Aramburo.
Fairwind
in the Panama Canal in 1980.
Photo: Dom Costa.
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Fairwind
at Bridgtown, Barbados, in 1980.
Photo: Dom Costa.
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A photograph of
Fairwind
.
Photo: © Luca Ferrerio.
Dawn Princess
(Princess Cruises: 1988-93)
Sitmar's
Fairwind
and
Fairsea
became the
Dawn Princess
and
Fair Princess
within the Princess Cruises fleet. Both ships were eventually displaced by new tonnage, and
Dawn Princess
was subsequently sold back to the Vlasov Group (owners of Sitmar) and has since operated as
Albatros
.
Fair Princess
was moved to serve the Australian market, replacing the
Fairstar
which was scrapped in 1997. She was in turn replaced by
Sky Princess, ex-Fairsky
.
Princess Cruises oversized official postcard of
Dawn Princess.
Princess Cruises official postcard of
Dawn Princess.
Princess Cruises official postcard of
Dawn Princess.
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S61 of
Dawn Princess.
Photo: © Clive Harvey
Albatros (1)
(Phoenix Reisen: 1993-2004)
Albatros (1)
was originally built as the
Cunard Line
Sylvania
in 1957. She was sold to Sitmar and became their
Fairwind
in 1968 after rebuilding. She was briefly renamed
Sitmar Fairwind
in 1988, before becoming the
Dawn Princess
when
Princess Cruises
acquired Sitmar. Princess sold her back to the Vlasov Group V-Ships (ie: the previous owners of Sitmar) in 1993, and Phoenix operated her under charter as
Albatros (1)
until 2004, when she was sold for scrap. She was replaced by
Albatros (2)
originally the
Royal Viking Sea
.
Official Phoenix Reisen postcards of
Albatros
are shown below.
The one below is published by 7 Seas Postcards, serial Nr.6 (Photo: Uli Deiss).
Official Phoenix Reisen postcard of
Albatros.
Official Phoenix Reisen postcard of
Albatros.
Photo: © D.Hasenpusch.
Official Phoenix Reisen postcard of
Albatros.
Official Phoenix Reisen postcard of
Albatros.
This card was published by Bernd Broux and shows
Albatros
on the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (Kiel Canal).
Simplon Postcards issue sc2137, issued December 1998, of
Albatros
on the North See Canal to Amsterdam.
Photo: © Wil Moojen.
Ramsey Postcards issue 107, of
Albatros
.
Photo: © Philip Cone.
World Ships issue Nr.01, of
Albatros
.
Photo: © D.Hasenpusch.
Postcard of
Albatros
at New York.
Publisher: Alfred Mainzer 1715.
The postcard above reissued as a World Trade Centre commemorative.
Publiseher: City Merchandise CM-0234-01.
Photograph of
Albatros
, Dover Cruise Terminal, 14th December 1997.
Photo: © Jenny Williamson.
Photograph of
Albatros
, Cherbourg, 15th December 1997.
Photo: © Jenny Williamson.
Photograph of
Albatros
, Cherbourg, 15th December 1997.
Photo: © Jenny Williamson.
Photograph of
Albatros
, Cherbourg, 15th December 1997.
Photo: © Jenny Williamson.
Photograph of
Albatros
, Zeebrugge, 16th December 1997.
Photo: © Jenny Williamson.
Photograph of
Albatros
, Amsterdam, 17th December 1997.
Photo: © Jenny Williamson.
Photograph of
Albatros
, departing Dunedin, February 2001.
Photo: © Michael Kenyon.
Photograph of
Albatros
, departing Dunedin, February 2001.
Photo: © Michael Kenyon.
Photograph of
Albatros
, arriving Wellington, February 2001.
Photo: © Michael Kenyon.
Photograph of
Albatros
, arriving Wellington, February 2001.
Photo: © Michael Kenyon.
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