Stefan Batory

Stefan Batory

Builder: N.V. Wilton, Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands
Operator: Polskie Linie Oceaniczne (PLO), [Polish Ocean Lines]
Completed: July 1952
Gross tonnage: 15,024
Dimensions: 503 ft x 69ft. Depth 42 ft.
Engines: Two steam turbines double-reduction geared
Screws: Single.
Watertight bulkheads: Eight
Decks: Four
Normal speed: 16.50 knots
Passenger accommodation: 39 first and 742 tourist class
Maiden voyage: Gdynia-Copenhagen-Rotterdam-London-Montreal on April 11, 1969

Officers and crew: 336

Built for the Holland-America Line. Sold to the Polish Ocean Lines in December 1968 and renamed Stefan Batory. Employed in the Gdynia-Copenhagen-Rotterdam-London-Montreal service with a call at Southampton instead of London eastbound and cruising during the winter months to the West Indies from Montreal. Fully airconditioned and equipped with motion stabilisers. She is the flagship of the Polish Ocean Lines and terminated service in ____.

Source: Passenger Liners of the World Since 1893; USA 1979
by Nicholas T. Cairs

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