MS Southward
MS Southward moored at the PortMiami, on 22 May 1981
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Ordered | 1971 |
Builder | Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso |
Yard number | 288 |
Launched | June 5, 1971 |
Christened | November 30, 1971 |
Completed | 1971 |
Maiden voyage | November 30, 1971 |
In service | 1971 |
Out of service | 2013 |
Identification | IMO number: 7111078 |
Fate | Sold for scrap in 2013 |
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Tonnage | 16,710 GRT |
Length | 536 ft (163 m) |
Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
Decks | 8 |
Installed power | Fyra Fiat SGM10 Diesel |
Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Capacity | 802 |
Crew | 302 |
MS Southward was a cruise ship owned by Norwegian Cruise Line, operated between 1971 and 1994, and later on to other cruise liners until she ended operation in 2013.
History
Southward was NCL's fourth cruise ship, the others being Sunward (1966), Starward (1968), and Skyward (1969). Initially, she was operated on Caribbean cruises out of
The Southward was featured on episodes 315 and 316 of Baywatch, which originally aired on January 25, 1993 and February 1, 1993 respectively.
By 1994, she was sold off to Sun Cruises, a cruise division of the UK-based travel company
From 2004, she joined the
In 2010, she was transferred to Rio Cruises and renamed Rio, and again in 2012, was sold off to Venus Cruise Lines and renamed Venus. She was scrapped in 2013.