Historia y Arqueología Marítima

LINEAS DE BUQUES DE PASAJEROS DESDE EUROPA A SUD AMERICA

Historias y Especificaciones de los buques

Società Italiana Trasporti Marittimi (SITMAR) 1937-1988

NOMBRE TONS BOTADO 1er VIAJE OTROS NOMBRES DESTINO Y AÑO             10% 7% 7% 10% 33% 33%                                     Vessel Built Years in Service Tons Castel Felice 1930 built by A. Stephen & Sons Ltd., Linthouse | ex- Kenya built for British India Steam Nav. Co., 1940 requisitioned by British Government, 1942 to Royal Navy renamed HMS Hydra later that year HMS Keren, 1946 sold to British Government and laid up, 1949 sold to Alva S.S Co. renamed Kenya, 1949 renamed Fairstone, 1950 renamed Kenya, 1951 renamed Keren, 1951 transferred to Sitmar Line and rebuilt renamed Castel Felice, 1970 sold for scrap, 1971 scrapped. 12,150 Castel Nevoso   see Fairsky (1).   Castel Verde   see Wooster Victory.   Castelbianco 1945 built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Inc., Baltimore | ex- Vassar Victory standard ship type Victory VC2-S-AP2, 1947 purchased from United States Maritime Commission renamed Castelbianco, 1952-1953 rebuilt 10,139gt name spelled as Castel Bianco, 1957 sold to Cia. Trasatlantica Espanola renamed Begona, 1957 scrapped. 7,223 Fairland 1955 built by J. Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank | ex- Carinthia, 1968 purchased from Cunard renamed Fairland, 1971 renamed Fairsea, 1988 Sitmar Cruises was acquired by P&O Lines Ltd, with P&O-Sitmar Cruises as managers renamed Fair Princess, 2000 sold renamed China Sea Discovery, 2000 laid up, 2005 renamed Sea Discovery and scrapped. 21,916 Fairsea (1) 1941 built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Chester, Penn. | Launched as Rio de la Plata for Moore and McCormack, standard ship type C3-P, but completed as escort carrier, lend/leased to Great Britain renamed HMS Charger, reverted to US Navy and used to train British aircrews, 1946 to United States Maritime Commission and laid up, 1949 sold to Alvion SS Corp., Panama (a subsidiary of A. Vlasov) and converted into a passenger ship renamed Fairsea and placed under SITMAR management, 1955 rebuilt 13,433gt, 1958 transferred to Societa Trasporti Marittimi SpA (SITMAR), 1969 disabled by an engineroom fire, 1969 scrapped at La Spezia. 11,678 Fairsea (2)   see Fairland.   Fairsky (1) 1937 built by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel | ex- Friesenland built for the German Lufthansa, 1945 captured by British Forces, 1949 purchased by Alva S.S. Co. (a subsidiary of A. Vlasov) renamed Fairsky and was converted into a refrigeration ship with passenger accommodation, 1950 transferred to Alvion SS Corp., Panama,  1952 1958  1952 1958 transferred to Societa Trasporti Marittimi SpA (SITMAR) renamed Castel Nevoso, 1967 laid up, 1968 sold to Argentina Reefer S.S. Corp., Panama renamed Argentina Reefer, 1969 scrapped at Faslane. 3,828 Fairsky (2) 1941 Built by Western Pipe & Steel Company, San Francisco | ex- Steel Artisan built for Isthmian Steamship standard type C3-S-A2, 1941 taken over by US Navy and completed as an escort carrier renamed USS Barnes, 1942 to Great Britain renamed HMS Attacker, 1946 reverted to USMC, 1947 sold to National Bulk Carriers, 1952 sold to SITMAR, renamed Castel Forte and partly rebuilt into a reefer ship but not completed, laid up, 1957-1958 rebuilt into a passenger ship renamed Fairsky, 12,464 gt, 1959 renamed Fair Sky,1964 renamed Fairsky, 1977 damaged, 1977 sold for demolition but resold and became a floating hotel and casino, 1978 rebuilt renamed Philippine Tourist, 1979 damaged by fire, 1980 scrapped at Hong Kong. 12,464 Fairsky (3) 1960 built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Newcastle | ex- Principe Perfeito built for Companhia Nacional de Navegacao, 1976 sold to Saudia Arabia as accommodation ship in Persian Gulf, renamed Al Hasa.1979 purchased renamed Fairsky intended to be rebuilt but was postponed and laid up as Vera in 1980, 1982 sold to John D. Latsis renamed Marianna IX, 1984 renamed Marianna 9 and used as an accommodation ship, 2001 scrapped at Alang. 19,393 Fairsky (4) 1984 built by Constructions Navales & Industrielles de la Mediterranee, La Seyne | 1988 Sitmar Cruises was acquired by P&O Lines Ltd, with P&O-Sitmar Cruises as managers renamed Sky Princess, 1994 transferred to Princess Cruises, London, 2000 renamed Pacific Sky, 2006 transferred to Pullmantur Cruises. 46,314 Fairstar 1957 built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Glasgow | ex- Oxfordshire troopship built for Bibby Line, 1963 chartered to the Fairline Shipping Corp. of Liberia for six years and on 20th May arrived at Fyenoord N. V. at Schiedam where, for £2,300,000, she was converted into a passenger ship, 1964 purchased renamed Fairstar, 1973 converted into a cruise ship, 1988 Sitmar Cruises was acquired by P&O Lines Ltd, with P&O-Sitmar Cruises as managers, 1997 renamed Ripa and scrapped at Alang. 21,619 Fairwind 1957 built by J. Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank | ex- Sylvania, 1968 purchased from Cunard renamed Fairwind, 1988 Sitmar Cruises was acquired by P&O Lines Ltd, with P&O-Sitmar Cruises as managers renamed Sitmar Fairwind, 1988 renamed Dawn Princess, 1993 sold to the Vlasov Group renamed Albatros, 2004 renamed Genoa and scrapped. 21,985 Sitmar FairMajesty 1988 built by Alsthom Chantiers de l’Atlantique, St. Nazaire | 1988 Sitmar Cruises was acquired by P&O Lines Ltd, with P&O-Sitmar Cruises as managers while building never sailed for SITMAR, finished as Star Princess, 1995 refurbished renamed Arcadia, 2003 rebuilt renamed Ocean Village. 63,524 Wooster Victory 1945 built by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California | ex- Wooster Victory standard ship type Victory VC2-S-AP2, 1947 purchased from United States Maritime Commission by Alvion SS Corp., Panama (a subsidiary of A. Vlasov) not renamed, 1950 to SITMAR renamed Castel Verde, 1952-1953 rebuilt 9,001gt name spelled as Castel Verde, 1957 sold to Cia. Trasatlantica Espanola renamed Montserrat, 1973 scrapped at Castellon.