TSMS Lakonia
The TSMS Lakonia was a Greek-owned cruise ship which caught fire and sank north of Madeira on December 22, 1963, with the loss of 128 lives. The vessel was built in the Netherlands as the MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and sailed regularly between Amsterdam and the East Indies. The ship served as an allied troopship during World War II. She was sold to the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece in 1962.
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TSMS Lakonia
The TSMS Lakonia was a Greek-owned cruise ship which caught fire and sank north of Madeira on December 22, 1963, with the loss of 128 lives. The vessel was built in the Netherlands as the MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and sailed regularly between Amsterdam and the East Indies. The ship served as an allied troopship during World War II. She was sold to the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece in 1962.
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De Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, l ...... t verlies van mensenlevens af.
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Die Lakonia war ein 1930 unter ...... g des Schiffs desolat verlief.
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The TSMS Lakonia was a Greek-o ...... were charged with negligence.
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date of acquirement
1963-03-08
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1930-03-13
decommissioning date
1963-02-03
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2,279904e+1
ship launched
1929-08-03
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Burned in a fire at sea 22–24 December 1963 and sank while under tow 29 December 1963
Sold to the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece and renamed TSMS Lakonia
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Ship builder
Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij of Amsterdam
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*As built:
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* 366 ...... 770 total
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* 9,000 tons
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General Steam Navigation Company of Greece
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two propellers
Ship refit
*1941 as a troopship
*1946 restored to ocean liner status
*1951
*1958
*1963
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*Amsterdam and the Dutch East Indies
*Amsterdam – Batavia
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De Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, l ...... t verlies van mensenlevens af.
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Die Lakonia war ein 1930 unter ...... g des Schiffs desolat verlief.
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The TSMS Lakonia was a Greek-o ...... ion Company of Greece in 1962.
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (schip, 1930)
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Lakonia (Schiff)
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TSMS Lakonia
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
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