Post card - Author’s private collection
City of Port Elizabeth departed London for her maiden voyage to Beira on January 10, 1953. She continued this service until 1970, and was sold to Michael A. Karageorgis, Piraeus in 1971 and she was renamed Mediterranean Island.
Built: 1952 Vickers Armstong, Newcastle, England
Yard: 120
GRT: 13,363-tons
Launched: 12 Mar 1952
Completed: 10 Dec 1952
Length: 164.8m - 541ft
Beam: 21.7m – 71.2ft
Engines: Doxford Type Diesels – 12,650 BHP
Propellers: Twin
Speed: 18.8kn max / 16.5kn service speed
Passengers: 107 - First Class
Later Names: Mediterranean Island 1971 - Mediterranean Sun 1975-80
Karageorgis Lines intended to convert her into a car ferry for the Patras - Ancona service. However, the idea came up to convert her into a luxury cruise ship. Due to the indecision of what to do with her, she remained idle until 1975, when she was renamed Mediterranean Sun, but remained idle until 1980. She was sold to be scrapped, arriving at Long Jong Industry Co. Ltd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan in June 1980, and this fine ship was the second of the quartet to be demolished.
