MS Kungsholm (1952)

Kungsholm in 1954.
History
Name	1953–1965: Kungsholm 1965–1981: Europa 1981–1985: Columbus C.
Owner	1953–1965: Swedish American Line 1965–1970: North German Lloyd 1970–1981: Hapag-Lloyd 1981–1985:Independent Continental Lines[1]
Operator	1953–1965: Swedish American Line 1965–1970: North German Lloyd 1970–1981: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises 1981–1985: Costa Cruises[1]
Port of registry	1953–1965: Gothenburg,  Sweden 1965–1981: Bremen,  West Germany 1981–1985: Panama City,  Panama[1]
Ordered	1 April 1950[2]
Builder	De Schelde, Vlissingen, The Netherlands
Yard number	273[1]
Launched	18 October 1952[1]
Christened	18 October 1952 by Princess Sibylla of Sweden[3]
Acquired	30 September 1953[1]
Maiden voyage	24 November 1953[1]
In service	24 November 1953[1]
Identification	IMO number: 5197664[1]
Fate	Partially sunk at Cadiz, Spain, 29 July 1984. Scrapped in 1985.[1]
General characteristics (as Kungsholm)[1]
Type	combined ocean liner / cruise ship
Tonnage	21,164 GRT; 4,153 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
Length	182.89 m (600 ft)
Beam	23.50 m (77 ft 1 in)
Height	60 m (196 ft 10 in) from keel to mast top[4]
Draught	13.85 m (45 ft 5 in)
Decks	9 (6 passenger accessible)[5]
Installed power	2 × 8-cylinder Burmeister & Wain diesels combined 13503 kW
Propulsion	2 propellers[6]
Speed	21 kn (38.89 km/h) service speed
Capacity	802 passengers (176 first class, 626 tourist class)[6]
Crew	418[7]
General characteristics (as Europa)[7]
Type	combined ocean liner / cruise ship
Capacity	843 passengers (122 first class, 721 tourist class)

MS Kungsholm was a combined ocean liner / cruise ship built in 1953 by the De Schelde shipyard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands for the Swedish American Line. Between 1965 and 1981 she sailed for the North German Lloyd and their successor Hapag-Lloyd as MS Europa. From 1981 until 1984 she sailed for Costa Cruises as MS Columbus C. She sank in the port of Cadiz, Spain after ramming a breakwater on 29 July 1984. The vessel was refloated later that year, but sent to a Barcelona shipbreaker in 1985 for scrapping.^[1]