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M.V. AUREOL, MARIANNA VI
Broken up in 2001 as MARIANNA VI
M.V. AUREOL, Martin Cox collection
AUREOL (1951)
Elder Dempster Lines
Liverpool
Built by Alexander Stephen and Sons at Glasgow
14,083 GRT
537 x 70 feet
Twin screw, diesel engines
16 knots
253 1st, 76 cabin class passengers; crew 145
She was launched March 28, 1951 and began her
maiden voyage Liverpool-Lagos November 3. She was the largest passenger ship built for
Elder Dempster Lines. Her curved bow, terraced superstructure, tripod
mast and cruiser spoon stern made her one of the handsomest ships of the day, drawing
comparisions to the CARONIA of 1948. First voyage Southampton-Lagos April 26 1972.
Arrived Southampton last time October 14 1974. She was sold to Marianna Shipping
of Panama and arrived in Piraeus for refitting in November. In June 1974 she was
renamed MARIANNA VI used as an office and leisure centre for Petrola Int. S.A.
Construction Company in Jeddah.
Marianna VI at Eleusis, photo: Peter Knego Dec 28, 1998
She was replaced by MARGARITA L (ex WINDSOR CASTLE) in February 1979 and laid up
in Jeddah. Laid up in Eleusis, Greece in 1989, where she remained until sold for scrap in 2001 and towed to Alang, India.
References: SHIPS MONTHLY, MERCHANT FLEETS: UNION, CASTLE LINE and UNION-CASTLE LINES by Duncan Hawes.
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