Rms Andes Cruise Ship
Built in Ireland in 1912 for RMSPs scheduled route between England and South America.
Rms andes cruise ship. Sepia postcard of Andes 2. Cruise ship Cargo liner Navy ships. While Andes and Caronia catered for the ultra de luxe market the third notable British cruise ship at the time was the Reina del Mar which served in the middle class market as a tourist-style vessel.
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M82 on coming into service MI52 118 MI30 418. RMS Andes is shown below illustrated on a postcard which bears a Bateaux De Plaisance postmark dated 1 August 1960 and stamped by the Pursers Office. Ocean liner ANDES at Southampton early 1960s.
The postmark is over a 3 Agorot stamp from the provisional definitive set as above. Any vessel designated as RMS has the right both to fly the pennant of the Royal Mail when sailing and to include the Royal Mail crown insignia with any identifying device andor design for the ship. 1915-1919 Armed Merchant Cruiser 1929 renamed Atlantis cruise ship 1939-1946 Hospital Ship 1948-1952 Australia NZ emigrant ship 1952 scrapped.
Andes was ordered from the famous Harland Wolff shipyard at Belfast. She later served as a hospital ship during World War II and ended her career transporting British emigrants to Australia and New Zealand before being scrapped in 1952. Scrapped after becoming cruise ship.
She later served as a hospital ship during World War II and ended her career transporting British emigrants to Australia and New Zealand before being scrapped in 1952. The designation dates back to 1840. Previously a liner named Andes the Atlantis was converted into a cruise ship and renamed by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1929.
