MV ''Aureol'' was a mid-sized British
ocean liner
An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships).
Ca ...
, originally put into service for
Elder Dempster Lines
Elder Dempster Lines was a UK shipping company that traded from 1932 to 2000, but had its origins in the mid-19th century.
Founders
Alexander Elder
Alexander Elder was born in Glasgow in 1834. He was the son of David Elder, who for many ye ...
of
Liverpool in 1951. She was constructed on the
River Clyde
The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...
in
Glasgow by
Alexander Stephen and Sons. At 537 feet long and measuring 14,083
gross register tons, ''Aureol'' had room for 329 passengers and carried 145 crew.
She spent her entire Elder Dempster career on the UK-Lagos passenger cargo service. From 1951 to 1972 she sailed from Liverpool, but closure of the landing stage and the hope of better loadings led to her being transferred to Southampton (first departure 26 April 1972) for the last two years of her service.
''Aureol'' arrived at Southampton at the end of her final Elder Dempster voyage on 18 October 1974. She was purchased by Greek oil tycoon
Yiannis Latsis, and renamed ''Marianna VI'' after one of his daughters. In 1989 she was laid up at
Eleusina
Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest from the centre of Athens and is part of i ...
and did not sail again until 2001, when she moved to the Indian port of
Alang to be beached and broken up for scrap.
References
1951 ships
Ships built in Govan
Ocean liners
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