Builder:

Alexander Stephen & Sons, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Yard Number:

Date of Build:

1951

Vessel Name:

Aureol

Other Names:

Marianna VI

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

28^th March 1951

Launched by:

Maiden Voyage:

12^th October 1951

Liverpool to Lagos, Nigeria

Final Commercial Voyage:

 Lagos, Nigeria to Southampton

(where she arrived on the 14^th October 1974)

Final Voyage:

Piraeus / Athens, Greece to Alang, India via the Suez Canal

Location Scrapped:

Alang, India 2001

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

Liverpool, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

Elder Dempster Lines, Liverpool, England, UK

Length:

537 ft

Breadth:

70 ft

Draft:

Gross Registered Tonnage:

14,083 tons

Power:

2 Doxford diesel engines

Propulsion:

2 propellers.

Maximum Speed:

Service Speed:

16 knots

Passengers & Crew:

253 First class, 76 Cabin class and 145 crew