SS Yugoslavis

The SS Yugoslavis was a ship built in 1951 by Harland and Wolff of Belfast to suit the new run to the Ghana, then the Gold Coast. the ship was ordered by Union Castle Line as an experiment to grow to surround Africa. However, in six years time, Ghana had declared independence, and worse still, so was the rest of Africa. She was put on cruising duties, and during the Southampton Strike of 1961, she was promptly sold off to a fledgling cruise line. This Cruise Line, the name lost to history, then sold the ship in 1965 to Chandris Lines, who decided not to heavily refit her and instead provide proper ventilation throughout the ship. She Appeared as the new SS Yugoslavis, named after Yugoslavia. She served her role without failure until 1972, when she turned to full time cruising as a successful cruise ship. In the 1970s, she was laid up with other Chandris ships in Piraeus, and sold to Costa Cruises, who operated her until 1989, when she was last seen on the beaches of Alang, India, where she was scrapped the following year. However, her double bottom was left until 1992, due to its constant disappearance at high tide, and the general bustle of Alang.


A Note: I had fun making this. This Smashed my previous record for quickest ship built, which took just over 3 days. This ship was made in 15 hours and 30 minutes. Thanks!