What happened to Ms Batory?
What happened to Ms Batory?
She is often described as the “Pride of the Polish Merchant Marine”. Batory along with her sister Piłsudski were the two most popular ocean liners of Poland….MS Batory.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Poland | |
| Fate | Became a hotel ship in Gdynia, 1969. Sold back to Polish Ocean Lines in 1970, scrapped between 1971 and 1972 in Hong Kong. |
Who was Stefan Batory?
In 1576 Báthory became the husband of Queen Anna Jagiellon and the third elected king of Poland. He worked closely with chancellor Jan Zamoyski….
| Stephen Báthory | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1533 Szilágysomlyó, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom |
| Died | 12 December 1586 (aged 53) Grodno, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
What happened to the Stefan Batory?
The TS/S Stefan Batory was an ocean liner built in the Netherlands in 1952. It was operated by Holland America Lines and later Polish Ocean Lines. It remained in service until 1988 and was scrapped in 2000 in Turkey.
What is the difference between M/S Batory and Stefan Batory?
M/S BATORY, 1936-68 (14,294 tons) was the immediate predecessor of the TS/S STEFAN BATORY,1968-88. She was designed and built as a sister ship to M/S PILSUDSKI, 1935-39 in the CRA Shipyard in Trieste, Italy. She was nicknamed “Lucky Ship” for her successful military career during WW II,1939-45.
What is the history of the MS Batory?
M.S. Batory was an ocean liner of the Polish merchant fleet, named after Stefan Batory, the sixteenth-century king of Poland. She was the sister ship of the MS Piłsudski. Following wartime service for her country, mainly under the British Admiralty, she became in 1951 the pride of the Polish Ocean Lines and the Polish merchant fleet .
When did the TSS Stefan Batory start service?
The ship was bought by the Polish government in June 1968 and began service as a Polish ocean liner on 11 April 1969 as a replacement for the then obsolete MS Batory. The ship was rechristened the TSS Stefan Batory, named after a king of Poland Stefan Batory (1533–1586).
