The Life of MS Stockholm/Astoria #shiplife #history #ship #oceanliner #cruiseship #rebuild #sweden
Launched: 9 September 1946 Maiden voyage: 21 February 1948 Decommissioned: 2020 Fate: Sold for scrap in Ghent MS Stockholm was a passenger ship that was constructed as a transatlantic ocean liner for the Swedish American Line & later rebuilt into a cruise ship. During her 7 decades of service, she passed through several owners & sailed under the names Stockholm, Völkerfreundschaft, Volker, Fridtjof Nansen, Italia I, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima, Caribe, Athena & Azores before beginning service as Astoria in March 2016. Stockholm is best known for the accidental collision with the Andrea Doria in July 1956, which resulted in the sinking of the Italian liner with 46 fatalities off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Astoria sailed with Cruise & Maritime Voyages until the company ceased operations in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After being laid up for several years in Rotterdam, the historic vessel was finally sold for scrap in June 2025. On 4 July 2025, Astoria was towed from Rotterdam to Ghent for recycling.