British pass/cargo liner RMS ANDES (2), imo 5016212/ 204m/ 25.688gt/ twin screw/ 21kn/ pax 403 1st class, 204 2nd class/ crew 451; 24/09/1939 completed by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, for Royal Mail Lines, Ltd., London; 1939/1945 WW2 troopship; 1946/47 she underwent refurbishment by Harland & Wolff, Ltd, Belfast; 01/1948 started Southampton/River Plate service; 1959 converted to cruise ship by De Schelde, Flushing for accommodation of 480 pass.; 07/05/1971 arrived Ghent for breaking up.
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