Global InformationSS Amerikanis information
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 The ship in her mid-1960s form as Kenya Castle
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Kenya Castle |
| Owner |  Union-Castle Line (1952–67) |
| Operator | Union-Castle Line (1952–67) |
| Port of registry | London,  United Kingdom |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Yard number | 1432 |
| Launched | 21 June 1951 |
| Completed | February 1952 |
| Maiden voyage | March 1952 |
| Renamed | 1967 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold |
 Greece | |
| Name | Amerikanis |
| Owner | Chandris Lines (1967–2000) |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Piraeus,  Greece |
| Acquired | 1967 |
| Renamed | Amerikani (2001) |
| Identification | IMO number: 5185398 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Alang, India, 2001 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 19,904 GRT |
| Length | 576 ft (176 m) |
| Beam | 74 ft 3 in (22.63 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) [1] |
| Decks | 8[1] |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) (service speed) |
| Capacity | 920 (from 1967) |
| Crew | 400 |
Amerikanis, formerly Kenya Castle, was a UK-built steam turbine ocean liner that became a Greek-owned cruise ship.
- ^ a b Ward, Douglas (1995). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Oxford: Berlitz. ISBN 2-8315-1327-8.