MV Coral

	MS Sunward II leaving the port of Miami, 1980
History
Name	Cunard Adventurer (1971–1977); Sunward II (1977–1991); Triton (1991–2004); Coral (2004–2013); Cora (2013);
Operator	Cunard Line (1971–1977); Norwegian Cruise Line (1977–1991)); Epirotiki Line (1991–1995); Royal Olympic Cruises (1995–2004); Louis Cruises (2004–2013);
Builder	De Rotterdamsche Droogdok, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Launched	2 February 1971
Identification	IMO number: 7046936
Fate	Scrapped 2014 at Alang, India
General characteristics
Tonnage	14,194 GT
Length	148 m (486 ft)
Beam	22 m (72 ft)
Draught	6.15 m (20 ft)
Decks	7 (passenger decks)
Propulsion	Four 12-cylinder Stork-Werkspoor diesel engines
Speed	21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity	718/832, 756/945

MV Coral (formerly Triton, Sunward II, Cunard Adventurer) was a cruise ship in service for Louis Cruises until 2011.^[3] She was a Cunard Line cruise ship that operated from 1971 to 1977. She was the first of the company's vessels in the 20th century to bear a name that did not end in "ia" or begin with "Queen."

Sold in 1977, Cunard Adventurer became Sunward II for Norwegian Cruise Line. During her refit, her QE2 style funnel was removed and replaced by a NCL style funnel. In April 2005 she was sold at auction to Louis Cruises.

As Coral she sailed in the Mediterranean Sea and Greek islands until 2011.^[4]

Louis announced in May 2013 that for the 2014 season, Coral was to be renamed Louis Rhea, to reflect the company's Hellenic heritage.^[5] However, in December the plans were cancelled and she was reported to have been sold to a scrap firm in Aliağa, Turkey and subsequently to Alang, India.^[6] She arrived in Alang for breaking on 30 January 2014.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "M / S Cunard Adventurer". Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
^ Ward, Douglas. Berlitz complete guide to cruising & cruise ships 2012 (20th ed.). London: Berlitz Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 978-178-004-000-4.
^ "CORAL – IMO 7046936". Shipspotting.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ "Coral Cruise Review June 2011". CruiseCritic.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^ "Louis Coral to be Renamed Louis Rhea". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^ Knego, Peter. "Un-RHEA-lised: Ex Cunard Adventurer To Scrap Heap". MaritimeMatters. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ "CORAL – Passenger Ship – Current Position". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

External links[]

"Coral (7046936)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport.
Cunard Adventurer at Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish)
Professional photographs from shipspotting.com

[fakta-1] "M / S Cunard Adventurer". Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 2012-04-24.

[2] Ward, Douglas. Berlitz complete guide to cruising & cruise ships 2012 (20th ed.). London: Berlitz Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 978-178-004-000-4.

[3] "CORAL – IMO 7046936". Shipspotting.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

[4] "Coral Cruise Review June 2011". CruiseCritic.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

[5] "Louis Coral to be Renamed Louis Rhea". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

[6] Knego, Peter. "Un-RHEA-lised: Ex Cunard Adventurer To Scrap Heap". MaritimeMatters. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

[7] "CORAL – Passenger Ship – Current Position". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

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v t Ships of the Cunard Line
Current fleet	2004 RMS Queen Mary 2 2007 MS Queen Victoria 2010 MS Queen Elizabeth
Future fleet	Fincantieri 6274 (unnamed under construction)
Former ships 1840–1994	1840 RMS Britannia 1856 RMS Persia 1865 SS Java 1862 RMS Scotia 1870 SS Abyssinia 1870 SS Parthia 1878 SS Aleppo 1881 SS Servia 1881 SS Catalonia 1882 RMS Aurania 1884 RMS Etruria 1884 RMS Umbria 1892 RMS Campania 1893 RMS Lucania 1898 SS Ultonia 1899 SS Ivernia 1899 RMS Saxonia 1903 RMS Carpathia 1904 RMS Slavonia 1905 RMS Carmania 1905 RMS Caronia 1907 RMS Lusitania 1907 RMS Mauretania 1910 RMS Franconia 1911 RMS Albania 1912 RMS Laconia 1913 RMS Alaunia 1913 RMS Aquitania 1914 SS Orduña 1920 RMS Lancastria 1920 RMS Samaria 1921 RMS Antonia 1921 RMS Ausonia 1921 RMS Andania 1921 RMS Scythia 1922 RMS Berengaria 1922 RMS Franconia 1922 RMS Laconia 1922 RMS Majestic 1923 RMS Ascania 1924 RMS Aurania 1924 SS Letitia 1925 RMS Carinthia 1927 SS Laurentic 1929 MV Britannic 1934 MV Georgic 1934 RMS Olympic 1936 RMS Queen Mary 1939 RMS Mauretania 1940 RMS Queen Elizabeth 1945 SS Valacia (Empire Camp) 1947 RMS Media 1947 RMS Parthia 1949 RMS Caronia 1954 RMS Saxonia 1955 RMS Ivernia 1956 RMS Carinthia 1957 RMS Sylvania 1969 MS Queen Elizabeth 2 1971 MS Cunard Adventurer 1972 MS Cunard Ambassador 1975 MS Cunard Countess 1976 MS Cunard Princess 1970 SS Atlantic Causeway 1970 SS Atlantic Conveyor 1983 MS Sagafjord 1983 MS Caronia 1994 MS Royal Viking Sun
For MoWT	1940 SS Pasteur 1941 SS Empire Barracuda 1940 MV Empire Audacity 1943 SS Empire Battleaxe 1943 SS Empire Broadsword 1945 MV Empire Ettrick
Years indicate year of entry into Cunard service.

History
MS Sunward II leaving the port of Miami, 1980
Name	Cunard Adventurer (1971–1977) Sunward II (1977–1991) Triton (1991–2004) Coral (2004–2013) Cora (2013)
Operator	Cunard Line (1971–1977) Norwegian Cruise Line (1977–1991)) Epirotiki Line (1991–1995) Royal Olympic Cruises (1995–2004) Louis Cruises (2004–2013)
Builder	De Rotterdamsche Droogdok, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Launched	2 February 1971
Identification	IMO number: 7046936
Fate	Scrapped 2014 at Alang, India
General characteristics
Tonnage	14,194 GT
Length	148 m (486 ft)
Beam	22 m (72 ft)
Draught	6.15 m (20 ft)
Decks	7 (passenger decks)
Propulsion	Four 12-cylinder Stork-Werkspoor diesel engines^[1]
Speed	21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity	718/832,^[1] 756/945^[2]