MS Mediterranean Sky

City of York in London, 1967
History
Name	City of York (1953-1971) Mediterranean Sky (1971-2003)
Port of registry	London (1953-1982) Greece (1982-2003)
Builder	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness
Yard number	122
Launched	30 March 1953
Identification	IMO number: 5074226 Call sign: SXMA
Fate	Capsized in 2003
Notes	Location 38.024673,23.489579
General characteristics
Tonnage	16,533 GRT 11,582 t DWT
Length	164.8m - 541ft
Beam	21.7m – 71.2ft
Propulsion	Twin-screw with 2 x six-cylinder, two-stroke, opposed-piston Hawthorn-Leslie-Doxford 67LB6 of 12,850 bhp (total) at 115 rpm.
Speed	16.5 knots

The MS Mediterranean Sky was a combination-passenger liner built in 1953 for Ellerman Lines' service between London and South Africa. Originally named MS City of York, she was sold in 1971 to Karageorgis Lines, converted to a cruiseferry and renamed.^[1]