Artemis (ship)
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Artemis departing Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1984—2005: Royal Princess 2005—present: Artemis |
| Namesake: | The goddess Artemis |
| Owner: | P&O Cruises |
| Operator: | P&O Cruises |
| Builder: | Wärtsilä, Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland |
| Yard number: | 464[1] |
| Launched: | 18 February 1984[1] |
| Christened: | 15 November 1984 by Princess Diana[1] |
| Acquired: | 30 October 1984[1] |
| Maiden voyage: | 19 November 1984[1] |
| In service: | 19 November 1984[1] |
| Port of Registry: | 1984—2005: London, 2005—present: Hamilton, |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 44348 GRT |
| Displacement: | 5580 DWT |
| Length: | 230.61 m (756.59 ft) |
| Beam: | 29.60 m (97.11 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.80 m (25.59 ft) |
| Decks: | 8 (passenger accesible)[2] |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä-Pielstick 6PC4-2L diesels combined 23200 kW |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Capacity: | 1188 (normal) 1260 (maximum)[2] |
| Crew: | 537[2] |
M/S Artemis is a cruise ship owned and operated by P&O Cruises. She was built in 1984 by Wärtsilä at the Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland for Princess Cruises as M/S Royal Princess.
The ship was constructed for Princess Cruises. She was inaugurated by Princess Diana at Southampton in 1984. She transferred to the P&O fleet in April 2005 and renamed Artemis.