SS Lavia
steamship
IMO 5116139
MMSI —
activeCurrent position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Lavia
- IMO number
- 5116139
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- steamship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 169.8 m
- Beam
- 21.3 m
- Year built
- 1947
- Builder
- John Brown & Company
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Lavia
Lavia was a cruise ship that caught fire and sank in Hong Kong Harbour in 1989. She was built for Cunard White Star Line in 1947 as the cargo liner Media. In 1961 she was sold to Italy, rebuilt as an ocean liner and renamed Flavia. In 1969, she was refitted as a cruise ship and renamed Flavian. In 1982 she was sold to Panama and renamed Lavia. She was undergoing a refit when the fire occurred. The damage to her was so great that she was scrapped.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Lavia now?
- SS Lavia has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is SS Lavia?
- SS Lavia is a steamship, built in 1947 by John Brown & Company. The vessel is 169.8 m long with a beam of 21.3 m.
- Has SS Lavia been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Lavia appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).