Lakonia
shipwreck
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Lakonia
- IMO number
- 5607090
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- shipwreck
- Gross tonnage
- 19,040
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 186 m
- Beam
- 22.9 m
- Year built
- 1930
- Builder
- Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Greek Line
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Lakonia
TSMS Lakonia was an ocean liner that was launched in 1929 for Netherland Line as the ocean liner Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. In 1962 she became the Greek Line cruise ship TSMS Lakonia. On 22 December 1963 she caught fire at sea and on 29 December she sank. 128 people were killed in the disaster. In the 1930s Johan van Oldenbarnevelt's regular route was between Amsterdam and the Dutch East Indies. She served in the Second World War as an Allied troop ship. She was refitted several times and latterly became a cruise ship. In 1962 Netherland Line sold her to a Greek company, the Shipping Investment Corporation, who renamed her Lakonia and for whom the Greek Line managed her for cruising. From April 1963 Greek Line operated her on cruises from Southampton. On 22 December 1963 fire broke out on the ship when she was about 200 miles (320 km) north of Madeira during a Christmas cruise.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lakonia now?
- Lakonia 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 Lakonia?
- Lakonia is a shipwreck, built in 1930 by Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij. The vessel is 186 m long with a beam of 22.9 m and has a gross tonnage of 19,040.
- Who owns Lakonia?
- Lakonia is operated by Greek Line. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Lakonia been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Lakonia appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).