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TSS STEFAN BATORY,1968-88 - Polish Transatlantic Liner, originally built in 1952 under name of TSS MAASDAM for the Holland America Line; purchased from the Dutch shipowner in 1968 as a replacement for the legendary  MS BATORY,1936-71. The vessel was renamed and refitted to become the flagship of the Polish Ocean Lines throughout 70's and 80's. She has been known as the last Polish passenger ship as well as the last regularly scheduled transatlantic liner that remained in service on the Gdynia - Montreal route till 1988...

*TSS - Turbine Steam Ship, 776 Passengers, 340 Crew, 16,000 Tons, 17 Knots Max Speed, Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey in May 2000

TSS STEFAN BATORY,1968-88 - Polski Transatlantyk zbudowany w 1952 jako TSS MAASDAM dla Holland America Line; odkupiony od holenderskiego armatora w 1968, aby zastapic wysluzonego legendarnego liniowca MS BATORY,1936-71.  Po zmianie nazwy i remoncie stal sie w latach '70 i '80 flagowym statkiem Polskich Linii Oceanicznych. Znany jako ostatni, polski statek pasazerski, a takze jako ostatni transatlantyk utrzymujacy regularne rejsy na linii Gdynia - Montreal do 1988 roku...

*TSS - Statek Turbinowo Parowy, 776 Pasazerow, 340 Zalogi, 16,000 Ton, 17 Wezlow Max Pred, Zezlomowany w Turcji w Maju 2000.

VIDEO: TSS STEFAN BATORY - Farewell Song/ Pozegnalna Piosenka

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TSS STEFAN BATORY was crossing the Atlantic on her route from Gdynia to Montreal mainly north of Newfoundland as it was shorter way to go (solid line - from May till November). However, sometimes the route of the early May crossing was a bit different; south of Newfoundland as the north area was still covered in ice (dotted line). During those sailings the ship was passing the RMS TITANIC sinking location in distance of approx. 50 miles; its marked on the map with the star./ TSS STEFAN BATORY, od maja do listopada plywal z Gdyni do Montrealu glownie trasa na polnoc od Nowej Funlandii jako, ze bylo to krotsze przejscie (linia ciagla). Aczkolwiek, czasami w pierwszych rejsach wiosennych kiedy rejony polnocne byly pokryte jeszcze lodem trasa prowadzila nico inaczej; na poludnie od Nowej Funlandii (linia przerywana). W tych rejsach, statek mijal, w odleglosci ok 50 mil miejsce zatoniecia RMS TITANIC oznaczone gwiazdka.
MS Costa Concordia Disaster, Fri, Jan. 13, 2012 - The Recollection by passenger Peter Wieslaw Grajda/ peter7000, Toronto Canada
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