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| Oceanos | |
| Launched: | 12 July 1952 |
| Status: | Sunk |
| Tonnage: | 14,000 gross tons |
| Length: | 152,5m/500ft |
| Breath: | 20m/65ft |
| Draft: | 6,70m/22ft |
| Speed: | Max:18.5 Cruise:16 knots |
| Decks: | |
| Complement: | 550 passengers, 250 crew |
| Registry: | Greece |
MTS Oceanos was a Greek owned cruise ship which sunk off the South African east coast. The Oceanos started its life as the Jean Laborde. The Jean Laborde was the last of 4 sister ships built for Messageries Maritimes in Bordeaux, France. The class, a twin screw design, were designed for use on the Marseilles-Madagascar-Mauritius service. The Jean Laborde went through many different owners and name changes (Jean Laborde, Mykinai, Ancona, Eastern Princess, Oceanos).
In 1976 she was bought by Epirotiki Lines of Greece who operated her sucessfully in Mediteranean. In 1988, the Oceanos successfully completed her first South African cruise season but only returned in 1991.